may be a dumb question but when I try and turn it - ie rotate - it tries to unscrew from the tripod I mounted it on - and yes Ioosened
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In my experience, that sounds defective. It should turn if the knob is loosened. It should only unscrew if the knob is tight.
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I actually unscrew the head from my manfrotto tripod and screw on the slider to the tripod because the head attaches to the sliding part so you have more control of the camera as your sliding it. Hope this makes sense and hope it helps.
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I received this today, and the head came off the tripod. I did not see any screws but it seemed that the head was superglued to the tripod. Is this how it should be?
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hi Christinethe tripod has a removable mount that is pretty universal with still, digital and video cameras alike. there should be a slot on the bottom of your camera where you can screw in a post. that post is attached to a mount which connects to (and is removable from) the tripod. I don't ever remove the mount from My camera. I just use the quick release and take the camera and mount. hope this helped!
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Yes, you may remove it from the tripod. -I have it right here with me, and it definitely does- The object is made up of chains of ball-and-socket joints. There is a larger ball-and-socket piece between the three-way hip and the light-module. I've noticed that the leg-pieces fasten less well if they're removed too often, so that presumably applies to the socket for the light-module, too.
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Sure! Fasten the pan lock screw, then hold either the tilt or pan handle and turn anticlockwisely to remove the head. This is described in the instruction that comes with the tripod, and I have tried that.
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The tripods are supposed to come with 1/4 screw on top but most don't. I've notified Amazon but they refuse to take action. Sorry man, send it back and complain allot. Maybe one day they will deal with this major issue.
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No it locks right into camera just like your Tripod would & yes there is a spot on the bottom of battery holder to attach your tripod to. Most camera have straps that are at the top of a camera & if it was on the bottom attached to this battery holder your camera would always be upside down. Hope that helps.
1153519
There's a clip that screws into the bottom of your camera (assuming your camera has a tripod mount). You can unscrew the clip or use the quick release button to just detach the tripod itself.
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I hope you have figured it out by now but if not try pushing the top of the tripod legs down as far as they will go then lock them in place.
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Screw in center needs to be tight...no wobbly...and the rotation quit on mine after a short time (couple weeks of 24/7)...a little light lube might get it going again...I suggest 3-in-one oil...sewing machine oil...don't get it on the lens or it will crap it out...I used P-B Blaster and it wasted my lens...but it quit spinning again very shortly ,so that was a moot point...hthy...Hobbiehubbcapp.
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Not quite sure what you mean exactly. But this piece screws to the bottom of the camera and then slots into the top of the tripod. So effectively you can remove your camera from the tripod in seconds if you flick the tripod catch. Hope that helps?
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None I can think of aside from making sure the tripod screw is near center. There is some room for lateral adjustment but if it were too far to one edge, it may not work.
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Never had a problem. It's more likely that your tripod doesn't meet the 1/4-20 tripod mount standard for some reason.
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The adapter I have was very tight at first. I removed the assembly from the camera and had to use a considerable amount of force to get it to come off the first lens I put it on. Just MAKE SURE the small release pin on the side is pulled back (to release the locking pin) before trying to rotate the adapter when removing it. Be careful not to damage your lens. Best of luck.
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The video covers some of the more obvious things but not the less obvious ones. If you have the base (where the camera screws in) level with the handle pointing at you, the thing you can unscrew on the right side is for the pivot (to take portrait pictures), which will let you tilt the base plate by lefting the left side up and over to the right. The round knob on the left side unlocks the left-to-right pivoting. There doesn't seem to be any knob to adjust the up and down pivoting; you just have to push hard (unless mine is broken?)
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From what I understand it is not tripod ready, and that is a design flaw. One reviewer mentioned that he had drilled and tapped a section of the mount for a tripod, but that may not be an option for you unless you are handy with tools.