[Maine-birds] Wobbly tripods

The best fix, other than the extremely good one described by Peter Vickery, is to use an Arca-Swiss type clamp on the tripod head.  As in this one from Winberley (or others, including Manfrotto):  http://www.tripodhead.com/images/C-10-large.jpg.  The plates that attach to the scope can be purchased with a raised edge that prevents rotation.  Too, the plates are mounted to the scope with an L-wrench type screw, where considerable pressure can be applied to keep it from loosening.  (This would be the location for a bit of nail polish or lock-tite.)  This is probably best if you also use the tripod for photography, as plates are available for every camera in the universe, which allows the tripod and clamp to be used with a variety of equipment.

Cheers,

BAB

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Bruce Bartrug
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