Once the knob is loosened, just push in on the knob, it releases a small hidden safety catch...
> On Nov 30, 2022, at 3:46 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > > I mentioned the black Friday deals at KEH and B&H. I was able to resist the > K-3 III temptation, but succumbed to the DFA* 70-200/2.8 for $900 (with hood > and caps). It arrived today. It is noticably larger than the 80-200 that > John has so graciously loaned me for the past few years. It is also weather > sealed, focuses silently, has quick shift focusing, and selectable focus > ranges. > > It did not, however, come with a manual. I was able to read about the focus > switch on the Ricoh website: > https://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/products/lens/k/telephoto/hdpentax-dfa-70-200/ > > However it isn’t entirely clear how to remove the tripod foot. I twisted the > “lock” knob but can only get the foot to wiggle, not come off. I may be > insufficiently forceful, but I’ve broken things before by being more than > sufficiently forceful. > > I tried to find a manual for it on the Ricoh site, but no luck. Can anyone > point me to one I can read? > > -- > Larry Colen > l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.