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  1. Alexis Powell

    Tripod/head combo for Swaro ATS 65

    No, the problem is definitely one of being too narrow, even for some screw clamps, as forent described above. --AP
  2. Alexis Powell

    Tripod/head combo for Swaro ATS 65

    Your finding don't match other accounts, where Novoflex are sometimes too narrow for RRS. Did they change their standard? The RRS plates are 38.1 mm wide. https://www.reallyrightstuff.com/patents --AP
  3. Alexis Powell

    Tripod/head combo for Swaro ATS 65

    So you are saying that Swarovski adopted an Arca-Swiss foot that doesn't fit the _vast_majority_ of A-S style clamps that are in use? What an absolutely incredible mistake! I can only imagine that Swarovski is already planning a redesign to the RRS/Wimberley/Jobo etc standard. Why haven't we...
  4. Alexis Powell

    Tripod/head combo for Swaro ATS 65

    I remember those threads (esp. the latter). One thing I refrained from asking before is what kind of clamp are you using that you can't adjust it narrow enough to properly grip an A-S type plate that is on the narrow side? I know that some kinds of non-adjustable lever-actuated A-S type quick...
  5. Alexis Powell

    Tripod/head combo for Swaro ATS 65

    The ATX modules that I've seen (recently) have an Arca-Swiss type foot, so they will fit directly into the GHF2W (which is Arca-Swiss compatible) but for the GH1720QR you would need a slip-on adapter (in my post #29) because that head uses the wider Gitzo/Manfrotto/Sirui sliding plate standard...
  6. Alexis Powell

    Tripod/head combo for Swaro ATS 65

    For anyone reading this thread in the future, I just noticed when using my scope, recently, that I was incorrect when I said (in post #31) that the options I gave (in post #29) lacked retention security features. The plate has threaded sockets for a security screw at either end and it comes with...
  7. Alexis Powell

    Tripod/head combo for Swaro ATS 65

    The options that I show don't include a security pin. I've been using scopes for decades and never had an instance of one slipping out of a clamp, so I've not worried about that. If I _were_ worried about that, I think I'd solve the problem simply by tying one end of a shoelace or such around...
  8. Alexis Powell

    Tripod/head combo for Swaro ATS 65

    You might consider first trying a longer plate with your GH1720QR. You won't have counterbalance, but you can achieve perfect balance, which I think is much more important. This head uses the larger-than-Arca sliding plate standard used by Manfrotto, Gitzo, Sirui and some others. Those plates...
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