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Attaching Camera the
to the Quick-Release
(QR) Plate

Mount the camera to the
QR plate by screwing the
male threaded mount into
the camera’s base-plate
mount using the pop-up handle 

(F)

on the under side of QR

plate. Before fully tightening, be sure that camera is parallel
to the plate with the lens side of the camera over the small
hole in the QR plate. When fully tightened, replace pop-up
handle flat against QR plate. 

Removing Camera from the Head

First release the safety lock and, while holding the camera
securely in one hand, rotate the locking lever away from head
until plate pops up and is released from head.

Using the Medium 3-Way Head

Each movement of the head — side-to-side tilt, forward-to-
back tilt and pan — has its own lock. The bottom locking knob

(J)

controls 360° panning movement. The short locking

handle 

(K)

controls side-to-side tilting movement. The long

locking handle 

(L)

controls forward and backward tilting

movement.

Center Column Height
Adjustment 

To release and raise the
center column, simply turn
the column-lock knob 

(F)

counterclockwise and lift up
on column to desired height
and turn lock knob back into
locked position. 

Extreme Low-angle
Shooting 

This tripod is equipped with
a split-shaft column
allowing you to remove the
lower section for extreme
low-angle positioning of your camera on the tripod. Simply
unscrew the lower section and pull the three legs out to
their widest-angle setting. In order to protect the threads on
the top section of the column, it is recommended that you
remove the cap at the bottom of the lower section and
attach it to the bottom of the top section.  

Mounting Camera
to the Head

With camera facing
forward, insert the
quick-release plate
under the front lip on
top of the head and
push down on the camera until the locking lever clicks into
locking position, holding plate in place. Make sure the plate is
securely locked in place by rotating the safety lock 

(H)

towards head into its locked position.

Removing the Quick-Release (QR) Plate 
from the Head 

To remove the QR plate 

(G)

from the head, open the safety

lock 

(H)

by rotating it clockwise away from the head until it

clicks open. Then rotate the locking lever 

(I)

clockwise until

the QR plate pops up.

calumet 7100 tripod

with three-way quick-release head

Attaching the Locking Handles to the Head

There are two locking handles that need to be attached to
the head. The longest handle locks the forward and
backward tilting movement. The shorter handle locks the
side-to-side tilting movement. The panning movement is
locked by a small knob located at the base of the head.

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