Is this collar designed so that the tripod plate sits directly below the nodal point of the 70-200 f/4 (e.g., for taking panoramas)?
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I can tell you given the cost factor over Nikon that it is very well made and worth the investment to test if it will give you a perfectly-stitched panorama that your looking for.
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As MDA pointed out, the nodal point moves on all zoom lenses, whether or not the external barrel extends/retracts. I have shot panoramas with this lens's big brother (f/2.8) and been very satisfied with the results. I think this is a non-issue.
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No. Or, at least, I don't think so. I haven't measured nodal points on this 70-200 f/4, but if it performs like the other professional-grade telephoto zooms whose nodal points I have measured (mostly Canon's, before I switched to Nikon), the nodal point of the lens varies with the focal length. It's different at 70mm than 200mm. I haven't measured this lens because stitching software is so good these days that it rarely matters; that this plate gets me close to the nodal point is good enough for most of my purposes. If you're photographing things where stitching has to be highly precise (e.g. architecture, close-up) but not absolutely flat-plane precise (which requires a shift lens, not stitching a spherical projection), you'll want to use this tripod collar in combination with a nodal point slider and/or pano-head (e.g. those made by Really Right Stuff).
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It came with a plate for anything that you want to mount that has a standard camera connection. ie: cameras, spotting scopes, etc. This is NOT a professional tripod but for the cost it should suffice for about 90% of the people needing a tripod for the occasional use. If you want a better tripod look into the Slik brand. That being said, I am happy with my purchase, for my intended use.
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The thread will fit in the camera base, but you may find that the threaded bolt is too long to tighten fully. It is designed to accommodate the thickness of a tripod plate. Tightening this without the tripod plate may damage the camera due to over penetration (not sure, but I would not like to test it on my camera).
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sorry for the slow response.. I have it mounted on a 70-300 f4 - 5.6 "L" lens which is much different size wise then the one you are mentioning above. Best check with the folks that sell it to be certain or perhaps they have another that is made for the lens in question. As for the tripod ring itself, works very well for a fraction of the cost.
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In addition to what Kman said, you can attach the quick release plate .. horizontally? So that the long end is in the same direction as the long end of your camera--perpendicular to the lens, then put the bubble level toward you, where you would put the viewfinder, and you can still see it when you put the camera on. Whether or not the camera is perfectly centered really doesn't matter, but it's pretty easy to do with just your fingers on either side to gague width. Design is still great, IMO.
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I think this would only be an issue if the plate had a positioning stud that sticks into a hole in the base of the camera. This plate has no such stud. The tripod screw is centered on the plate, and the plate can lock on to the grip in four different directions.
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Well Joe, this tripod collar is a fine addition to my camera gear!! i use it on a sigma 50-500mm on a manfrotto tripod primarily for night star shots and blood moons. As-to who makes the collar it is very similar to 200mm F4 L canon. My original collar was damaged in transport and was replaced by sigma. Sigma's name was not present on ether collar I purchased a spare one in the field anything!!
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I can't seem to find Case Logic's published spec for the threads on the mounting hardware and wonder if it's a true 1/4"x20? The strap fits the tripod socket on the bottom of my camera and battery grip. It doesn't fit the 1/4x20 threaded accessory hole of my Arca Swiss plate while all other 1/4" accessories fit just fine.Just seems a little odd ...
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Yes, the device has 3 threaded 1/4-20 holes in the bottom for attachment to a tripod or other support. Two holes line up perfectly for the pop up alignment knob that is on many tripod plates. Be aware that it may change the center position of the camera depending on the model of camera. On the D800 it actually corrected the center position to dead center of the camera, so it was a good thing.
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This is just a personal opinion - I use this support for the 24-105 when on occasion I'm using slow exposures because it does not have a tripod mount and it is heavy and allows vibration during exposure. On lenses with balancing tripod mount, this doesn't seem to be an issue. That being said, the mount does come apart and extend a great deal, and could be adapted either for mounting the camera or lens, giving a two point support instead of one, albeit with the front support somewhat in the way.
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Yes only when positioned for landscape portraits. If you turn the camera vertical the tripod does not have a wide enough base to support the camera at a vertical angle
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I have no knowledge of the camera you mentioned. In "most" still and video cameras there is a threaded hole in the bottom where the mounting screw utilized by the Tripod fastens
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Yes. Be sure, though, to research the difference between the ARCA plate and the DUAL plate for your needs if you want to use a tripod.
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I was a bit concerned about having only one point of contact. Turns out, I also have the OPtech hand grip, which comes with a plate that attaches to the tripod connector. So I attached one of the little loop things to the standard camera strap point on the left, and the other to the left side of the plate. Now I have two connection points that are very close and travel as a team when the camera is raised to take a photo.
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Every SLR has different spacing on the tripod screw holes. You might order one, try it and return it if it doesn't fit. I have used quite a few of these, they are a bargain. I find the distance from the eye lens to the LCD finder a little short for my eyesight, but just the eye cup is worth $15.00. The magnetic attachment is not perfect, but works fairly well. I don't have an A-7 but love Sony products.
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I use a D7000 on a manfrotto 190XPROB with 70-200mm rock solid. It's base can be screwed on most tripods. I think the thread pattern is standard.
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None. There is no specific tripod mount feature. You'd just have to rest it on something.