Thanks, Pat. I'm going to check it out. When out to a local arboretum this morning to take photos, and struggling with the wingnuts on my tripod legs really made the morning difficult. It's time to do something about this. Kathy
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 4:20 PM Subject: Re: Sliding legs on 3036 bogen > The nice thing about the Manfrotto/Bogen tripods and monopods is that you > can adjust the tightness of the leg clamps. Over time, the clamps may > loosen slightly, but they're easy to adjust. On each clamp, there is an > upper nut and bolt, which secures the clamp to the larger tube. Then there > is a lower nut and bolt, which you can use to increase or reduce the > tightness of the clamp, by using a slot-head screwdriver to tighten or > loosen the bolt. > > Try tightening it just half a turn. If it still creeps downward under load, > give it another half-turn. As long as you're able to snap the locking lever > into the lock position without too much effort, it's not too tight. This > applies to the series just before the present line. The new-style clamps > may be a little different. I haven't looked closely at them. > > As for Kathy's wing-nut style clamps, they do require more force to tighten > than is comfortable for most people. My 190 Short would creep downwards > even when tightened firmly, so I finally found another set of legs (190QC) > with flip-style leg locks and slipped the center-post onto them. Much > better setup. Take a look at the new-style Manfrotto tripods with the new > larger flip-levers. They should be easier to use, and more comfortable. > Hope this is helpful. > > Pat White > >
