On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 11:45:02PM +0000, [email protected] wrote: > The release levers on all my Manfrotto QRs are very tight and won't > release without lifting the safety catch. I have no problem with
In retrospect, this has the pull and twist safety catch and it may have been in the "permanently unlocked" position. > them. However, I always make sure that the camera is actually looked > into the head before releasing it. I frequently hang the strap > around my neck while installing he camera in the QR bracket. I suspect that from here on out I will too. And triple check the latching while I'm at it. > Paul > ----- "Christine Aguila" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <[email protected]> > > > > > Yuck. That's an expensive pain. :-( > > > > > > This is why I stopped using Manfrotto QR clamps. I had two near > > misses at > > > doing the same thing by accidentally hitting the release lever, and > > I > > > found they didn't hold the gear rigidly enough for precision in > > > positioning it. > > > > Hear, Hear! I'm a bit disappointed with my release lever on the > > Manfrotto > > head, but I probably should have looked at it closer when I was in the > > > > camera shop. > > > > Larry: Sorry to hear about your Ouch. Probably best to get the gear > > in the > > shop as soon as possible. > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen [email protected] http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
