El / outdoorsman micro pan head issue

[neverquit]

don't mean for this to be a knock on either product. I believe these two are the best products avalible but when used together I have experienced an issue.
That said ...


Has any one experienced an issue using Swarovski el's and the outdoorsman micro pan head?

The issue I have run into is the mounting stud is so far forward that when mounted they become very back heavy and want to fall backwards. I never noticed with a larger fluid head.

I believe I have a fix but I was wondering if any one else has experienced This.

 

[dotman]

I have that setup and it hasn't been an issue. What tripod are you using?

 

[neverquit]

The outdoorsman compact med. the issue is with the off balanced binos and the head.

 

[Ryan Avery]

I had the same issue. I fixed it by going to their pistol grip. The micro is nice and compact, but it seemed like I was always messing with it instead of glassing.

 

[fire652]

I had your same setup. 12x50 el. Outdoorsman stud. But I have the medium tripod. I had the micro head and really liked it, but after messing with it I went with the pan head. Night and day difference. The micrograms did work perfect for my 8x42 however


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[neverquit]

Before it seems like at certain angles mostly looking up the head always wanted to fall backwards. I think this offset should work perfectly

 

[flyinsquirel]

When I read you first post I was thinking of something like what you made there. Great work!

 

[dotman]

I guess I'm not following as it seems a few have had your issue. At any angle my setup doesn't move if the head is tensioned tight even with an 80mm scope. What exactly is happening? Is your entire tripod setup falling over? I've only had mine for a few months but I did also have the reg pan and had no difference in stability.

 

[neverquit]

I guess I'm not following as it seems a few have had your issue. At any angle my setup doesn't move if the head is tensioned tight even with an 80mm scope. What exactly is happening? Is your entire tripod setup falling over? I've only had mine for a few months but I did also have the reg pan and had no difference in stability.

I don't think you would experience this unless your using 12x50el with the micro pan head.

The els mount on the front hinge. The puts most of the weigh to the rear. While angled up sometimes only slightly the head rotates quickly causing the eye peice to contact the legs. Or worst smash your fingers between the eyepiece and the legs.

 

[justin davis]

I don't think you would experience this unless your using 12x50el with the micro pan head.

The els mount on the front hinge. The puts most of the weigh to the rear. While angled up sometimes only slightly the head rotates quickly causing the eye peice to contact the legs. Or worst smash your fingers between the eyepiece and the legs.

So will the Micro head work with 12x20's?

 

[HookUp]

Maybe its a point of balance issue? While the Outdoorsman's quick attach stud is highly convenient, it doesn't balance and glass optimally from the forawrd stud position. The Swarovski bino holders centers the weight of the binos over the tripod, giving a much better balanced platform to work off.

 

[pyroducksx3]

I have zero issues with the regular pan head. I don't have balance issues and I don't have to put the 12x50 els on backward. The 3-4 ounces the micro saves just doesn't seem worth it to me.