Hi Dan and folks,
Re:
> the QR plate that they sell as a replacement for the one I've
> got uses cork -- but is cork 'sticky' enough? I've found that on the
> previous tripod I had which came with a cork QR plate, if I have the camera in
> portrait mode with a longish lens, it'll tend to slowly rotate downwards
> around
> the tripod mount.
I note that John Shaw recommends, for the Manfrotto 3-way pan/tilt head,
making up a little bracket that is screwed on to the Quick Release plate,
tailored to fit his cameras, and which has a lug that engages on the back of
the camera preventing rotation when shooting in portrait mode with a long
lens.
One advantage of such an arrangement is that you are not tempted to screw
the heck out of the fastening screws into the camera base, thus potentially
damaging the camera base-plate.
Cheers, Brian
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