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Sep 24, 2010 08:40 |  #1

Stupid question but I'm trying to attach my wimberly F2 macro flash bracket to my 7D with battery grip with a RRS L plate (BGE7-L) and I can't seem to get it attached to my camera as there doesn't appear to be enough room.

IMAGE: http://www.tripodhead.com/images/F2-large.jpg

The base thing (Module 1---M-1 Quick-Release Arm) to the right I can barely fasten to my l plate as the knob doesn't have enough room to tighten and then flash arm (Module 4---M-4 Macro Arm) doesn't actually have enough room to fasten to the Quick release arm as the battery grip gets in the way.

M1 + RRS L plate
IMAGE: http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/3428/wimberlyf21.jpg

IMAGE: http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8461/wimberlyf22.jpg

M4, M1 + Battery Grip
IMAGE: http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/781/wimberlyf23.jpg

IMAGE: http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/8518/wimberlyf24.jpg

Can anyone help out? I read that the F2 should just work with the RRS L Plates.



  
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Sep 24, 2010 14:00 |  #2

:) to be honest, the close ups prevent me from seeing the whole picture.. I have no clue what it is I'm looking at. Maybe zoom out a little ?

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Sep 25, 2010 14:09 |  #3

Have you tried with the battery grip removed? It might be the case that the flash bracket won't attach with the battery grip and it won't be the first time that such attachments are made without the designers considering pro series camera bodies or battery grips :(

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Oct 02, 2010 03:16 |  #4

realjax wrote in post #10971394 (external link)
:) to be honest, the close ups prevent me from seeing the whole picture.. I have no clue what it is I'm looking at. Maybe zoom out a little ?

Fair call, are these any better?

So this is the quick release arm fitted to my L plate facing towards the right.

IMAGE: http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/7614/wimberlyf31.jpg

This is trying to fit the macro bracket to the quick release arm but it just hits the battery grip.
IMAGE: http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/9668/wimberlyf32.jpg

This is the quick release plated mounted the left, the knob on the QR plate keeps getting in the way of the RRS plate and is unable to turn and tighten.
IMAGE: http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/8753/wimberlyf33.jpg

This is with the macro bracket. See there's enough clearance that side but not on the side.
IMAGE: http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/8044/wimberlyf34.jpg

This is showing the Wimberly QR knob rubbing against my RRS plate.
IMAGE: http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/1016/wimberlyf35.jpg

Overread wrote in post #10976557 (external link)
Have you tried with the battery grip removed? It might be the case that the flash bracket won't attach with the battery grip and it won't be the first time that such attachments are made without the designers considering pro series camera bodies or battery grips :(

I can't as it needs an arca swiss plate to connect to and I don't have one just for my camera body.




  
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Oct 02, 2010 06:27 |  #5

Since there appears to be plenty of articulation movement available in the bracket, why not attach it to the 'side' portion of the RRS L plate rather than the 'bottom' of the plate?

From the first of your latest series of photos, it looks like it would be possible to attach the bracket to the right-hand side of the RRS L plate, with the tightening knob facing toward us.

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Oct 05, 2010 07:09 |  #6

GJim wrote in post #11019412 (external link)
Since there appears to be plenty of articulation movement available in the bracket, why not attach it to the 'side' portion of the RRS L plate rather than the 'bottom' of the plate?

From the first of your latest series of photos, it looks like it would be possible to attach the bracket to the right-hand side of the RRS L plate, with the tightening knob facing toward us.

/facepalm.

Thanks alot of your suggestion dude.

I really need to start thinking outside the box, epically with something so simple.




  
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