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Subject: [OM] Gitzo Rational 2 head
From: "Earl Dunbar" <edunbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:53:44 -0400
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>
>I just received a used but highly useable Gitzo Rational No. 2 #270 head
>(3-way panning) purchased off THAT site. Everything seems to be in order, but
>there are a couple of bits I don't understand.
>
>One of the panning control handles has two bits through which the handle rod
>passes. One is a cylinder about 2cm long, and the rod passes through it
>perpindicular to the cylinder's long dimension. There are two set screws on
>the cylinder, one which can lock it into place on the rod. The other is a
>sort of truncated cone shape, like the top of a volcano one of those
>cone-shaped straw hats. The rod passes through it axially and there is no way
>to secure it, i.e. it is free to slide up and down the rod.
>
>Anyone have a clue? I have a jpg of the head which I downloaded off
>cameras.com I can send out if anyone needs something better than my clumsy
>description.
>
>Earl
>
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