Had exactly this problem using a Manfrotto 190 with 141RC head with a
300/4.5 - winder 2 collision. Used a focussing stage from a Minolta bellows
for a while as I had it for macro work anyway. I use a monopod with the 300
mostly now and sold the 190 when a 055 with Joystick head came by. I
haven't tried that combo with a collar yet, though.
Andrew
>Hi gang
>
>here's a topic that has bugged me for ages. It relates to tripod
>collars on lenses (both with and without).
>
>Situation One- lenses with tripod collar.
>
>Does anyone find that the QR plate fitted to the tripod mounting
>collars on Zuiko's , (either a Bogen/Manftrotto hex plate QR, or even
>one of the smaller Bogen/Manfrotto rectangular AR plates) collides
>with the plate fixed to either camera bottom (if no MD attached) or
>onto the MS/Winder?
>
>If so, what do other people do? I have a QR plate on my 65-116 TAT,
>which is OK if I want to put it onto my tripod head, but if I want to
>put it onto a macro-focus rail, clearance becomes a real problem.
>
>I use the smaller Manfrotto rectangular plates (because I got sick of
>the big bulky hex plates) and I keep one on each lens with a collar,
>and each body/MD/Winder2. Why is this such a problem for Zuiko's?
>Are our tripod mount collars physically much closer to the camera
>body than on other brands of lenses? Is this due to compact size of
>OM eqt?
>
>I sometimes feel that the best option is to remove the AR plate off
>the camera body/MD/winder when I want to fit a lens with a collar/QR,
>but then I think "that defeats the purpose of a QR system"
>
>peter
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