----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerome" Subject: Help Needed: Sliding Bogen tripod legs
> Set up in question: Bogen 3036 tripod with the 400mm f2.8 lens. > > Problem: I'll set it up, lock all the levers, and 4 seconds later the > tripod starts to sink to one side. Whats happening is that the leg > sections are starting to slide and collapse into each other despite all of > the locks being tightly secured. On the lighter tripod I use for hiking > (3221) I can tighten things up with the hexagon shaped thingamajig and I'm > back in business, but that doesn't seem to work for the 3036. The latter > tripod seems to use more of a hydraulic system for controlling the legs > rather than just the screw-and-hold system of the former. So does this > mean that the hydraulics are just shot and I'm outta luck? > > I tried a Google search but maybe I'm not using the right terms. I've also > sent an email to Manfrotto, but I thought I'd ask here while I wait for a > response. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Manfrotto seems to have used a few different styles of leg lock on that tripod, and frankly, they all are crap. The flip lever style of lock will barely hold the weight of the tripod when new, and just gets worse as the unit wears out, which takes about 3 set up and tear down cycles. The snap lock is just about as bad, but can't be adjusted to work properly. I would never trust that tripod with a lens as heavy as a 400/2.8. I think you need to look at either the 028, which is a very heavy beast, but it at least has decent leg locks, or else perhaps look at a Gitzo or one of the wood tripods. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
