Tripod foot for Tamron 50-400mm?

[BoulderG]

Just got the Tamron 50-400mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD (Model A067) for Sony E-mount and enjoying it. Seeking a tripod foot / ring for it - Tamron says A035TM, listed as fitting the Tamron 100-400mm and $130.

Looking for a much cheaper aftermarket version. Haoge LMR-TL140? iShoot TA140? Both on Amazon.

Can anyone confirm these will fit? Recommendations for or against either?
Other alternatives? Thanks!

 

[LenRivers]

I can mention what I have done generally speaking.

Look at Kirk, Really Right Stuff and Wimberly. also doing a google search is usually the first thing I do for a starting point.

Yes Tamron does have said option. All I can say from years of experience with all the care many do in the back and forth of just camera and lens selection, there is much more to it all.

Photography is an expensive hobby.

Perhaps you can use your photographic skill to sell your art and make a few bucks where the $130 won't hurt as much... spend money to make it... ?

 

[CaliforniaDave]

Just got the Tamron 50-400mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD (Model A067) for Sony E-mount and enjoying it. Seeking a tripod foot / ring for it - Tamron says A035TM, listed as fitting the Tamron 100-400mm and $130.

Looking for a much cheaper aftermarket version. Haoge LMR-TL140? iShoot TA140? Both on Amazon.

Can anyone confirm these will fit? Recommendations for or against either?
Other alternatives? Thanks!

I have the Haoge. Good price, well built, and clever locking mechanism. The locking mechanism is so easy to use that it might make more sense to leave the tripod foot attached to the tripod and lock the lens into the tripod foot when switching from handheld to tripod use. My only negative comment is that when forcefully turning the zoom ring, the lens body may turn in the tripod foot/ring, but there is no chance of it coming out. I’ll probably add a rubber band around the lens barrel to prevent the lens from turning. I might have bought the Tamron tripod foot when I purchased the lens, but it was both pricy and out of stock.

Buy the Haoge on Amazon and return it if you don’t like it.

 

[Desh Wasi]

I also have the Haoge and it works fine. But my goal buying this lens was to use it handheld for everything from static 50mm to animal 400mm. In general I am in A mode. What VC mode and shutter setting should I be using for handheld? I suppose I'll use "iso auto min ss" to adjust and I can put them in 1/2/3 dial settings

 

[Impulses]

I went with the iShoot mostly because it has a longer foot/plate which I thought might help with balance on my Wimberley MonoGimbal... The Haoge has a strap lug built in, I added two lugs to the iShoot with a slim Peak Design plate on top of the foot (so it doesn't obstruct ARCA mounting from the bottom) - the plate they ship with their straps now rather than their Capture plate.

I don't think either one is meant to completely clamp down on the lens and lock it in place like the OEM one does, which I didn't really need for my purposes on a monopod (I actually want it to rotate semi loosely there), but they won't come open by mistake either since you do have to pull on the knob to fully open the C parts.

Apparently there's a new version of the iShoot (IS-TA5040, linked below) that might actually lock the lens in place when the knob is fully turned, or at least it's implied in one of the images, hard to tell... The foot is 20mm shorter but still looks longer than the Haoge's. I might order one to try it and return if the functionality is still just the same as the IS-TA140.

https://a.co/2vHgMaP

Ordered, should be here next Monday... Can share any differences then. Kinda silly to add up the cost of 2 third party ones but ehh, I dislike that the OEM one carried over from their DSLR lens has no strap lugs at all (unlike the new one Tamron made for the 150-500...) and no extra screw taps for a DIY solution.

 

[BoulderG]

Thanks for this helpful info, Impulses.

I followed your lead and ordered the new iShoot, so when it arrives I'll compare it with the Hoague and share my thoughts.

 

[Desh Wasi]

Seems like they basically renamed ta140 to ta5040. Both seem to have same rotate-to-lock mech

 

[Impulses]

Seems like they basically renamed ta140 to ta5040. Both seem to have same rotate-to-lock mech

Well they did swap out the bottom plate from a 90mm to 70mm, and the tolerances (or simply the washer inside the knob) could be different, but yeah it could just be the same ring with a different plate as well. They didn't list the diameter specs in as much detail as for the previous one so it's hard to tell, I made the previous comment (about it maybe locking in place) based on the previous to last image where it says "Just turn it half to unlock it for vertical shooting".

That wouldn't really do much or unlock/lock the lens in place on my TA140, but it could also be a lousy translation since that bit isn't anywhere in the description & details further down the page. I can let ya know next week, heh. For tripod use or even for using it as a handle it'd be nice if it could lock in place, but I don't need it to so I'll just return it if it's the same as TA140 in that regard.

 

[BoulderG]

The iShoot A5040 does lock down the tripod collar so it doesn't rotate.

The Hoage LMR-TL-140 does not, so it always has rotational freedom.

That seems to be the most significant difference, though the feet are slightly different shapes.

Thanks for all the info and help, everyone.

 

[OhGee]

Thanks for the information and link. I just ordered. Should be here tomorrow.