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Don't hang your Nikon with one of those silly bottom straps
On 2012-11-20 17:08:22 -0800, Rich said:
Robert Coe wrote in : On Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:29:54 -0600, Rich wrote: : One of the silliest accessories ever invented. You camera spins : around like a watch on a chain. : : http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/post/50315414 I've never used one, but a lot of people say they do. I've never read or heard of this happening. Is the bottom of a D800 really so flimsy? You'd think that the tripod socket would be attached to the frame (if any), just on general principles. Bob I don't know how Nikon does it, but some tripod sockets are nothing but thin stamped steel inserts that are attached to the bottom with two tiny screws. I can say that with the MB-D10 battery grip, the tripod socket is internally supported with a metal plate which runs the entire width of the battery chamber. After 3+ years of abuse I see no evidence of deformation. As far as how the tripod socket is mounted in the D300S camera body goes, i can only guess that it is tapped into the alloy frame, or on a mounting plate attached to the frame, and not just attached with two tiny screws. I would hope the same applies to the D800. -- Regards, Savageduck |
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