dan_k2 Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Hey all... Does anyone have a spare?? Or know who might still have one squirreled away somewhere?? Thanks Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbert_meijering Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Well Dan, Good luck on your quest! Together with the 34mm drop-in filters, vertical release buttons for the T-90 and some other FD stuff, this is one of the higly sought after items I think. I can only wish you good luck and give you some (obvious) pointers. First off course is ebay, second is ask in all camera shops you pass. The last option has been very fortunate for me, it has brought me many lenshoods, caps and a tripod collar! You can also consider another 300 F4 on ebay with a collar, remove it and sell the 300 f4 again without the collar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregory_nicholson Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Or even better you can buy an FDn 400 f/4.5 or 200 f/4 macro and use its collar for either lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug_nelson1 Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Another option: check outt a Bogen-Manfrotto catalogue, or on line and take a look at the long lens support attachments they make. One seems to use buckle straps to secure the lens to a mount that then goes onto the tripod head. The other is an arm that extends down to one of the tripod legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjorn_tennoe Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 I had the same problem with the non-L version of that lens. I bought a white tripod-collar (used on EF 300L f/4 and EF 400L f/5.6). It fits perfect, but it is quite expensive compared to the value of the lens. Bjorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_kennedy3 Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Don't know if it's still there, but one was up for sale on E-Bay-U.K. a day or two ago. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangoldman Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 i just bought a 400 4.5 without a tripod coller (i misread the info, i thought it said missing caps.... stupid me) so i'll probably be hurtin without a coller pretty bad. However, i was thinking about making one? maybe just make a U shaped coller out of some hardwood and screwing that onto my monopod etc. Wouldnt be the most secure, but it may be better than nothing. Maybe even take a hinge and make something more elaberate and put teflon tape on the inside so the lense can rotate a little easier. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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