Cambo monorail – a huge lever?
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 3:58 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
I have a Cambo SC, which runs on the standard square-section monorail. The rail is about 18 inches in length. I find it impossible to tighten my Manfrotto hexagon quick-release plate's thumbscrew enough to overcome the rail's tendency to act as a lever. The result is that any sideways pressure on either standard, especially for near work when the bellows are extended, results in the whole set-up rotating on top of the tripod head. For example, the mere sideways pull of withdrawing the outer envelope of a polaroid can cause the screw to come loose.
I've tried to use both the cork-faced hex plate and the rubber-faced type. Neither is secure.
Does anyone else recognise this problem? If so, how do you get around it?
I've tried to use both the cork-faced hex plate and the rubber-faced type. Neither is secure.
Does anyone else recognise this problem? If so, how do you get around it?