sinar head question

[game]

Hi there,
I have a pan tilt sinar head for use with my Sinar f2.

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I know how it works, but It has no Quick release... How do I deal with that?
I cannot imagine unscrewing an screwing all the time...
Is there a common solution?

Thanks for sharing!!
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[Amund]

Here`s your solution: http://www.reallyrightstuff.com/clamps/index.html

[David A. Goldfarb]

On a Sinar, the rail clamp is itself a quick release (unless, perhaps, you have the compact clamp). Leave the clamp attached to the head, and unscrew the rail with the large handle on the clamp.

Alternately, there was a guy on eBay who had a bunch of Arca-Swiss type plates made up for the Sinar rail clamp. Maybe he has more. I bought one and am hanging on to it, because most of my other cameras have A-S type plates and sometimes it's handy to be able to switch between the Sinar and another camera on the same tripod or stand, but normally with the Sinar I still use it as I've described with the clamp attached to the head, removing the camera by the rail.

[game]

Thanks for explaining. Indeed on can do it the way you described...
It seems a little less handy than a 'real' quick release, but it'll work.
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[Jim Noel]

It may be less handy, but it is more secure than a quick release.

[Early Riser]

I use the Sinar rail clamp as a quick release, except for it's protruding handle which can make stowing it a little awkward, it works great. You will find though that the increased amount of removing and replacing the rail into the rail clamp will cause faster wear on the plastic rail collar.

[mikebarger]

Sinar experts, do you know if this clamp can replace the standard clamp on my F to get the camera down out of the wind?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sinar-Camera-Cla...QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks

Mike

[Peter De Smidt]

Sinar experts, do you know if this clamp can replace the standard clamp on my F to get the camera down out of the wind?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sinar-Camera-Cla...QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks

Mike

Mike,

You can use that clamp with an F. I don't understand what you're after, though. "Down out of the wind"?

-Peter

[David H. Bebbington]

I use Manfrotto hexagonal quick-release plates and have 3 heads which accept these. If I am using another tripod with no Manfrotto head, I add a "Manfrotto Quick Release Adapter for RCO System" to this head and then mount the camera as usual. The clamp you show has a 3/8" screw where I would expect to see a threaded hole - don't really understand why!

[mikebarger]

Thanks, your right. Must be for another application.

What I'd like to find a Sinar Norma clamp, they look quite a bit shorter than the standard F clamp.

Thanks

Mike