Tripod Head Tilt

Allen

I just received my new 3021BPRO tripod and a 804RC2 pan tilt head. Love the
combo, but I very often shoot birds high in the trees and the head will not tilt
up past 30°. It tilts forward 90°. Does anyone know of a work-around to
defeat the tilt? Besides reversing the camera mount.:D
Any suggestions appreciated,
Thanks

LuckyBob

Flip the camera around on the quick release mount - it's a bit more cumbersome to get to the knobs, but it works. I've got a Manfroto 3437 head and if you flip it around you can get it in the correct "position" for what you want to do (similar to this: http://www.adorama.com/images/Product/BG3437.jpg, but with the plate spun 180 degrees towards the top of the image), but I'm not sure if your head can do something similar. Good luck

Allen

LuckyBob wrote:

Flip the camera around on the quick release mount - it's a bit more cumbersome to get to the knobs, but it works. I've got a Manfroto 3437 head and if you flip it around you can get it in the correct "position" for what you want to do (similar to this: http://www.adorama.com/images/Product/BG3437.jpg, but with the plate spun 180 degrees towards the top of the image), but I'm not sure if your head can do something similar. Good luck

Thanks Bob, reversing the mount works but very cumbersome reaching around
to the knobs. Probably have no choice for now. Was hoping that something
can be tweaked internally to rotate to stop.
Thanks again.

pathfinder

If your lenses are long and have a mounting foot, that wil accept a lens plate, how about using a Sidekick to mount your camera - that will let you elevate almost 70-80 degress.

Allen

pathfinder wrote:

If your lenses are long and have a mounting foot, that wil accept a lens plate, how about using a Sidekick to mount your camera - that will let you elevate almost 70-80 degress.

Using the bigma so it's long, will have to look into the Sidekick.
Thanks

pathfinder

For that kind of glass, you definitely want a Sidekick or some type of gimballed head. The Sidekick is so small and easy to use, it will be ideal for a Bigma.

You do need a good ball head to mount the Bigma too though with an Arca-Swiss clamp mount.

Terrence

Pathfinder is dead on. I use a Sidekick with an Arca Swiss B1 and a Canon 100-400 and it's a dream. It is even better for bigger lenses. 80%+ of my camera club uses a gimbal head of some sort, mostly Wimberly. Seriouslly consider this option.