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contaxzeiss wrote:
I just pulled out my PCL-1 panning clamp, and the Novoflex tripod collar fits with exactly the same rock solid assurance in either direction. It seems the plate is truly bi-directional. Rich, what do you mean by it doesn't fit in one of the orientations? Which orientation is a no go for you? What tells you that? Does it become evident as you start tightening the screw knob, or can you see a problem as soon as you lay it in the jaws? Thanks. I'm not challenging you. I trust what you're experiencing, and I don't want to be overlooking a problem with a combination that I'm thinking is secure but actually isn't. I would really appreciate it if you could provide a picture that illustrates the problem.
lumis,
The Novoflex adapter for my C/Y mount Contax Zeiss lenses works without flaw on the VG900. You are good to go! I also own a Rayqual adapter. It has internal "baffles" that give it a smaller "window." I didn't try it on the VG900, because I just haven't needed it for that use, but I wonder if it would be a problem. The Novoflex adapter is a completely open circle inside, so it seemed the obvious choice for the VG900, and it is! I use the Rayqual on the NEX 6 unless I am using one of my heavier Contax lenses (then of course I take advantage of the Novoflex adapter and tripod collar). By the way, both the Novoflex adapter and Rayqual adapter are extremely well made (I would guess the best available). A nice setup for me is using the Novoflex adapter and tripod collar with the NEX 6 and VS100-300 on a monopod (RRS monopod head)....Show more →
The dovetail on my Novoflex rotating collar for my Novoflex Leica R to M4/3 and my Novoflex Leica R to Fuji adapters is bi-directional. But, the dovetail is rectangular and not square. My RRS PCL-1 clamp is only about 1-1/2 years old and my Novoflex rotating collar is less than a year old. When I slide the Novoflex rotating collar dovetail into the PCL-1 clamp with the lens collar opening in the orientation along the long axis of the QR clamp and tighten the PCL-1, the dovetail just slides through the clamp even when the clamp is locked at its tightest. However, if I rotate the Novoflex rotating collar 90 degrees and load it into the PCL-1 clamp with the collar opening facing perpendicular to the long axis of the clamp (the locking screw of the PCL-1 is behind the opening of the Novoflex rotating collar to hold the adapter) then the PCL-1 clamp will lock tightly.
Rich
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