Thanks Orin for your reply. It told me there was a problem with the
3265. I took it apart this morning and it had been greased in all the
wrong places. I cleaned the grease out, roughed up the cup, and then
greased only where required. I was also able to adjust about half the
gap between grip lever and body out. It will now hold the 300mm, I sure.
I'm still not comfortable with the grip, so the offer still stands. I'll
use it till I get a replacement.
Larry
orink@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi, Larry:
>
> I just wanted to mention the tighten/loosen knurled wheel in the middle of
> the wider sides of the 3265 handle grip. When my 300mm starts the ball
> slipping, tightening that wheel almost always fixes my problems...and I am
> taking overhead astronomy photos.
>
> As ever,
> Orin Keplinger
> near Chicago
> ________________________________________________________
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry G. Griffin" <lggriffin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 8:59:33 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: [OM] FS/FT Manfrotto 3265 Grip Action Ball head
>
> went out today with a couple of long lenses, and found the 3265 to be
> useless. I picked the 3265 up with a Benbo. I switched to a 3025 and
> found I liked working with that much better. The 3265 is in good shape.
> There are a few dings, but it certainly isn't ugly. If you have a 3025
> with a quick release :^) that would be ideal. I'll consider other heads
> similar to the 3025, but might want two. :)
>
> I also have a Manfrotto 3047 and a couple Velbon tripods, Victory 450
> and Video 400.
>
> Contact me off list.
>
> Larry
>
>
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