does it tilt when you crank it or do you have to tilt it manually?
820829
Manually, there is a push in button at the top for tilting after you open the umbrella.
987528
It doesn't really tilt, but you can adjust slightly. Does not have a pivotal mount or anything like that. Very functional though.
115113
There is a spring loaded pin to pull up at the base of the rack. This allows the rack to tilt down. The pin stays in place so the rack just clicks back in when raised.
66163
Yes, it does tilt. It swivels up/down a little bit (which can be annoying). You may need to place some sort of wedge between the camera body and the mount to keep it where you want.
2006424
If you continue to turn the crank after it the umbrella is fully open, the automatic tilt mechanism engages and you will see it tilting. The more you crank, the more it tilts. Yeah, it is amazing that Strathwood furniture did not think to include those simple instructions. I was reluctant to continue cranking for fear that i would break it.
716778
No it doesn't have a tilt mechanism. I had to move it around depending on the position of the sun.
1733386
It tilts the same way as most modern conventional seats. The tilting happens in the mount/clamp, not in the seat. Normally the clamp, into which you place the rails of the seat, allows you to tilt the clamp and seat. Refer to an article such as: http://totalwomenscycling.com/road-cycling/maintenance/bicycle-saddle-angle-adjustment-3481
541186
When the umbrella is fully open the cranking lever will allow you to tilt the umbrella up to about 45 degrees. About 1/2 rotation with the lever will adjust the umbrella to a 45 degree angle. About a 1/4 crank will adjust the tilt to about 22 degrees, and so on. When the umbrella is fully tilted you will feel strong cranking resistance and you will know that the umbrella is at maximum tilt position. There is no "click" to let you know that the umbrella is fully tilted, but you don't need one. You will know by the "feel" of the crank lever and by the angle of the umbrella. It is a pretty smooth, easy to use mechanism and we are happy with ours.
1675622
No tilt. You connect it & that's that. No movement whatsoever in any direction. Very balanced base though.
1036962
It does tilt a little bit, mabe only between 5-10 degrees but it does tilt, at least the one I just got.
1504486
You can manually tilt it but it does not do any of the other things. There has been times when we have moved the camera then when the kids are sleeping we have realized it's not on the kids. Kind of a pain, we have to creep into the room to move it.
1141641
Good news! Yes, you can do it. Skill calls it the manual mode. Just press the mode button 3 times until indicator LED turns red instead of green. And now you could tilt it at whichever angle desirable.
1973388
We offer a manual tilt handle as an option that will allow you to manually tilt the camera by removing the tilt bolt and using the handle. Some customers also use a fluid head on the camera mount so they can manually tilt the camera using the fluid head. We also offer a fluid head that has an extendable handle for extra reach to accommodate this situation. I hope this was helpful.
1195275
To tilt it you have to be fully extended, but after the tilt you can move it to the position you want.
2218899
There is a button you push and hold down while tilting, when you get to the angle you desire simply release the button and it will remain in that position.
2111122
As you raise the umbrella continue cranking and the umbrella will tilt. The more you crank the more the umbrella will tilt.
2111120
The auto tilt is operated by the crank that opens the umbrella. Once fully open, the umbrella will begin to tilt if you continue to turn the crank. It will only go so far until it begins to straighten again. Very clever!