What type of strap do you have? I have a grey strap
that is quite wide and screws into one end of the
tripod with a loop that hooks over the three feet of
the other. It's good for wide open spaces but a
horizontal tripod tends to bang into everything when
going indoors.
Mark Lloyd
--- Johnny Johnson <jjohnso4@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> At 03:15 PM 4/28/02 -0700, Winsor Crosby wrote:
>
> >There is a ring on the side of my Manfrotto tripod
> where two of the legs
> >come together. Apparently the strap clips into
> this one point so that as
> >you carry it swings and bangs into you. Not very
> smart design. Two points
> >to mount the strap would make more sense.
>
> Hi Winsor,
>
> You sure aren't much help! ;-) When I clip the
> strap into that ring and
> put the strap over my shoulder the tripod hangs in a
> vertical position and
> bangs my legs just like you said. If I mount a body
> with my 105mm macro to
> the ball head things balance a little better but
> it's still awkward to
> carry. I keep thinking there must be some genius in
> the design that's
> escaping me but I'm about to give up hope.
>
> Later,
> Johnny
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