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Most tripod heads house a spring, this is part
of the counterbalance system they use to
enable them to take heavier cameras.
These springs are vulnerable to stretching and
breaking. For this reason, tripod heads should
be stored away flat and not tilted up or down.
Reminder, when lowering the arm, make sure
you undo the tightening toggle, this will loosen
it and it should just flop down.
the arm down as this may damage the spring.
DO NOT force
Top of bag (head end)
Tripod heads are naturally heavier
than their legs. Because of this many
of the bags are offset slightly so that
they lean more towards the legs. This
is a counterbalancing design and
means, when held, the bag should
rest perfectly straight.
One easy way to work out if the
tripod is the right way up is to stand
both the bag and tripod upright. The
bags naturally have a bottom section
where the feet of the tripod will go.
Simply put the standing tripod into
the bag feet first and then zip it up.
Bottom of bag (feet end)
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