I have an older Nikon 80-200 F2.8 push/pull--it's pretty heavy-duty and I love it. The lens has no tripod collar and I really don't want the expense or hassle for this particular lens. Mated to my D750, I put it on a very sturdy Manfrotto tripod and everything was completely stable and locked down. Still, am I putting a dangerous amount of stress on the D750's lens mount by having a fairly heavy lens pulling down on it unsupported? I would only occasionally be using it that way, but definitely once in a while. All I really care about is not damaging the D750 by doing so--am I ok? Thanks for advice!
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80-200 lens unsupported on tripod?
Started by galacticat, Aug 22 2017 07:51 AM
#1
Posted 22 August 2017 - 07:51 AM
#2
Posted 24 August 2017 - 03:37 PM
You could purchase something like this....
Manfrotto 293 Telephoto Lens Support with Quick Release
--Ron
#4
Posted 24 August 2017 - 07:35 PM
The 80-200 push-pull is light and short enough that it doesn't put that much stress on the lens mount and mirror box. You should be quite safe.
i wounder how strong is tirpod. since might not have tripod that can handle the weight of it all.
#5
Posted 24 August 2017 - 11:48 PM
i wounder how strong is tirpod. since might not have tripod that can handle the weight of it all.
While @galacticat mentioned a very sturdy Manfrotto tripod, I would suspect the tripod to be fine.
When using heavy and/or long lenses on tripods it is worth keeping one of the legs in the line of the lens, i.e. completely to the front, as this helps to keep the weight center within the triangle formed by the three legs.
If you feel that the combination (camera-lens-tripod) is unstable (that was not the point of the OP), then you need to upgrade.