>Andrew Fildes wrote:
>(snip) Problem 2 - when bolting the camera/winder 2 to the tripod
>instead, the screw in the quick release plate 'bottomed' in the hole so
>that I couldn't tighten it (no problem in the camera body itself).
>I LIKE to use the winder for tele and macro work - anyone solved this
>one?
>=======================================================================
>Andrew, that's a known problem with the Winder 2: the hole isn't deep
>enough, so the camera tends to droop with vertical shots. I have used a
>spacer successfully, between the base of the W2 and the tripod mount.
>
>Regards,
>
>=====
>Ray
Thanks Ray and the others who responded. I was considering deepening the
hole as there's only the battery compartment above but a full size neoprene
pad might be less dramatic. Life is full of little land mines - they blow
up in your face when least expected.
Andrew
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