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Re: [OM] Tripod mount ring for 180/2.8?

Subject: Re: [OM] Tripod mount ring for 180/2.8?
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 15:00:38 -0800
The Bogen 3420 <http://www.bogenphoto.com/product/templates/templates.php3?sectionid=103&itemid=354> or the Manfrotto version is a general purpose solution to this problem. I believe a few list members have this. It's $55 at B&H <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bh5.sph/FrameWork.class?FNC=ProductActivator__Aproductlist_html___126662___BO3420___REG___CatID=0___SID=F39DC670C00>

The 180/2.8 plus 2X-A combination is just short of 7" long and the tripopd mount to lens mount is 1", so it should just fit the 3420 minimum tripod head to lens support length of 7.8" The regular 7 element aftermarket 2x extenders are a bit shorter than the 2X-A, but still would probably be long enough, The 4 element versions would be too short, but you wouldn't use those on this lens anyway, would you.

Moose

Bernard Frangoulis wrote:

Ooops, sorry, I sent this message before it was completed... Here is is again !

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The 180/2.8, when mounted on a teleconverter, makes a rather long and heavy lens - I would hesitate to put the camera on a tripod, I'm not certain the lens-teleconverter or teleconverter-camera junction would not break.

Is there a solution to this problem? The 180/2.8 has no tripod ring. Are there tripod rings that could be mounted on it? In addition I don't see much space on the lens where such a ring could fit...




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