Fanotec started manufacturing with the first Nodal Ninja “model SPH-1”. The goal was to build a quality pano head that allowed for full rotation 360 horizontally x180 degrees vertically. It also incorporated a special offset bracket for smaller point and shoot cameras that had offset tripod mounts.
The SPH-1 suited almost all point and shoot cameras and as well as many DSLR cameras like the Nikon D70 or Canon Rebel. Many SPH-1 pano heads are still being used today.
This model paved the way to redesign with many improvements before finalizing with the NN3 family.

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