kwkeirstead
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I have a Manfrotto 028 Tripod that had a 501 HDV on it.
I want to connect a Libec RH25R Fluid Head using a Manfrotto adapter 325N (as recommended to me as the solution).
THe Libec looks like this, once you remove the knob from the screw.
Here is the knob that I removed to expose the long screw
The objective seems to be to screw the libec to the 325N adapter then attach the flat bottom of the adapter to the tripod.
The flange has one side that has a larger diameter (the side that is facing up in the image) which presumably goes as shown, based on a picture I found.
The problem is why does the flange have three places for screws when the unit ships with no screws and without any holes in the adapter, so the flange is going to end up just sitting floating between the adapter and the Libec so the assembly may be going off the rails here. STRIKE #1
Next, the adaptor bottom looks like this
If we rotate it a bit, we see the female receptor but the screw on the bottom of the Libec seems too big to fit (I tried, taking care not to force anything). STRIKE #2.
The RH25R comes with two mysterious components. No clue what to do with these. Usually, when you put something together and there are extra parts, it’s a bad sign. STRIKE #3.
So, I called B&H and the tech support guy advised “The 501 needs another part. Just the grey part of the Manfrotto ball (see below). That would allow the 501 head to work with the 325n.”
So, here we have the newly suggested part. (Manfrotto 520Ball 75 mm Half Ball)
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...age:IN+STOCK?gclid=CO2GvdbkosQCFTBo7AodcjcAuQ
All of this because my Manfrotto 028 does not accommodate a ball head and because I have been told the Libec will give a smoother operation than the 501HDV Manfrotto head.
Has anyone done this before such that they can advise whether all of this is a) doable and b) worthwhile?
I want to connect a Libec RH25R Fluid Head using a Manfrotto adapter 325N (as recommended to me as the solution).
THe Libec looks like this, once you remove the knob from the screw.
Here is the knob that I removed to expose the long screw
The objective seems to be to screw the libec to the 325N adapter then attach the flat bottom of the adapter to the tripod.
The flange has one side that has a larger diameter (the side that is facing up in the image) which presumably goes as shown, based on a picture I found.
The problem is why does the flange have three places for screws when the unit ships with no screws and without any holes in the adapter, so the flange is going to end up just sitting floating between the adapter and the Libec so the assembly may be going off the rails here. STRIKE #1
Next, the adaptor bottom looks like this
If we rotate it a bit, we see the female receptor but the screw on the bottom of the Libec seems too big to fit (I tried, taking care not to force anything). STRIKE #2.
The RH25R comes with two mysterious components. No clue what to do with these. Usually, when you put something together and there are extra parts, it’s a bad sign. STRIKE #3.
So, I called B&H and the tech support guy advised “The 501 needs another part. Just the grey part of the Manfrotto ball (see below). That would allow the 501 head to work with the 325n.”
So, here we have the newly suggested part. (Manfrotto 520Ball 75 mm Half Ball)
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...age:IN+STOCK?gclid=CO2GvdbkosQCFTBo7AodcjcAuQ
All of this because my Manfrotto 028 does not accommodate a ball head and because I have been told the Libec will give a smoother operation than the 501HDV Manfrotto head.
Has anyone done this before such that they can advise whether all of this is a) doable and b) worthwhile?
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