View Full Version : Places to buy level bubble for tripods?


David Delaney
January 26th, 2007, 05:30 PM
My bogen tripod head did not come with a bubble level, but I believe I have seen them someplace that you can buy separately. I guess it doesn't have to be a bogen bubble, just a run-of-the-mill generic one, right? Any stores that might have them or ideas?

David W. Jones
January 26th, 2007, 05:40 PM
Any hardware type store, Home Depot.

Boyd Ostroff
January 26th, 2007, 06:27 PM
I found a little stick-on bubble level at a local camera shop in a rack full of accessories. Only cost a few bucks and it works great. Unfortunately that was several years ago, and there is no manufacturer's name on the level...

Denis Danatzko
January 28th, 2007, 08:23 AM
I've searched the web repeatedly for a nice small one. (I bought a few of the hardware store variety, but either the circumference or height/thickness has always been larger than my equipment has room for). I'd like to get some about the size of a dime or an M&M.

It seems that the instrument manufacturers are the only ones who have access to them. I found one in UK who sold them only in large quantities, but they never responded to my email.

Perhaps you'd have better luck than me. Please share your findings.

Boyd Ostroff
January 28th, 2007, 09:18 AM
I looked at B&H and found the level I've got:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=Search&A=details&Q=&sku=318714&is=REG&addedTroughType=search

Maybe a little larger than you want though, about 1 inch in diameter.

Jim Michael
January 28th, 2007, 09:42 AM
Google "spirit level" round

Ex. http://www.leveldevelopments.com/surface-mounted-circular-levels.htm

David Delaney
January 28th, 2007, 10:07 AM
I purchased one from Home Depot, which I will be returning because it is about 1.5 inches in diameter. I am going to try the camera stores and see (Henry's etc), but I was also turned on "RV" stores because I guess they carry stuff like that for leveling out RV and fridges or something? I am going to check that this week.
I wish my Bogen Tripod had the level - I need the DIME sized solution for a bubble - even the 20mm from the catalog you mention is a little big. I thought I saw Button sized ones in other tripods like this :
http://www.hankinslawrenceimages.com/newsletter/articles/level.htm (on the bottom, on the left)

But I guess it is a matter of finding them.

Toenis Liivamaegi
January 29th, 2007, 08:10 AM
Spare Manfrotto/Bogen tripod level bubbles for $6! (http://gallery.bcentral.com/GID2025592P4980947-Bubble-Level-for-Bogen-3033-3036-3046-3051-3068.aspx)

Cheers,
T

David Delaney
February 4th, 2007, 10:06 AM
Thanks Toenis, that is a great link!