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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · It's not my ballhead that's sagging, it's my camera | |
Hi all,
A few years ago I got a Manfrotto 494 ballhead to use with my NEX-7. With a ~1 lb lens, the view will sag a little when I tighten the ballhead and release the camera.
I had always thought it was because I got too light a ballhead -- but now I realize the camera itself is sagging.
For example, if instead of holding the camera to point the view, if I instead hold the plate beneath the camera, the sag is totally eliminated. But it's awkward to point the camera holding just the plate beneath it.
And this leads me to consider getting something like this:
http://www.reallyrightstuff.com/s.nl/it.A/id.3605/.f
A clamp with a built in handle -- so I can use the handle to point the camera, and get no sag.
Is there some disadvantage to this solution? Is there some other easy/cheap way to add a handle?
Thanks for any thoughts! -Scott
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