jerryc41 wrote:
1. Attach the camera to the tripod.
2. Grip it firmly and make sure it is attached securely.
On YouTube last night, I watched a pro photographer demonstrate how a D750 and a 24-70mm lens fell from the tripod, bounced onto the rocks, and landed in a stream. Although the screw on the Arca-Swiss plate was tight, the camera wasn't firmly seated in the plate. The camera and lens were insured, but still, you don't want that to happen.
A long time in my past I was 'tide pooling' with a Leica IIIc and an Elmar 5cm lens, the lens was out and friction locked in the 'taking' position. Three times I was slipping and the camera went out of my hands, bounced off the rocks and went into the tide pool. The deepest pool was a good three feet deep and I got vary wet getting that Leica back out of the drink. Damage was to my shirt as I used it to dry off the camera and outer lens. Lens cleaning fluid in the camera bag with lens tissue to clean the lens optical front and the camera's view finders. I still have the camera and several other Leica gear. No damage to camera or lens. It is amazing just how well fitted the old Leicas are, and the early lenses.