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I am thinking about getting a gimbal head.
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<blockquote data-quote="BF Hammer" data-source="post: 786329" data-attributes="member: 48483"><p>I've been researching a bit today as well as studying my own lens. First of all, for owners that have the original Sigma lens collar only, check out this custom mount plate.</p><p><a href="https://kirkphoto.com/lens-mounting/sigma/150-600mm-f-5-6-3-dg-os-hsm-contemporary.html" target="_blank">https://kirkphoto.com/lens-mounting/sigma/150-600mm-f-5-6-3-dg-os-hsm-contemporary.html</a></p><p><a href="https://kirkphoto.com/lens-mounting/sigma/150-600mm-f-5-6-3-dg-os-hsm-contemporary.html" target="_blank"></a></p><p>A short video showing how this fixes the lens twisting off problem. However I can see that it still would be unbalanced on a gimbal.</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]ZM651XekdQA[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>Hold the phone, I found this under the "universal fit" section at Kirk. An elongated version of the first link. One of the 2 sliding mount screws needs to be removed before use (they just unscrew at one end of the slot).</p><p><a href="https://kirkphoto.com/lens-mounting/universal-fit-lens-plates/universal-multi-use-lens-plate-4-50-with-2-screws.html" target="_blank">https://kirkphoto.com/lens-mounting/universal-fit-lens-plates/universal-multi-use-lens-plate-4-50-with-2-screws.html</a></p><p></p><p>Now since I have the iShoot replacement collar, I can see a different solution that only involves carefully drilling 2 new holes into a long Arca-Swiss plate. The foot itself on the iShoot is screwed into the collar as a separate piece. I can simply use the holes on that foot (it is roughly the same size/shape as a standard Arca-Swiss plate) as a template to drill holes into a longer plate and mount that instead. This can fix both the balance problem and the twisting problem. I would have tried it today if I had found a hex wrench in the house to fit the screws I need to remove. I plan to document this in a new thread when I do it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BF Hammer, post: 786329, member: 48483"] I've been researching a bit today as well as studying my own lens. First of all, for owners that have the original Sigma lens collar only, check out this custom mount plate. [URL="https://kirkphoto.com/lens-mounting/sigma/150-600mm-f-5-6-3-dg-os-hsm-contemporary.html"]https://kirkphoto.com/lens-mounting/sigma/150-600mm-f-5-6-3-dg-os-hsm-contemporary.html [/URL] A short video showing how this fixes the lens twisting off problem. However I can see that it still would be unbalanced on a gimbal. [MEDIA=youtube]ZM651XekdQA[/MEDIA] Hold the phone, I found this under the "universal fit" section at Kirk. An elongated version of the first link. One of the 2 sliding mount screws needs to be removed before use (they just unscrew at one end of the slot). [URL]https://kirkphoto.com/lens-mounting/universal-fit-lens-plates/universal-multi-use-lens-plate-4-50-with-2-screws.html[/URL] Now since I have the iShoot replacement collar, I can see a different solution that only involves carefully drilling 2 new holes into a long Arca-Swiss plate. The foot itself on the iShoot is screwed into the collar as a separate piece. I can simply use the holes on that foot (it is roughly the same size/shape as a standard Arca-Swiss plate) as a template to drill holes into a longer plate and mount that instead. This can fix both the balance problem and the twisting problem. I would have tried it today if I had found a hex wrench in the house to fit the screws I need to remove. I plan to document this in a new thread when I do it. [/QUOTE]
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