> > Andy,
> > Have you tried mounting the plate on the lens sideways. I use the same
> > tripod and head (I think) and I have the same problem with my Elan7e and
>the
> > Canon 70-200f2.8, but when I put the mounting plate on the lens sideways
>all
> > is solved.
>
>Hi Kyle,
>I don't think we have the same heads, since the one I have uses
>hexagon-shaped plates, and simple logic tells me that it doesn't matter
>very
>much which way you turn a hexagon, since all sides are the same.
>
>/Andy
On a ball head the ball usually can be rotated freely without
affecting the usability so you actually *can* turn it e.g. 90 degrees
if you want. Then also turn the hexagonal plates slightly (30 or 90
or whatever degrees you like) so that the straight edges point back
and forward.
This doesn't work very well on other types of heads. Neither does it
work if you have holes in the lens foot for the locking screws of the
plate.
Another option is to check if you can cut the tip of the hexagon
and still firmly fit it on the adaptor on the tripod. In my case it
would work since the adaptor uses the straight sides (not the tips)
in locking the plate into the tripod.
Both ways would give you at least some millimeters more space.
Vesa
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