Hi Ken.
I have the Manfrotto 486 RC2 ball head on the monopod and i have a Manfrotto
pan head,
390RC on the
company tripod(that see's more time at my house lately than at the office:-))
Yes i think i need more room between the mount and body. About 1/2" should do
it.
Dave
> If you're talking about an Arca Swiss type
quick
release system, it sounds like you need a
longer mounting plate (that attaches to the lens tripod collar) that can slide
in the
quick release receiver, effectively moving the lens mount forward ahead of the
camera
body.
> If you're talking about a Bogen type quick release mount, I'm not sure what
> options you
have.
>
> Kenneth Waller
>
> in the quick release system you're using.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Mar 14, 2005 5:12 AM
> To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Subject: How do you long glass guys mount them
>
>
> Ok, i'm sure i've overlooked a simple thing, but, how do you mount
> those long
> pieces of glass
> using the lens tripod collar.
> I was able to mount the Sigma 300 F2 and the istD on my monopod with ball
> head and quick
> release no
> problem,as the istD body is a lot smaller than the D2H(see Nikon vs Pentax
> thread<g>)
> When i tried to mount the Sigma 170-500 to the monopod and tripod the
> body(D2H) got in
the
> way of
> the release switch. I tried mounting the lens,then the camera,but all that
> got me was
dust
> on my sensor
> and it would not mount to the lens mount on the camera .
>
> Any suggestions. Is there a certain type of head for these things.?
> I'm sure i'm missing something obvious here.
>
> BTW both of these lenses are quite nice. The 300F4 focuses quite fast on the
> istD. On
> screen the
> shots i took look good,but a print will tell.
> The 170-500 is actually not bad for hand holding/panning. I did use the truck
> and fence
> posts for
> stability.Now to decide if i should go zoom or look for a 400 for the D2h.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
>
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