NIKON 55-300 LENS COLLAR.

wallyboy · 30 Jul 2016

I am after a lens collar for NIKON 55-300, when out today using this lens i had to keep adjusting compo because it kept dropping, plus not keen on the mount straight to camera.
Thanks

phil_b · 30 Jul 2016

It is a light lens, it shouldn't do any harm to the camera if the camera itself is mounted on a tripod, I used one for a couple of years with no problems. It sounds more like your tripod head is at fault.

wallyboy · 31 Jul 2016

phil_b said:
It is a light lens, it shouldn't do any harm to the camera if the camera itself is mounted on a tripod, I used one for a couple of years with no problems. It sounds more like your tripod head is at fault.

This is why i am after a collar.

minnnt · 31 Jul 2016

AFAIK there isn't one. Sounds like you need a better tripod/head.

Nawty · 31 Jul 2016

What they say, there isn't a collar for this lens because it is light and perfectly fine to have the camera mounted to the tripod. Besides, if you mounted it with a collar you would have the same problem but in a different direction.

Buy a better tripod/head.

wallyboy · 31 Jul 2016

minnnt said:
AFAIK there isn't one. Sounds like you need a better tripod/head.

Nawty said:
What they say, there isn't a collar for this lens because it is light and perfectly fine to have the camera mounted to the tripod. Besides, if you mounted it with a collar you would have the same problem but in a different direction.

Buy a better tripod/head.

Seems to be the case before posting i searched for one. Idea being get balance with ring no drop,
Bit gutted only just bought new tripod,

Nawty · 31 Jul 2016

Most people have a wardrobe full of old tripods they bought hoping a cheap and light one would do the job only to find that they don't...

minnnt · 31 Jul 2016

What camera are you using? The 55-300 isn't really heavy so the head must be a bit pox.

wallyboy · 31 Jul 2016

minnnt said:
What camera are you using? The 55-300 isn't really heavy so the head must be a bit pox.

Using a 7200, did some testing with lens, it is the head, i'll have to brush up my technique

rob-nikon · 1 Aug 2016

wallyboy said:
Using a 7200, did some testing with lens, it is the head, i'll have to brush up my technique

What head and tripod are you using?

wallyboy · 1 Aug 2016

rob-nikon said:
What head and tripod are you using?

one of THESE Rob

rob-nikon · 1 Aug 2016

wallyboy said:
one of THESE Rob

That's rated to 10kg so should be enough to hold your d7200 and 55-300 that weighs at most 2-2.5kg-20-25% loading. How long have you had the tripod? Can you send it back as it should be able to hold that without dropping.

wallyboy · 1 Aug 2016

rob-nikon said:
That's rated to 10kg so should be enough to hold your d7200 and 55-300 that weighs at most 2-2.5kg-20-25% loading. How long have you had the tripod? Can you send it back as it should be able to hold that without dropping.

Had it about a month. so should be able to send back,

rob-nikon · 2 Aug 2016

I'm guessing your are locking it as tight as it can go? There is no tension setting knob that could be the cause of the dropping? On ball heads I've used the framing changes slightly when locking up the ball head but when fully locked it doesn't move/drop or anything.

wallyboy · 2 Aug 2016

rob-nikon said:
I'm guessing your are locking it as tight as it can go? There is no tension setting knob that could be the cause of the dropping? On ball heads I've used the framing changes slightly when locking up the ball head but when fully locked it doesn't move/drop or anything.

After some testing with framing, the drop happens from the housing for the ball, which in turn drops in the centre of tripod, i' ll try and look at it in more detail when i have a bit more time.