Side mount gimbal for Canon 300 2.8?
Apr 19, 2013 21:27:42 #
Does anyone know if, or remember reading that the Canon 300mm 2.8 has a rotation feature for the camera, even though the tripod collar itself is fixed, thereby allowing for a side-mount gimbal? Thanks!
Apr 19, 2013 22:27:27 #
Both the Canon 300mm F2.8 lenses I have seen have a rotating tripod collar. Simply loosen the locking knob and turn it to the desired position and re-tighten. That should allow any side-mount gimbal type head to accomodate this lens. To build a lens without a tripod collar that allows for leveling the camera would be a very amatuerish endevour and I doubt a company like Canon would do such a thing.
Apr 19, 2013 23:21:48 #
Oh, good. I thought it looked fixed in the picture. And I thought all the leveling was done via the plate. Good to know. Thanks MTShooter.
Apr 19, 2013 23:23:52 #
aerides wrote:
Oh, good. I thought it looked fixed in the picture. And I thought all the leveling was done via the plate. Good to know. Thanks MTShooter.
There is a knob on the side of all that I have seen, and that indicates the necessary rotation capability is available. Good luck.
Apr 20, 2013 11:59:24 #
The original non IS version I have has a very robust non-removable mounting with strap connects. I believe the newer ones have a flimsy removeable mount.....Use mine on a monopod with swivel head - no gimbal
Apr 21, 2013 01:20:04 #
MT Shooter wrote:
Both the Canon 300mm F2.8 lenses I have seen have a rotating tripod collar. Simply loosen the locking knob and turn it to the desired position and re-tighten. That should allow any side-mount gimbal type head to accomodate this lens. To build a lens without a tripod collar that allows for leveling the camera would be a very amatuerish endevour and I doubt a company like Canon would do such a thing.
Yup! I agree. Especially with such an expensive quality lens.
Apr 21, 2013 15:09:58 #
Thanks. That's what I wanted to know - whether a rotating collar was, or had become, a standard feature on better lenses. No comment on whether it is flimsy or not. My Canon 100-400 came with a removable collar. It didn't strike me as particularly flimsy but maybe the one for the 300 is cheaper.
Apr 21, 2013 21:30:40 #
I use the Canon 300mm F2.8 and I don't consider the mount flimsy. I have also used it on a side mount gimbal but definitely prefer the 'normal' gimbal.
Apr 21, 2013 21:43:49 #
Hutch wrote:
I use the Canon 300mm F2.8 and I don't consider the mount flimsy. I have also used it on a side mount gimbal but definitely prefer the 'normal' gimbal.
The original 300 2.8 non-IS mount is very robust. I have heard that the first IS models were removeable and therefore less robust - I have even heard of them breaking. People who handhold like the removeable and remove them for better handling for BIF. I believe the latest IS version is back to non-removeable.
Apr 21, 2013 21:54:26 #
imagemeister wrote:
The original 300 2.8 non-IS mount is very robust. I have heard that the first IS models were removeable and therefore less robust - I have even heard of them breaking. People who handhold like the removeable and remove them for better handling for BIF. I believe the latest IS version is back to non-removeable.
I haven't had any problem with mine, but it is probably the newer one because I don't believe the collar is removable. I know one thing for sure ... I would hate for the mount to break! Thanks for your PM. Ed
Apr 21, 2013 21:55:57 #
Apr 21, 2013 22:57:29 #
Hutch wrote:
I use the Canon 300mm F2.8 and I don't consider the mount flimsy. I have also used it on a side mount gimbal but definitely prefer the 'normal' gimbal.
Why do you prefer the normal gimbal to the side mount? Thanks!
Apr 22, 2013 00:42:00 #
Michael O'
Loc: Midwest right now
MT Shooter wrote:
Both the Canon 300mm F2.8 lenses I have seen have a rotating tripod collar. Simply loosen the locking knob and turn it to the desired position and re-tighten. That should allow any side-mount gimbal type head to accomodate this lens. To build a lens without a tripod collar that allows for leveling the camera would be a very amatuerish endevour and I doubt a company like Canon would do such a thing.
The tripod ring works easily and well, and puts no untoward side pressure on the lens.
Apr 22, 2013 07:12:46 #
aerides wrote:
Why do you prefer the normal gimbal to the side mount? Thanks!
It seems as though I have more, easier maneuverability than with the side-mount. However, consider Michael O's response. He probably has more experience with the side-mount than I do.
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