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Long Range Scopes and Other Optics
Suggestions for a lightweight, stable tripod?
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<blockquote data-quote="royinidaho" data-source="post: 200918" data-attributes="member: 2011"><p>esshup,</p><p></p><p>Last year I used the Nikon XL-II and a bogen tripod. The combination worked great. But, was a pain for hauling back and forth. Way too heavy and bulky.</p><p></p><p>The setup was plenty steady even in a bit of wind.</p><p></p><p>The fancy squeeze head panned ok but was jerky and added to bulk.</p><p></p><p>The fix was to fabricate, with stuff out of my vehicle to come up with the ultimate arrangement.</p><p></p><p>Materials:</p><p></p><p>An expensive camera tripod. One with the horizontal brackets when the legs are spread important. The others just aren't steady enough.</p><p></p><p>Remove the camera head and throw it away so you won't be tempted to use it for something.</p><p></p><p>There should be a 14-20 screw hole in the center of the top of the vertical rod.</p><p></p><p>Next get one of those handy vices with flanges on both ends. These are the things that are used to hold gps or pda on the dash or handle bars.</p><p>-20 </p><p>Design a block with a 1/4-20 stud to screw into the bottom of the Scope.</p><p></p><p>Lubricate the ball's with silicone of some such material.</p><p></p><p>Tighten the thumb screws properly and the pan and tilt will work very smoothly, much better than the Bogen etc, plus you can squat or sit behind it all day and Its easy to pack and carry.</p><p></p><p>I was impressed that something so "in expensive" could be fo functional.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="royinidaho, post: 200918, member: 2011"] esshup, Last year I used the Nikon XL-II and a bogen tripod. The combination worked great. But, was a pain for hauling back and forth. Way too heavy and bulky. The setup was plenty steady even in a bit of wind. The fancy squeeze head panned ok but was jerky and added to bulk. The fix was to fabricate, with stuff out of my vehicle to come up with the ultimate arrangement. Materials: An expensive camera tripod. One with the horizontal brackets when the legs are spread important. The others just aren't steady enough. Remove the camera head and throw it away so you won't be tempted to use it for something. There should be a 14-20 screw hole in the center of the top of the vertical rod. Next get one of those handy vices with flanges on both ends. These are the things that are used to hold gps or pda on the dash or handle bars. -20 Design a block with a 1/4-20 stud to screw into the bottom of the Scope. Lubricate the ball's with silicone of some such material. Tighten the thumb screws properly and the pan and tilt will work very smoothly, much better than the Bogen etc, plus you can squat or sit behind it all day and Its easy to pack and carry. I was impressed that something so "in expensive" could be fo functional. [/QUOTE]
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