Why no collar included
Feb 1, 2019 17:55:39 #
This has always been a sore spot for me. Some with and some without the hinge. Makes it hard to change out in the field.
Yes, the Canon rings are rediculously expensive but BEWARE of the crap from China on eBay. You are trusting it to hold $3-6K of gear
Fotodiox makes a couple of aftermarket ones that are solid.
Enclosed is a chart I compiled a few years ago. There may be more recent info available now.
Yes, the Canon rings are rediculously expensive but BEWARE of the crap from China on eBay. You are trusting it to hold $3-6K of gear
Fotodiox makes a couple of aftermarket ones that are solid.
Enclosed is a chart I compiled a few years ago. There may be more recent info available now.
Feb 1, 2019 18:15:41 #
Feb 2, 2019 13:24:04 #
jerryc41 wrote:
So the purpose of the collar is to add weight to balance the lens. That makes perfect sense - like adding tons of rocks to the hold of those old wooden ships. 
I like the collar because it also allows you to change the orientation of the camera without changing the composition. Since I don't have an "L" bracket on my secondary camera it comes in quite handy when I'm using both camera's.
Feb 2, 2019 14:13:39 #
junglejim1949 wrote:
I asked Canon why there was not a tripod collar in... (show quote)
Consumer preferences in action:
Pros think a tripod collar is essential for a long, heavy lens. There will be times when you need it.
Consumers think "tripods are Old Technology".
Joe Conumer likes convenience and light weight above all else, so that's what you are going to get,
even if you're willing to pay for something better. Just be thankful Canon still puts tripod mounts
on their cameras--and still makes EF lenses (for how much longer?).
The only way to stop this is for all serious photographers to refuse to buy consumer junk. Because
that's what a heavy telephoto lens without a tripod collar is. But if you buy something intending to
modify it to make it usable--spending time and money fixing a brand new lens--that suits the
manufacturer just fine: you bought the product.
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