A Tripod Hunt

[Rick A]

I have a Calumet cc-401 that sits on a Tiltall, weighs a good bit more than your flyweight, and its never let me down.

[yeknom02]

The Tiltall arrived yesterday, and two minutes with it told me that this would be very appropriate. I also dig the aluminum look, though it could use some polishing up (primarily to remove some tape residue).

The problem I noticed is that one of the legs' bottom segments (the one closest to the foot) does not stay where it's supposed to. You can tighten the knurled ring on the segment above to try locking it in place, but with a small amount of force, it will move in or out. Does anyone know what causes this, and whether there's a fix?

[Bill_1856]

http://tiltallsupport.blogspot.com/p...ent-parts.html

Unless you got it awfully cheap I'd send it back and get another one.

[yeknom02]

It was only $50, so I'm inclined to keep it - it's nearly perfect, too. I unscrewed that leg to look at the bushing and all and it looks fine to me, but then again, I don't know what causes a loose leg. With the simplicity of this tripod's assembly, there's got to be some sort of quick, cheap, and easy fix for this problem.

[E. von Hoegh]

The locking ring needs cleaning and lubrication. Best to do both bushings on all three legs.