Jan Brittenson
Senior Subscriber Member
I just got a C1 cube... but none of my RRS or Kirk plates fit in the clamp. (Not a single one!) No L brackets, no camera plates, no lens plates, not even my focusing rail will fit in it. I can open and close the clamp just fine and it locks in place when closed. The instructions tell me to to adjust the jaw tension with the thumb wheel inside the lever, but nothing I do seems to have any effect at all. The thumb wheel spins freely.
Anyone had the same problem? Did I get a defective unit?
Has anyone replaced the annoying lever clamp with a normal RRS/Kirk screw clamp? (I avoid lever clamps exactly because of adjustment hassles like this.) I can't find any way to get it off.
Finally, the geared controls are really tight and the +/- wheels have no effect at all. Don't think it would be easy to operate with gloves on a cold morning...
The only other Arca product I bought was a B1 ballhead, which while attached to the tripod in the back of my car worked itself into a million little pieces and I spent an hour trying to reassemble the thing so I could at least shoot something. It lasted a week or so. Needless to say I'm hoping the C1 won't be a repeat experience. $1600 is a little much to just flush down the toilet.
Anyone had the same problem? Did I get a defective unit?
Has anyone replaced the annoying lever clamp with a normal RRS/Kirk screw clamp? (I avoid lever clamps exactly because of adjustment hassles like this.) I can't find any way to get it off.
Finally, the geared controls are really tight and the +/- wheels have no effect at all. Don't think it would be easy to operate with gloves on a cold morning...
The only other Arca product I bought was a B1 ballhead, which while attached to the tripod in the back of my car worked itself into a million little pieces and I spent an hour trying to reassemble the thing so I could at least shoot something. It lasted a week or so. Needless to say I'm hoping the C1 won't be a repeat experience. $1600 is a little much to just flush down the toilet.