mounting a 70-200 f2.8 on a vanguard tripod: My Nikon 70-200 f2.8 arrived and I am stuck trying to figure out how to mount the lens to my tripod. I searched youtube, UHH and I cannot...

Pine1 Loc: Midland & Lakeway

My Nikon 70-200 f2.8 arrived and I am stuck trying to figure out how to mount the lens to my tripod. I searched youtube, UHH and I cannot find the answer which should be simple. The manual is no help.

amehta Loc: Boston

Does your tripod head have a quick release plate which you have already attached to your D7100? You will want to get a second plate to attach to the lens foot, but for now, you'll have to take the plate off the camera and attach it to the lens.

Morning Star Loc: West coast, North of the 49th N.

Pine1 wrote:

My Nikon 70-200 f2.8 arrived and I am stuck trying to figure out how to mount the lens to my tripod. I searched youtube, UHH and I cannot find the answer which should be simple. The manual is no help.

There's a tripod collar on that lens, there's a screwhole in it and your quick release plate fastens to that.
Your camera itself gets no support unless you use a bracket of some sort.

Pine1 Loc: Midland & Lakeway

I am a total dumb butt. I knew there was a simple answer but I never thought about the plate on the camera. I feel stupid and I appreciate your considerate and kind reply. I was so excited about my lens that my brain went south. Thank you again.

amehta wrote:

Does your tripod head have a quick release plate which you have already attached to your D7100? You will want to get a second plate to attach to the lens foot, but for now, you'll have to take the plate off the camera and attach it to the lens.

Pine1 Loc: Midland & Lakeway

Thank you so much.

Morning Star wrote:

There's a tripod collar on that lens, there's a screwhole in it and your quick release plate fastens to that.
Your camera itself gets no support unless you use a bracket of some sort.

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

Pine1 wrote:

My Nikon 70-200 f2.8 arrived and I am stuck trying to figure out how to mount the lens to my tripod. I searched youtube, UHH and I cannot find the answer which should be simple. The manual is no help.

Pine, it's usually pretty self-explanatory, so I assume there is something besides the obvious.
Do the threads not match up?
Does the lens have a collar?
Is the tripod, legs only?
Is the lens actually a f.28 and is too heavy to pick up :lol:
SS

amehta Loc: Boston

Pine1 wrote:

I am a total dumb butt. I knew there was a simple answer but I never thought about the plate on the camera. I feel stupid and I appreciate your considerate and kind reply. I was so excited about my lens that my brain went south. Thank you again.

It happens to all of us. :-)

Pine1 Loc: Midland & Lakeway

No, I just had brain lock on the quick release on the camera.It took me only a few seconds once my mistake was pointed out.Yes, it is heavy but I'm happy. I snapped off a couple of shots outside and inside and it is sharp. It makes my 18-200 seem like a toy. I really appreciate the UHH members - even the grumpy ones. This site is more fun than Facebook and the discussions are great. Thanks again.

SharpShooter wrote:

Pine, it's usually pretty self-explanatory, so I assume there is something besides the obvious.
Do the threads not match up?
Does the lens have a collar?
Is the tripod, legs only?
Is the lens actually a f.28 and is too heavy to pick up :lol:
SS

CHOLLY Loc: THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE!

Geez.... don't you guys READ the previous posts before you reply? :lol:

amehta Loc: Boston

CHOLLY wrote:

Geez.... don't you guys READ the previous posts before you reply? :lol:

Sometimes, no. I'll open the topic, start to comment, get distracted, then come back and finish my comment. If I forget to refresh, I don't see the new posts.

CHOLLY Loc: THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE!

NOT you! :lol:

Others whose names shall not be mentioned but their initials are S.S. :mrgreen:

amehta Loc: Boston

CHOLLY wrote:

NOT you! :lol:

Others whose names shall not be mentioned but their initials are S.S. :mrgreen:

I know who you meant, just saying it can happen for other reasons. :-)

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

CHOLLY wrote:

NOT you! :lol:

Others whose names shall not be mentioned but their initials are S.S. :mrgreen:

In the words of Forrest Gump. There's another SS here?
Cholly, you think it takes Anand a long time to get a reply out, even if it's only one line long, I have to look up every word to make sure the spelling is correct, even the I's. Then I have to get my 3rd grade English book out to make sure the periods are on the right end of the sentence! And after all that, sometimes need a potty break, before I proof read the sentence. Not to mention that the closest I ever came to being either a rocket scientist or an astronaut was watching the Apollo launches on a little round TV.
And all that, on an iPhone. :lol:
Cholly, I hope you shoot only keepers. ;-)
SS

CHOLLY Loc: THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE!

HA! :lol:

bull drink water Loc: pontiac mi.

you'd better make sure it a good model, the one I had , had all the features I wanted. the leg locks however were made of cheap plastic and all of them cracked and were useless.