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Old June 1st, 2008, 08:21 PM   #1
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Sachtler DV 6 SB: where is little light?

Hi,
Not urgent... but I just got a DV 6 SB, and I can't for the life of me figure out where the "illumination" is. The button battery is in place, and I suspect the battery powers a light so I can see the bubble to level the tripod at night... but I can't find any little button to press, nor do I see a light that might turn on.
Can anyone direct me to it? (the user manual doesn't help, by the way, except to direct me to the battery-holder).
Cheers, Malcolm
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Old June 1st, 2008, 08:26 PM   #2
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Try tapping the leveling bubble, that should turn on the illumination.
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Old June 1st, 2008, 08:33 PM   #3
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Thanks Jeremiah... you beat me to it. I was just re-reading the manual, and in fact it does indeed refer to this (my mistake). Cool feature. Thank you for the post. Malcolm
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Old June 1st, 2008, 08:39 PM   #4
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No problem, I have the sachtler 6sb so I'm glad i could help.
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Old June 2nd, 2008, 01:55 AM   #5
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Malcolm, have fun with your Sachtler! I got mine 2 weeks ago and love it. Good old Made in Germany quality ;-)
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Old June 2nd, 2008, 06:23 AM   #6
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Good old Made in Germany quality
You just can't beat it! I've got the four-wheeled equivalent as well.
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