Velbon DV-7000 head balance?
I found that my camera is tilting backwarsds all the time... It shows that the weight of the handlebar is pulling it down so now I removed the handlebar to get it balanced.
However now I don't have a handlebar. Is there another way to fix this balance issue?
Maybe a set of rails so you can move the camera forward a bit?
Is it possible to tighten up the head of the tripod so that it won't tilt backwards? I know the tripod I used often requires tightening, and just a simple adjustment (twisting the handle--it's a cheap tripod) will fix it.
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You'll have to tighten the screw for the tilt drag. But be careful, it is easily over tightened. Had the opposite problem: When I had the Sony A1 with wireless receiver on top mounted on my Velbon, it always tilted forward. Tightened the screw to the max - screw dead.
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" Maybe a set of rails so you can move the camera forward a bit? "
Yes moving the cam forwards could fix this and a rails like on a steadicam would be perfect. But I think it has to be moved quite a bit and that seems not trivial. I don't want to spend hours on building a custom 'rails'...
" Is it possible to tighten up the head of the tripod so that it won't tilt backwards? "
Sure, but then I don't have the vertical tilt anymore. I consider vertical tilt an important part of the tripod .
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