Looking at the picture posted at photo.net it's hard to tell. There is a screw head at the rear of the foot. That's probably to stop it sliding through the tripod clamp if tilted when loose. Some RRS plates have that also. There is also something between the tip of the foot and the lens, possibly to provide extra support. The knurled knob underneath is probably the tripod head.Burzynski collar ... seems nice and compact. What is that knob on the bottom?
I bought a couple of Burzynski tripod collars when I used Leica, one for the 100 Apo-Macro and one for the 80-200/4 Vario-Elmar. They are wonderfully made and very sturdy.Okay, my curiosity is piqued. Has anyone ever seen or had first hand experience with the Burzynski collar? It seems nice and compact. What is that knob on the bottom?
It certainly looks nice and compact. The Kirk looks much larger, although I'm sure they both work well. From your experience with the Burzynski collar, does it interfere with hand holding in any way?The plate is molded to fit directly into Arca-Swiss style heads. They are also very short, hence less system vibrations.
On the Leica 100 Apo the Burzynski tripod collar partly interfers with the aperture ring, which was a bit more difficult to access.It certainly looks nice and compact. The Kirk looks much larger, although I'm sure they both work well. From your experience with the Burzynski collar, does it interfere with hand holding in any way?
Marco, I hope you don't mind. Your images came out red x for me and so I took the liberty to correct it. Cheers.On the Leica 100 Apo the Burzynski tripod collar partly interfers with the aperture ring, which was a bit more difficult to access.
The lens is relatively small and there's not much space between the collar and the camera itself, as you can clearly see from these images.
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Anyway on the 300/4 AF-S, which is much longer and designed to have its own tripod collar, I'm sure there won't be any issue.
If anything, the "slim" profile of the Burzynski allows for better handholding.
Btw I just ordered the Kirk LP-45 replacement foot for my 70-200/2.8 VR, after have noticed that on tripod my 300/2.8 VR is much less sensible to vibration than the much lighter zoom... I'm wondering why Nikon designed such poor tripod collars...
Cheers :smile:
Marco