The release levers on all my Manfrotto QRs are very tight and won't release without lifting the safety catch. I have no problem with them. However, I always make sure that the camera is actually looked into the head before releasing it. I frequently hang the strap around my neck while installing he camera in the QR bracket. Paul ----- "Christine Aguila" <cagu...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <godd...@mac.com> > > > Yuck. That's an expensive pain. :-( > > > > This is why I stopped using Manfrotto QR clamps. I had two near > misses at > > doing the same thing by accidentally hitting the release lever, and > I > > found they didn't hold the gear rigidly enough for precision in > > positioning it. > > Hear, Hear! I'm a bit disappointed with my release lever on the > Manfrotto > head, but I probably should have looked at it closer when I was in the > > camera shop. > > Larry: Sorry to hear about your Ouch. Probably best to get the gear > in the > shop as soon as possible. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
