> Daniel J. Mitchell <DanielMitchell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>
> Question: because the top of the quick-release has a rubber pad on
> it,
> there's a small, but with long lenses definitely noticeable, amount
> of sag
> when I take my hands off the lens after locking the ball down. What's
> the
> best way to deal with this? I assume just tightening the
> quick-release onto
> the camera even more isn't a good idea; should I be using one of
> those fancy
> metal ReallyRightStuff-type mounts instead, or is there some
> technique to
> holding the camera that avoids this sort of thing?
>
It might be worth checking the Bogen/Manfrotto catalogue, some of the quick
release plates use cork rather than rubber. Another alternative, you could
replace the rubber with hard cork (e.g. piece of cork floor tile).
Wayne Harridge
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~w_harridge
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