digit-up Loc: Flushing, Michigan

In the past couple of years, I've gotten into fuji cameras and lenses. As it happens I have been one of those rabid pentax fans. I wanted to get a macro for my fuji x-mount cameras.....and I ended up getting Fujis 80mm Macro. Long story short, it's a pretty big and heavy lens......and NO TRIPOD mount, I have found that Im not happy using it because of the lack of a tripod mount, and cant find a 3rd party product to use.///anybody in the hogg's Macro section have a solution or suggestion.??? Thank you in advance...RJM

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

I handhold most all of my macro shots. That said, I do use additional lighting which serves multiple purposes. It allows me to stop the aperture down further( increasing the pitifully shallow DOF) and it also stops motion (be it my own or my subjects), thus eliminating the need for vibration control (which is virtually useless at life-size magnifications anyway). As it is, only one of my 9 macro lenses has a tripod mount, a 180mm Tamron...Most all of the images on my Flickr stream were taken with an older (big and heavy) 105mm F2.8 manual focus macro lens from the 1980's. Not an internal focus lens either, meaning it's length increase the closer you focus...I have no issues handholding it...

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

Seems I have seen a hoop contraption with set screws to put over the lens body which had a threaded hole for tripod screw. Never had one and worried about set screw damage to the lens body. Maybe the lens mfr has a gadget.

Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI

John has an interesting idea there. I would like to see that. Some kind of sling?
My suggestions are various.
1. I want to suggest that you find a place on your lens where you could clamp a tripod ring, and there exists a tripod ring for just about any size lens. If not a perfect fit, then get one a smidge too big and fill in the gap with painters tape. Not duct tape. Painters tape is stable and does not get gummy. If you can do that, then problem solved. I did this with an old lens and it worked great. But honestly from the looks of your lens I can 't see a decent place to put a tripod ring so maybe this is not a viable idea. Ok, moving on...

2. Tripod mount for the camera body, where the mount angles forward. Still would be front-heavy, I suppose. You would have done this if you wanted it. But there are ways to counter-weight this arrangement to make it better. But then it's heavier.

3. My solution for my big lens (Canon 100-400mm) is to simply rest it on a V-yoke on a monopod. It is not fixed, but is steady enough and it holds the weight. I just don't need a fixed tripod except for special circumstances. The trick is to find a resting spot that avoids buttons or the focus ring, and that is possible. I also rest my 100mm macro on the same V-yoke, since I really like the support and steadiness it provides. I regularly use this arrangement with the macro at 1:1 or greater. So this is truly a viable alternative to have a nearly fixed mount with macro. Here is a V-yoke:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/V-Yoke-Rest-Attachment-with-Camera-thread-for-Monopod-Bipod-Tripod/662859053?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=6036&adid=22222222227000000000&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=42423897272&wl4=pla-51320962143&wl5=9017074&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=113945603&wl11=online&wl12=662859053&veh=sem&gclid=CjwKCAiAj-_xBRBjEiwAmRbqYl1vhO0p_XA3G-HKQjXJp4934P3Rrz4dQ-d7zftoutbJOOFkTaxl2BoCyR0QAvD_BwE

Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI

Maybe this?
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/554350-REG/Manfrotto_293_293_Telephoto_Lens_Support.html/?ap=y&ap=y&smp=y&smp=y&lsft=BI%3A514&gclid=CjwKCAiAj-_xBRBjEiwAmRbqYjdezeItgnPQAyiQyM-vtD8Y9HXK2fMmTbbSJR3yFdr17aLeXVZ35RoCA_sQAvD_BwE

digit-up Loc: Flushing, Michigan

Where can I get that info? Thanks. RJM

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

I think he is referring to the Manfrotto unit that Mark posted....I was looking at them for a telephoto lens but never got one...

digit-up Loc: Flushing, Michigan

Thanks to all of you, I might try that Manfroto device, looks plausible..RJM

aphelps Loc: Central Ohio

Check B&H, search Lens Tripod Collar. They have several which seem to be what you are looking for.

photosbytw Loc: Blue Ridge Mountains

Using a tripod when shooting in the field has always been too much of a bother and the results were usually poor. Studio work, yes. Monopod? Sometimes yes.........most of the time......no. The best method, and results, have always been(and even more so as I've been aging rapidly as of late) sitting on the ground knees up and arms resting on my knees and waiting for a willing victim wanting to be immortalized.

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

I shoot a Fujifilm X-T20 with the 18-55 f/2.8-4 lens and I use the Auto Focus extension tubes (two small ones) that produce 1:1 when the lens is set at 55mm. The one that I bought is $25 on Amazon and made by Meike which I can recommend highly for walkabout macro photography.

I am also using the Fujifilm for all of my macro/micro photography in my basement setup and I am very pleased with its performance and all of the lenses, bellows, extension tubes and magnifiers are all vintage and non Fuji products.

Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI

The thing about the Manfrotto mount that I suggested is that the head is one of those 'one-axis' kinds -- it tilts only forward and backwards. I forget what that kind of head is called. Anyway, you may still need to search for a different kind of head with a support brace if this is not the kind you want, or come up with a support brace for the head you already have.

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

For field macro-photography, tripods are NOT recommended.
Take a look at the scores of hand-held macro set-ups used by Hoggers in this forum (newer set-ups start on page 4): https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-32754-4.html

digit-up Loc: Flushing, Michigan

Thank you very much for referring me to that site. I looked at all 7 pages of set-ups. Quite an eye opener. RJM