Yes, it just pulls out the top. It has a rubber plug that snaps on the
outside of the bottom of the tube to keep you from accidentally pulling
it through but I think it's unnecessary and have taken it off.
Installing it horizontally is also as simple as inserting it into the
horizontal hole.
Chuck Norcutt
Darin wrote:
> So, does your center column just pull out the top, or how does it come out?
>
> Darin
>
> Chuck wrote:
>> I finally realized that you guys must have a later model with a revised
>> center column. My center column doesn't come apart. I just have a
>> short and a long. They don't fit together.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> Darin wrote:
>>> Jay Drew wrote:
>>>> You may be referring to the Bogen 3021Pro tripod. I have one, and the
>>>> center
>>>> post can be removed to go horizontal. There are two things that I don't
>>>> like
>>>> about it. 1) The threading of the center column that screws into the
>>>> portion
>>>> that the head attaches to is a fine thread. It is a long bolt which
>>>> takes
>>>> a lot
>>>> of turns to attach/detach. They should have used a coarser thread.
>>>> This
>>>> is the
>>>> part that must be disconnected to switch from vertical to horizontal.
>>>> 2)
>>>> The
>>>> locking mechanism for the sections of the legs can do a very good job of
>>>> pinching you.
>>>>
>>>> Having said that, I'd buy this tripod again, but in the carbon fiber
>>>> version,
>>>> the 055MF3. Cut the weight and reduce vibration.
>>>>
>>> I recently bought a Bogen 3021 BPRO also and agree with you on the center
>>> column threads. Still a very nice tripod, especially for the price. I
>>> picked
>>> mine up very lightly used for $100 and would do it again in a heartbeat.
>>> Although, after lugging it along on a hike last weekend, I find myself
>>> wishing for the carbon fiber version as well.
>>>
>>>> I have the short column, it ain't worth it. I bought a second "normal"
>>>> column
>>>> so I could have a second upper portion to make it easy to swap heads.
>>>> So
>>>> if you
>>>> want to quick change between heads, you'll need to buy a second center
>>>> column so
>>>> add that into the pricing.
>>>>
>>> Maybe I'm missing something here, but why do you need a short column for
>>> going to ground level with this tripod? What's wrong with just unscrewing
>>> the normal center column and only using the top portion that the head
>>> attaches to?
>>>
>>> Darin
>>>
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