The cows are down in New Mexico
- Thread starter Lungpopper
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Hrmm.. I imagine glassing a scene like that last pic could be trickier than you'd think. Just enough cover with room in-between that they *could* conceivably give ya the slip if it was just one pair of eyes looking thru glass. Nicely done gentleman.
GRRRRRRrrr... Dang it... got both the Tripod AND the Micro Pan HEad in my hot little hands.... but the Micro Pan Head is apparently what is a more industry-standard 3/8"-16 threaded hole, whereas for this particular SLIK Tripod the threaded post is 1/4"-20... so now I gotta hunt around for a stupid little 3-dollar part (3/8-16 to 1/4-20 Reducer bushing)... AAARGH!!! SIGH... <deep cleansing breath>... so be sure to let folks know about that in the future.
Yes - the quad's and side-by-sides can make life easy sometimes.
Amazon...it is also noted on the Outdoorsmans website when you pull up the micro pan head. They have the reducers as well.
- Lightweight Tripod Head
- 7.5oz machined aluminum
- Fully Compatible with all Outdoorsmans Quick Release Adapters
- 3/8ths mounting hole
- Outdoorsmans Adapter plates sold separately
Yeah I hurried up and orderd a 5-pack of the reducer bushings. I actually called Outdoorsman's the other day to mention to them about it not showing the note about 3/8's... it *may* have shown it up above, I can't be sure.... in the [Info] tab down below it did not, and that was where my eyes focused since I went thru all 3 tabs meticulously before ordering. The gentleman kindly thanked me for bringing that to their attention.
I have been using the system you purchased for 2+ seasons with a Swaro 15x bino. It deploys quick and is very light. Make sure you get the Outdoorsmans quick disconnect mount for your binoculars. It makes life much easier. Links for your Vortex are below.
Binocular Adapter
Universal Bincoular Stud
Oh - strong work on the thread highjack!
Hmmph.... Just went and double-checked directly on Slikusa's site. Doesn't mention anywhere on the page anything about what kinda thread-pitch their head on this tripod is... Pssh... that figures. And on that Amazon link... say nothing about the thread pitch of that stud. It's not until you drill down into the 80+ "Answered Questions" section of the Amazon listing does anybody happen to mention it's 1/4-20. Oh well... live and learn. Anyway, just wanted to make sure to share this finding with whoever might come along and read thes posts and see the link later and want to buy one, so they'll know ahead of time.
Thanks guys.
Thanks guys.
