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<blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 803670" data-attributes="member: 50197">Went out to take some BIF and other wildlife pictures this morning. Shortly after dawn, I mounted up the trusty Z5 and 200-500 F5.6 lens to my new tripod and set off to get some nice images. AT the end of the session, as I was heading back down the trail to the car, I noticed something wasn't quite right with my setup. The Arca style mount was very loose on the gimbal head. I had very nearly slung the tripod over my shoulder with disastrous results. I guess I failed to fully tighten the mount when mounting it on the gimbal when I set up at the car. WOW. Thought I would pass that along so that hopefully none of you will make that mistake. I also noticed a larger percentage of not quite sharp pictures today. This is possibly due to the camera not being as stable as usual with a loose mount.I still managed to get a few decent shots, as well as getting home with all my gear intact.[ATTACH=full]389399[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]389400[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]389401[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Clovishound, post: 803670, member: 50197"] Went out to take some BIF and other wildlife pictures this morning. Shortly after dawn, I mounted up the trusty Z5 and 200-500 F5.6 lens to my new tripod and set off to get some nice images. AT the end of the session, as I was heading back down the trail to the car, I noticed something wasn't quite right with my setup. The Arca style mount was very loose on the gimbal head. I had very nearly slung the tripod over my shoulder with disastrous results. I guess I failed to fully tighten the mount when mounting it on the gimbal when I set up at the car. WOW. Thought I would pass that along so that hopefully none of you will make that mistake. I also noticed a larger percentage of not quite sharp pictures today. This is possibly due to the camera not being as stable as usual with a loose mount. I still managed to get a few decent shots, as well as getting home with all my gear intact. [ATTACH type="full"]389399[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]389400[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]389401[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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