Camera rotating/slipping on L bracket in portrait

GMac11 · 3 Sep 2018 at 22:43

Hi. Would anyone have any tips to prevent my camera from rotating/slipping down when in portrait orientation? I use an L bracket however I've noticed particularly when using the 70-200 it will very slowly begin to pivot downwards making shots of 10 seconds plus almost impossible to make.
I have tried different screws to hold the plate in place and have got them as hand tight as I can. I'm wary about over tightening in case I strip the threads or something.

Steeps · 3 Sep 2018 at 23:15

Are you trying to fasten it using the camera body or the lens collar/foot?

GMac11 · 4 Sep 2018 at 07:31

Camera body. Although I should say it's the f4 version of the lens so it's not all that heavy.

D.P. · 4 Sep 2018 at 08:39

Where is the slip hapenigns?

The camera shoudln't slip within the L-Plate at all.

Likely the tripod head mount is slipping, this is common with most cheaper heads. I would look at good quality heads like the Really Right Stuff BH-55.

For the 70-200, you can get better balance using a foot on the lens.

GMac11 · 4 Sep 2018 at 12:52

It is pivoting around the screw for the l plate. It's definitely the plate as I first noticed it yesterday after I removed it from the tripod, the plate had definitely rotated a few degrees.
I have attached a couple of slim 3M double sided strips to sit between the plate and the camera body so I will see how that goes for a few days.