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Subject: [OM] Re: Tripod?
From: Nils Frohberg <nilsf@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 09:16:57 +0100
On Thu, Dec 29, 2005 at 04:59:36PM -0800, Jeff Keller wrote:
> Cheap heads might flex or bind but shouldn't slip. You should try to find 
> out what is wrong with it before buying a new head since you don't want to 
> keep it anyway. Look for an adjustment screw that changes how tight it can 
> be clamped down.

There's no screw other than the one to fix the head. This pulls the
outer head shell down against the ball (probably like any other ball
head), but the sloped thing on the tripod it pushes against is not
long enough, so the screw hits the center column before the ball is
tight.

Nils

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