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How heavy of lens can R5 Lens mount support?

Started 1 week ago | Discussions thread
Karl_Guttag Senior Member • Posts: 1,883
Re: Any lens with a tripod mount on it

Tazz93 wrote:

I think Canon sees it as, if the lens has a tripod mount, the lens is too heavy to consistently be supported by the body mount.

The O.P. was talking about a Cotton Carrier where the lens would be hanging down similar to a camera strap (https://www.cottoncarrier.com/products/grey-skout-camera). In this configuration, the lens would be hanging down as it would with a shoulder strap.

Almost everyone would change the RF70-200f2.8 and RF100-500 off a shoulder strap. The feet for both lenses are easily removable.

It is a different issue when the lens is at a right angle to the body as it is on a tripod. It is also more a matter of balance on the tripod, monopod, or gimbal, so the center of gravity is not so far forward. The RF70-200f2.8 seems light enough that I wouldn't worry about bending the mounting flange and would only use the foot with a tripod or the like.

I use the Peak Design Anchor tabs (https://www.peakdesign.com/products/anchor-links), and I will use one on the tripod foot with the RF100-500, but that is because it makes long lenses hang better with the lens-down.

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