Toph
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Kirk Lens Collar NC-300PF is no longer available on B&H website. Does anyone know a good alternative?
Thank you.
Thank you.
Kirk Lens Collar NC-300PF
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JANuser
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Why not order it from Kirk directly?
Showing as Out of Stock. I recommend the OP contacting Kirk to see if more are going to be produced.
--Ken
Toph
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It's also out of stock.
Toph
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From Kirk:
''We are currently in the design process so about 3 weeks before we will have stock on this.''
Graham Clark
gc-graphs
The website image has a QD socket which the original collar didn't have. Maybe that's the design change?
fcotterill
Well-known member
Kirk are expensive, and shut themselves away inside the US. Since 2017, I've been using a Haoge LMR-N372 off amazon uk. Also fits the 70-200 f4G Nikkor. Almost always use the collar to carry the lens when shooting especially with a pair of rigs off respective slings. Actually my 80-400 G has the Kirk collar, but it was discounted in a sale some time back, by LandscapeGear (here in CT) when they abandoned importing Kirk.
I drilled and tapped the base of the collar to take a 6mm SS316 capbolt. Then drilled 2mm hole crossways through the head to take a split-ring. After adjusting etc, secured all with loktite, even through secured with a Nylock nut. is locked in with I carry the entire rig (usually gripped D850) off a sling using the PeakDesign QR clips. The 2 nuts space the bolthead ~12mm out from the rear of the collar; so the rig balances pointing the lens downwards. [EDIT: to state the obvious: a standard D-Loop bolt into the collar-foot attaches a carry sling, but unbalanced ]
crappy cellphoto refers.
The iShoot foots is shown pre-machining to blunt off the stupidly designed release "hook" . Use it with a much longer AW-plate to give a decent carry handle. This fits 70-200 f2.8E and/or 500 PF, but always with a loop of strong cord circling entire lens (!). Almost the only times I lock any of these lighter telephotos on an tripod is for AFFT
I drilled and tapped the base of the collar to take a 6mm SS316 capbolt. Then drilled 2mm hole crossways through the head to take a split-ring. After adjusting etc, secured all with loktite, even through secured with a Nylock nut. is locked in with I carry the entire rig (usually gripped D850) off a sling using the PeakDesign QR clips. The 2 nuts space the bolthead ~12mm out from the rear of the collar; so the rig balances pointing the lens downwards. [EDIT: to state the obvious: a standard D-Loop bolt into the collar-foot attaches a carry sling, but unbalanced ]
crappy cellphoto refers.
The iShoot foots is shown pre-machining to blunt off the stupidly designed release "hook" . Use it with a much longer AW-plate to give a decent carry handle. This fits 70-200 f2.8E and/or 500 PF, but always with a loop of strong cord circling entire lens (!). Almost the only times I lock any of these lighter telephotos on an tripod is for AFFT
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You might wnat to take a look at thes one ...
iShoot stuff is considerably cheaper than the big names but I find the provide good value for the money and the stuff works well IMO.
Capelle Ch
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I bought the RT1 which will arrive Monday or Tuesday. I got my 300 pf today