Jessop's Carbom Major Tripod
Morning all,
I have recently purchased one of these tripods for use on my travels abroad as compared to my 055XPROB and head it is very light, and after discounts i managed to get it for around £80.
My question si does anybody else have one and if so how do you release the "quick release" plate. I can see there are a couple of what would look to be release screws on the side, but i can only turn these a little bit and when i do it doesn't seem to make any difference.
Any help you could give would be much appreciated as i'm off on my travels next week.
Thanks
Warren
I have recently purchased one of these tripods for use on my travels abroad as compared to my 055XPROB and head it is very light, and after discounts i managed to get it for around £80.
My question si does anybody else have one and if so how do you release the "quick release" plate. I can see there are a couple of what would look to be release screws on the side, but i can only turn these a little bit and when i do it doesn't seem to make any difference.
Any help you could give would be much appreciated as i'm off on my travels next week.
Thanks
Warren
Warren,
I've had one of these for a few months. I get on well with it, BUT ...
First thing I did was to get rid of the supplied head and replave it with a Manfrotto 486R2 (I think) medium ball head.
For me, its a good compromise to take on hill walks - nice and light but sturdy, and clips easily onto the side of a rucksack.
William
I've had one of these for a few months. I get on well with it, BUT ...
First thing I did was to get rid of the supplied head and replave it with a Manfrotto 486R2 (I think) medium ball head.
For me, its a good compromise to take on hill walks - nice and light but sturdy, and clips easily onto the side of a rucksack.
William
Quote:how do you release the "quick release" plate.
Surely a call to Jessops would be a good place to start
Geoff
Just looked at a pic of one. I would expect you rotate the screw on the side and then is there another button on the front/back to press and the plate should then slide off. If there isn't a button you will either pull/push the lock you undid to release the plate.
