Perhaps my eyes arn't level

[MichaelG]

I take a lot of landscape shots. Where there is something useful like water in the scene, or a nice wide flat view, I seem to be okay at getting the horizon level.

If i'm in the hills or the landscape is more closed, I seem to naturally tip the camera by 1-3 degrees. Now sometimes I correct this is post processing, but in effect I lose a few mm's off my wide angle because of the crop.
It would be much better if I just shot the horizon level in the first place.

Anyone got any tips, or does anyone have any clever kit like a leveling bubble (or mini spirit level) on either on there camera body or that they can see though the lens?

(Oh I use a D70 with the electronic grid in the view finder tuned off)

 

[MichaelG]

Hot shoe spirit level looks like the job for me, thanks people, I know they'd be an easy solution. Can you glance at it easily whilst looking through the lens?

As for fixing in photoshop, yes it is quick and easy and as I say thay is my current solution, but rotating images is just about the worst opperation you can perform in terms of retaining the best 'information', and if you are 3degrees off, the amount you have to crop can be significant enough to mess with my composition.

 

[MichaelG]

(this might get moderated off since it mentions a competitor)

This is the reply I just got from a company when I asked if they sold these!
My original message is quoted at the bottom.
Needless to say I won't be shopping there again.

"hi,
no thanks
http://www.*********.co.uk/catalog/

Address

37 New Oxford Street
London WC1A 1BH. UK.

Tel: 0207 240 6774
Tel: 0207 240 6550
Fax: 0207 419 4729
E-mail: sales@*********.co.uk



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> Hi, do you sell anything like this?
> Bubble level that attaches to the hotshoe?
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> eg (http://www.adorama.com/images/Product/BG337.jpg)
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> Thanks
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