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Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

01/24/2006 06:41:17 PM · #1

Man, there's a lot of little things to tinker with on this...

Is it normal for the bottom piece (the part with the guide numbers and all that) to be off-set, or non-centered? The pics may not show it well...thanks.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

01/24/2006 09:01:59 PM · #2

Yes, it is normal, me gots two of 'em (actually RC4's) and it's that way on mine too. I mean four.

01/24/2006 09:31:08 PM · #3

Originally posted by kirbic:

Yes, it is normal, me gots two of 'em (actually RC4's) and it's that way on mine too. I mean four.

yeah...thanks...I noticed it's from the 'bulge' from the knob that allows panning -- it's not off-centered, the bulge just makes it look like it is to the untrained eye.

Man, this thing is a beast...and supports my camera nicely even the 80-200...I'm glad I ordered an extra mounting plate -- I'm just going to leave one on the camera at all times -- this one is much smaller than my old one from best buy...it doesn't get in the way at all.

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Hey kirbic...how tight did you crank down those three locking screws for the head mount? I figured there would be a torque spec somewhere (I'm used to working on cars heh) -- I cranked them down pretty good...I don't want the head to come loose.

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

01/24/2006 09:35:07 PM · #4

Also, that little lock idea for popping the mount off is ingenious...so is the way you just pop the camera down and the lock flips into position...

My old tripod will now serve the rest of its useful life as a light stand for my sb600.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

01/24/2006 10:15:46 PM · #5

Originally posted by dpaull:

Hey kirbic...how tight did you crank down those three locking screws for the head mount? I figured there would be a torque spec somewhere (I'm used to working on cars heh) -- I cranked them down pretty good...I don't want the head to come loose.

Actually, I left them loose, and just torqued the head down pretty good. It hasn't rotated loose on me yet.
the small camera/lens plates for the RC2 are nice; I had been using them, but wasn't completely satisfied with how tight they locked down the cam. I switched over to the RC4 type plates, which are MUCH larger, but have an incredibly secure locking mechanism and two levels built into the base plate on the head.