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.
