Re: Re[2]: OT: Tripod recommendations please
- Original Message - From: Bob Walkden Subject: Re[2]: OT: Tripod recommendations please > Hi, > > Saturday, December 28, 2002, 9:00:15 PM, you wrote: > > > I have a question for the other Manfrotto 055 users. > > there's a little device on the springs which lets you adjust the > tension. I've never used it because the legs on mine work fine, so > beyond this I can't help you. Hmmm, doesn't describe my tripod. I wonder if they have changed the locks over the years. Mine uses levers which squish a molded cam thingie to tighten the locks. I expect the fix is to replace the entire locking unit, which I think is about the same price as replacing the tripod. William Robb
Re[2]: OT: Tripod recommendations please
Hi, Saturday, December 28, 2002, 9:00:15 PM, you wrote: > I have a question for the other Manfrotto 055 users. > I have problems with the leg locks on mine. They are a lever > style of lock, and I can either get the lock loose enough to > allow the legs to slide when in the relaxed position, or tight > enough to support a camera in the locked position, but not both. > Does anyone have amy hints for adjusting the levers so that the > darned tripod will work? there's a little device on the springs which lets you adjust the tension. I've never used it because the legs on mine work fine, so beyond this I can't help you. --- Bob "Our heads are round so that our thoughts can fly in any direction" Francis Picabia
