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Tripod collar for new Canon RF 100-400

Started Dec 7, 2021 | Questions thread
drsnoopy Senior Member • Posts: 1,216
Re: Tripod collar for new Canon RF 100-400
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tschroer wrote:

I have the iShoot RF140 tripod collar for my Canon RF 100-400. It fits nicely, around the three switches, and seems to be well made. I use it as a better support for the lens when handholding for bird photos. The only concern I have is that it clamps tightly to the barrel of the lens, and I wonder if the barrel (plastic) is strong enough.

Just had a look at that -

https://www.ukhp.co/products/ishoot-is-rf140-tripod-mount-ring-for-canon-rf-100-400mm-f5-6-8-is-usm?variant=39630246084711

it seems well designed and nicely made with an integrated arca mount. I’m sure the lens barrel is strong enough. However it doesn’t rotate, due to the fixed position of the switch cut-outs. This is surely one of the primary functions of a tripod collar, to allow switching between landscape and portrait orientation quickly, or even allowing it at all (on a monopod for example).  I do have the RF100-400 and in my view it’s so light at 635g that it doesn’t need a tripod collar (lighter than the RF 24-105L).  In general all my wildlife shooting is done handheld, and if I use any lens on a tripod and need to switch orientation, I use my L-bracket.

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