150-450 - I have it but now what do I do?

Shakey · 05-05-2017, 01:26 PM

I just received my new 150-450 zoom from B&H but the owners manual was not in the box. I have emailed customer service. In the meantime how do you mount it to a tripod? Sounds silly (I did search) but I have a Manfrotto tripod head with the quick release (X-PRO 3-way). The lens has the tripod mount with two threaded holes in it. What do I need to pair the mount with the quick release?

bertwert · 05-05-2017, 01:28 PM

Screw the QR place into the tripod foot....

Here's the owner's manual if you'd like to read it:
https://www.pentaxforums.com/content/uploads/files/1/p1599/Untitled.pdf

**chuck_c** · 05-05-2017, 01:45 PM

Mine didn't come with a manual either. There is not that much to it anyway. Just click on bertwert's link and you'll see. If you haven't already though, you could read some of the reviews here HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6 ED DC AW Reviews - D FA Zoom Lenses - Pentax Lens Reviews & Lens Database and glean some additional tidbits as well.

Shakey · 05-05-2017, 01:45 PM

Thanks...I just now found a thread asking the same question and after removing more cardboard in the box I found it.
Thank you

**mikesbike** · 05-05-2017, 02:16 PM

Hopefully, after getting it all locked down securely on your tripod, you will no longer be Shakey! Seriously, that is a great lens, having gotten great reviews. Congrats and enjoy!

**aslyfox** · 05-05-2017, 02:28 PM

now is the time to play and experiment

try it with a tripod

try it with a monopod

try it hand held

just try it.

you got the camera body, you got the lens, you got the memory

costs you nothing to try it, unlike the film days when you had to process the film to see the photos.

please post what you think is appropriate to the various threads here at the forum

enjoy

Unregistered User 8 · 05-05-2017, 03:59 PM

Hi Shakey. E-bay sell the RC-2 QR plates for Manfrotto heads quite cheaply. I also use Manfrotto heads and have a plate on everything I need mount quickly.

35mmfilmfan · 05-05-2017, 04:02 PM

FWIW, I imagine that there are two threaded apertures on the tripod foot to accommodate differing camera body weights, thus hopefully allowing the tripod to support the lens / body combination somewhere near the point of balance.

**boriscleto** · 05-05-2017, 04:05 PM

Originally posted by Aslyfox

now is the time to play and experiment

try it with a tripod

try it with a monopod

try it hand held

just try it.

You have a nice Dr. Seuss thing going...

35mmfilmfan · 05-05-2017, 04:06 PM

PJV wrote 'I also use Manfrotto heads and have a plate on everything I need mount quickly'

I do the same - it amazes me the number of people who negate the entire usefulness of the Q/R setup by frantically swapping a single plate between cameras & lenses.

Unregistered User 8 · 05-05-2017, 04:11 PM

Originally posted by 35mmfilmfan

I do the same - it amazes me the number of people who negate the entire usefulness of the Q/R setup by frantically swapping a single plate between cameras & lenses.

mikeSF · 05-05-2017, 04:13 PM

just fyi, those screws holding the foot mount to the lens body can work loose and introduce motion blur.
Accessed by pressing the knob and sliding off the foot(after unscrewing it to loosen).

pathdoc · 05-05-2017, 04:32 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by boriscleto

You have a nice Dr. Seuss thing going...

"I would shoot it from a rest
And I would strap it to my chest
Zoomed-in pictures of a kite*
Swooping down from dizzy heights
Fluffy squirrels on a tree
Staring cutely back at me
Fit it on my Pentax cam!
I WILL shoot it, Sam-I-am!

* = the bird kind

bertwert · 05-05-2017, 04:39 PM

Originally posted by 35mmfilmfan

FWIW, I imagine that there are two threaded apertures on the tripod foot to accommodate differing camera body weights, thus hopefully allowing the tripod to support the lens / body combination somewhere near the point of balance.

I believe there are two screw holes on the tripod foot to use longer plates so it can't come undone by twisting.

**stemked** · 05-05-2017, 05:50 PM

Whatever you do,DO ZOOM IT IN/OUT VERY FAST. It will get jammed and will have to be sent in to be repaired.

05-05-2017, 01:26 PM	#1
Shakey Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 211	150-450 - I have it but now what do I do? I just received my new 150-450 zoom from B&H but the owners manual was not in the box. I have emailed customer service. In the meantime how do you mount it to a tripod? Sounds silly (I did search) but I have a Manfrotto tripod head with the quick release (X-PRO 3-way). The lens has the tripod mount with two threaded holes in it. What do I need to pair the mount with the quick release?

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05-05-2017, 01:28 PM	#2
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Screw the QR place into the tripod foot.... Here's the owner's manual if you'd like to read it: https://www.pentaxforums.com/content/uploads/files/1/p1599/Untitled.pdf

05-05-2017, 01:45 PM	#3
chuck_c Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Westerville, OH Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,588	Mine didn't come with a manual either. There is not that much to it anyway. Just click on bertwert's link and you'll see. If you haven't already though, you could read some of the reviews here HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6 ED DC AW Reviews - D FA Zoom Lenses - Pentax Lens Reviews & Lens Database and glean some additional tidbits as well.

05-05-2017, 02:16 PM	#5
mikesbike Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Southeastern Michigan Posts: 4,551	Hopefully, after getting it all locked down securely on your tripod, you will no longer be Shakey! Seriously, that is a great lens, having gotten great reviews. Congrats and enjoy!

05-05-2017, 02:28 PM	#6
aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,581	now is the time to play and experiment try it with a tripod try it with a monopod try it hand held just try it. you got the camera body, you got the lens, you got the memory costs you nothing to try it, unlike the film days when you had to process the film to see the photos. please post what you think is appropriate to the various threads here at the forum enjoy

05-05-2017, 03:59 PM	#7
Unregistered User 8 Closed Account Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,694	Hi Shakey. E-bay sell the RC-2 QR plates for Manfrotto heads quite cheaply. I also use Manfrotto heads and have a plate on everything I need mount quickly.

05-05-2017, 04:02 PM	#8
35mmfilmfan Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 4,329	FWIW, I imagine that there are two threaded apertures on the tripod foot to accommodate differing camera body weights, thus hopefully allowing the tripod to support the lens / body combination somewhere near the point of balance.

05-05-2017, 04:05 PM	#9
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Originally posted by Aslyfox now is the time to play and experiment try it with a tripod try it with a monopod try it hand held just try it. You have a nice Dr. Seuss thing going...

05-05-2017, 04:06 PM	#10
35mmfilmfan Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 4,329	PJV wrote 'I also use Manfrotto heads and have a plate on everything I need mount quickly' I do the same - it amazes me the number of people who negate the entire usefulness of the Q/R setup by frantically swapping a single plate between cameras & lenses.

05-05-2017, 04:11 PM	#11
Unregistered User 8 Closed Account Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,694	Originally posted by 35mmfilmfan I do the same - it amazes me the number of people who negate the entire usefulness of the Q/R setup by frantically swapping a single plate between cameras & lenses.

05-05-2017, 04:13 PM	#12
mikeSF Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,620	just fyi, those screws holding the foot mount to the lens body can work loose and introduce motion blur. Accessed by pressing the knob and sliding off the foot(after unscrewing it to loosen).

05-05-2017, 04:32 PM - 3 Likes	#13
pathdoc Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,381	Originally posted by boriscleto You have a nice Dr. Seuss thing going... "I would shoot it from a rest And I would strap it to my chest Zoomed-in pictures of a kite* Swooping down from dizzy heights Fluffy squirrels on a tree Staring cutely back at me Fit it on my Pentax cam! I WILL shoot it, Sam-I-am! * = the bird kind

05-05-2017, 04:39 PM	#14
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Originally posted by 35mmfilmfan FWIW, I imagine that there are two threaded apertures on the tripod foot to accommodate differing camera body weights, thus hopefully allowing the tripod to support the lens / body combination somewhere near the point of balance. I believe there are two screw holes on the tripod foot to use longer plates so it can't come undone by twisting.

05-05-2017, 05:50 PM	#15
stemked Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Indianapolis Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 527	Whatever you do,DO ZOOM IT IN/OUT VERY FAST. It will get jammed and will have to be sent in to be repaired.