 Bunny Snow |
RRS heads This is the wrong category, but no right one is available. I'm confused. I'm considering the purchase of a Really Right Stuff head for an unknown thus far, pod. It was recommended that I get both a quick release and a L bracket, but if I understood correctly, it's an either or. You either get an L bracket for vertical and horizontal imaginery, or you get a quick release. But, I wanted both. Is it not possible that both can fit together within one unit??? Can anyone with RRS equipment answer this for me? Thanks. Bunny
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Ariel Lepor |
I might be misunderstanding your question, because I'm a little sketchy on some of those terms, but I think you can have both. I have a great tripod from Opteka. It has a quick-release option and it can tilt 90 deg for portraits. Ariel
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Bunny Snow |
Hi Ariel, Thank you for replying. My Manfrotto has a quick release and I am able to turn my camera for a vertical or horizontal. But, more often than not, it means that I have to extend the legs longer or shorter depending upon what I wanted to do. If I understood those who use Really Right Stuff Since RRS is not sold in stores and is only sold by RRS, it's more difficult for me to understand what's been said. And, since these heads are custom-made and not inexpensive, I want to be certain that I understand correctly what I may be purchasing before rather than after the fact. Bunny
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Mark Feldstein |
The new(er) owners ar RRS are really responsive (RR) to inquiries sent to them by e-mail off their website. Why not just write them a brief inquiry and ask them? They'll tell you exactly what you need to know. Be specific about your camera model and the Pod(s) you intend to use this rig on though. M.
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Bunny Snow |
Thanks, Mark. I suppose I could ask them. I just learn more from discussions, since other questions or answers come up that I hadn't thought about previously. Bunny
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Mark Feldstein |
If you ask the engineers that own the company that manufactures these things, RRS, then you can be assured the answer you get is going to be accurate based on your question and not an academic exercise. ;>) M.
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robert G. Fately |
Bunny, here's the dealio: The "quick release" is the clamp portion that goes on top of the tripod - it's a standard Arca-Swiss mount, extremely well made, and is meant to work in conjunction with it's counterpart - the "plate" that is attached to the camera body (or the telephoto lens, for those big guns). So, you get a quick release clamp - RRS makes a few models - and that stays on the tripod head. Or, if you haven't already got one, you can now get a complete ball head with QR made by RRS. I use a linhof and Arca-Swiss, but imagine the RRS is built as well or better than they. The "L" plate is designed to fit onto a camera body (they make specific brackets for specific models, as the bracket fits like a glove). You don't need to do this - you can get a flat plate to fit to the bottom of your camera body. The advantage of the L plate is that if you want to go into portrait mode, rather than flop the camera-lens combination 90 degrees to the side, you remove the body (remember - it's a quick release clamp you got there!) and reattach it in the vertical position. The advantage here is that the weight of the camera stays above the load-bearing ball head and centered over the tripod. If you flop the camera sideways you risk instability if the camera and lens combination is too heavy for the tripod to hold well. Again, RRS stuff is of excellent quality - I highly recommend them. The only downside is the additional weight (and size) that the L bracket adds to the camera body. And that's from experience, not some highfalutin' academic exercise!
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Ariel Lepor |
I don't have to adjust the legs when I switch to vertical.
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robert G. Fately |
It's not about adjusting the legs of the tripod, Ariel, it's about the cener of gravity not being over the middle of the tripod when you flop the camera sideways. For a lightweight camera, this is not much of an issue. For a heavier SLR with a large lens (like an 85MM f1.4) this gets to be a problem.
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Bunny Snow |
That's the kind of answer I was hoping for, Bob. Thank you very, very much for taking the time to explain this to me. I really appreciate this. ~Bunny
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