solarii said:I have doubts about the usefulness of this. If the wind blows and the bag sways, it'll shake the tripod instead of stabilize it. Besides the CG of the tripod is still pretty high even with a bag hanging from the hook.
But its useful for keeping you stuff dry if the ground's wet!
user111 said:you should hang the tripod to the bag and not the bag to the tripod
photobum said:Not all tripods come with the hook. Those that have it are mostly Gitzos and some Manfrottos (you are welcome to name more).
kahheng said:If the end cap of the center colummn is removable, you can drill a hole if the material is suitable and install a hook. Go to a hardware store that sells screw in wall-plug type hooks used to hang very heavy things.
kababoom said:Wondered if i can use this method on the slik pro gm tripod where the centre column cap is made of plastic; if the bag is heavy the plastic cap might not able to hold the weight
Even with the standard screw on hooks, do check and make sure they are tightened... my hook on my Gitzo came loose while I was shooting along the river of Prague.. the bag and hook dropped onto the ground.. The screw fell into the river.. fortunately, my bag was safe..kahheng said:You need to use your own judgement here. Can't be hard to reinforce the end cap with epoxy resin though.
Isaiahfortythirtyone said:sorry to hijack, but what abt tripods taht have no hook? does any shop sell a hook for me to get? im using slik 330dx
willyfoo said:Even with the standard screw on hooks, do check and make sure they are tightened... my hook on my Gitzo came loose while I was shooting along the river of Prague.. the bag and hook dropped onto the ground.. The screw fell into the river.. fortunately, my bag was safe..