Gerry Morgan wrote: > I'm trying to buy a tripod adapter that will prevent the TS-E 45mm lens > from fouling on my tripod head.
> I tried phoning Canon USA, but they had never heard of it. You might give that another try--I've found some of their folks better at digging these things up than others. You'd think someone could find a product when you tell him the page of the manual on which to look ... Julian Loke replied: > At http://eosdoc.com Jeff Conrad suggested in his Tilt-shift lens manuals > that a booster/grip could be used in place of the Canon spacer. Or that > changing to a ball-head might also give sufficient clearance. Either of these options probably will avoid the problem, but given the costs, I'd hesitate to suggest either solely for that purpose ... The size of the platform is a bigger factor than the type of head. A ball head without an integral Arca-Swiss clamp may not have much advantage over a pan/tilt head--the rear of the part of the casting that shifts is about 27 mm in front of the tripod socket on the EOS-1v. Gerry replied: > The Nikon AH-5 attachment looks like the best idea. I'll see > if anyone suggests a cheaper alternative before spending $50 on it, though. I'd much rather spend the money on a battery pack, or toward conversion to an Arca-Swiss type QR system, but it's hard to justify such an expense just to gain a bit of clearance. > Perhaps there is a generic tripod mounting spacer that would be cheaper. > I'll call some camera stores and find out. > Julian replied, in turn: > How much clearance does the TS-E lens need? At 11 mm fall, the casting is about 1 mm below the bottom of an EOS-1v. The tilt knob protrudes an additional 11 mm, the tilt lock knob (which is more likely to be on the bottom) an additional 7 mm (total 8 mm). A 1/2 inch spacer probably would suffice if you have a long enough fastening screw on the tripod. Of course, every extra gadget usually reduces the rigidity of mounting, and increases the possiblity of the camera twisting when shooting verticals. > I guess it might depend on the focal length for the lens in question The back ends of all the TS-E lenses are the same. They'd probably cost even more were it not for this parts commonality ... > ... or perhaps even with a macro focussing > slider. The Really Right Stuff and Kirk sliders are solid, but be careful with any that don't include some type of anit-twist provision. Of course, you need to have converted to the Arca-Swiss type QR system to use the RRS or the Kirk ... Jeff Conrad * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
