Olympus-OM
[Top] [All Lists]

[OM] Re: Vertical format and heavy lenses -- the Manfrotto solution

Subject: [OM] Re: Vertical format and heavy lenses -- the Manfrotto solution
From: "Gordon J. Ross" <gordross@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 22:01:11 -0700
Hi Andrew:

Check out this site http://www.reallyrightstuff.com/  . A camera plate might
work for you, if you have a quick release spare you could mount one on each
side of the plate.

Gord
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew L Wendelborn" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 7:35 PM
Subject: [OM] Vertical format and heavy lenses -- the Manfrotto solution


>
>
>  This might be well known to many, but thought I'd share it anyway.
>
>
>  I've been frustrated trying to take vertical format shots with the
300/4.5
>  tripod mounted.  I rotate the tripod head from horizontal to vertical
>  format, which is easily done, but the centre of gravity shifts and things
>  get off balance.  More annoying still is that the camera slips on the
>  screw.  The camera/lens can of course be rotated in the lens tripod ring,
but
>  that is a PITA to do quickly and accurately.
>
>  I also use a focussing rail + macro lens a fair bit -- same problem.
>
>  The tripod is a Manfrotto 190 PRO B with an 029 head (3-way, spirit
levels).
>  Hex plate. Very nice to use, mostly.
>
>  The tripod head rotates to the left, so in vertical format the weight of
>  the lens encourages an anti-clockwise rotation of the camera/lens unit on
>  the tripod screw, tending to loosen the tripod fitting.  The head won't
>  rotate to the right, which would give the camera a clockwise rotational
>  tendency, thus tightening rather than loosening on the tripod screw.
>  Annoying.
>
>  Overtightening the tripod screw is not a good solution, so I just
>  kept an eye out over time for something that might help.
>
>  Looking through the Manfrotto catalogue a couple of weeks ago, I spied an
>  elbow bracket (cat no 340) comprising a hex mounting plate as usual, with
>  another hex plate attached at right angles to allow quick and easy
>  switching to vertical format. This can be used so that the unit mounted
>  on it moves clockwise under gravity, so the camera doesn't slip on the
screw.
>  There is also an anti-slip device that can be positioned to restrain
>  a camera from rotating.
>
>  The re-positioning also keeps the centre of gravity over the tripod
>  head, and doesn't move the lens very much from its horizontal
>  format position.
>
>  At $A90, this thing isn't cheap, but I'm finding it to be very useful
>  indeed -- one of the better little toys I've thrown money at.
>
>
> regards
>   Andrew
>
>
>
> The olympus mailinglist olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> To unsubscribe: mailto:olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe
>
> To contact the list admins:
mailto:olympusadmins@xxxxxxxxxx?subject="Olympus List Problem"



The olympus mailinglist olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
To unsubscribe: mailto:olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe

To contact the list admins: mailto:olympusadmins@xxxxxxxxxx?subject="Olympus 
List Problem"

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
Sponsored by Tako
Impressum | Datenschutz