Mounting Ring For 100mm f2.8 Macro

Hi Guys

Anyone know of a cheap mounting/tripod ring for the 100mm f2.8 macro lens please. I understand there are some inexpensive alternatives to the Canon one.

Regards

I just got the 100 MACRO and it's so light I can't imagine why you'd need one. But if you feel you need to pursue it, you are right to look for a third party instead of the Canon. My understanding is that the plastic adapter in the Canon unit makes it a disaster.

Ray.Petri wrote in post #5724088
Hi Guys

Anyone know of a cheap mounting/tripod ring for the 100mm f2.8 macro lens please. I understand there are some inexpensive alternatives to the Canon one.

Regards

I got one from gomepls in HK( from memory) it was either them or UR Galaxy via e-bay, Cost about £25.00 and its OK, really makes a difference on a tripod.

I got the official canon one but if you already have say the 70-200 2.8 one or the mp-e 65 one you can get just the plastic adaptor ring for the 100 for about $25 from canon and just use the tripod ring from the 70-200 2.8 or mp-e 65 on it. I use it anytime I do tripod work with the 100 macro.

Many thanks lads

Found one on EBay

Regards

Ray.Petri wrote in post #5724088
Hi Guys

Anyone know of a cheap mounting/tripod ring for the 100mm f2.8 macro lens please. I understand there are some inexpensive alternatives to the Canon one.

Regards

There may be a cheap TMA-B on EBay, I got a cheap TMA-A from there recently and it has been OK so far.

Be aware that the 100mm macro also need a little plastic adaptor to work with the TMA-B (this is supplied in the retail Canon version), but the adapator can be obtained cheaply as a spare part. http://www.zen20934.ze​n.co.uk …MTF/tma%20for%2​0100mm.htm

As noted you don't need the tripod ring with the 100mm if you use an L-Plate but it can be convenient when shooting flowers.

Hi Lester

What's an L Plate?

Regards

Ray.Petri wrote in post #5737492
Hi Lester

What's an L Plate?

Regards

An L-Plate is an arca-swiss compatible (normally) quick release part that attaches semi-permanently to the camera and allows solid mounting in both portrait and landscape orientations. The best ones are designed for individual camera models.

Good makes are Kirk and RSS. RSS you have to import directly from the states but Kirk you can get in the UK via UK distributors, eg warehouse express. You get arca-swiss plates for tripod rings also, known as lens plates. On the tripod you have a vice like adaptor which this locks to.

http://www.kirkphoto.c​om/
http://www.reallyright​stuff.com/
http://www.warehouseex​press.com …aspx?cat03=3028​&brand=134

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Thanks for reply Lester. I had not seen one of those.

On a different tack - I was considering a level plate like a theodolite tribrack base with levels on it.

Ray.Petri wrote in post #5739413
Thanks for reply Lester. I had not seen one of those.

On a different tack - I was considering a level plate like a theodolite tribrack base with levels on it.

The tripod adaptors often come with a bubble 2-D level included. One of my Kirk ones does.

Is the lens that heavy that it needs a tripod adaptor, I use the 5D and I'd think with a lens that small it would be counter productive.

And also I was looking for an L plate at RSS the other day and they don't list one for the 5D!

Jannie wrote in post #5744676
Is the lens that heavy that it needs a tripod adaptor, I use the 5D and I'd think with a lens that small it would be counter productive.

And also I was looking for an L plate at RSS the other day and they don't list one for the 5D!

No you don't really need the tripod ring for portrait if you have an L-plate, not in terms of keeping the mount screw from undoing, as they tend to if you just flop the ball head over without a plate.

A tripod ring does allow easy and fast changes from landscape to portrait and back whilst keeping the optical centre at the same location, a downside is the camera centre is higher with the tripod ring even in portrait orientation.

I tend to use the ring if I am doing a lot of flower photography, however the higher viewpoint can be an issue, you tend to sometimes want very low viewpoints for some flower composition strategies.

When you take into consideration that the 100mm f/2.8 macro is very light and compact it makes no sense to use tripod ring with it. Unless you just think it is cool, or like the way the tripod mount looks, save your money and buy something that you really need.

Magic_Puzzle wrote in post #5748548
When you take into consideration that the 100mm f/2.8 macro is very light and compact it makes no sense to use tripod ring with it. Unless you just think it is cool, or like the way the tripod mount looks, save your money and buy something that you really need.

It can be convenient, but I wouldn't pay for it.

I have two other TMA-Bs from other lenses so I just use those. You do need to get the adaptor as a spare part as I explained earlier, it cost me 14UKP from memory.

Magic_Puzzle wrote in post #5748548
When you take into consideration that the 100mm f/2.8 macro is very light and compact it makes no sense to use tripod ring with it. Unless you just think it is cool, or like the way the tripod mount looks, save your money and buy something that you really need.

I know I am old and weak but when I have the lens on a 400D with a battery grip, a flash bracket and a 580EX flash and a couple of tubes I can't hold it steady so I need a tripod.Without the ring its a lot of weight on the mounting screw hole on the camera body