Manfrotto Tripod Accessories>393 Heavy Telephoto Lens Support with Quick Release Adapter and Plate

Manfrotto 393 Heavy Telephoto Lens Support with Quick Release Adapter and Plate

The Manfrotto 393 Heavy Telephoto Lens Support is designed to securely hold a telephoto lens and camera setup weighing up to 20 kg, allowing smooth tilting and locking in place. It features a swing mechanism housed within a sturdy frame that attaches to tripods or other supports via a 3/8″-16 mount. Pushing the lens and camera forward raises the front of the lens, while pulling it back enables low-angle shooting, providing versatile positioning for challenging shots.

A telephoto lens with an integrated foot or lens collar that is compatible with a 1/4″-20 or 3/8″-16 mount can be connected to the included 357PLV Quick Release Plate, which measures 2.2 x 5.5 x 0.5″ and has a rubberised, non-slip surface. The quick release plate and the attached lens can then be set and locked within the 357PL Quick Release Adapter at the center of the Manfrotto Heavy Telephoto Lens Support’s swing, which is attached to both sides of the frame using two screw-in locking knobs. While loosened, both locking knobs allow a lens and camera placed on the swing to be pushed and pulled until the desired angle is obtained. The locking knobs can then be tightened, preventing further movement of the swing.

Before a telephoto lens is secured to the Manfrotto Heavy Telephoto Lens Support, the locking knobs can be fully unscrewed and removed from the frame, which also detaches the swing. Three pairs of threaded screw holes each along both sides of the swing allow it to be elevated or lowered relative to the frame. Higher swing positions can provide a lens and camera with additional height when needed, while the lowest position can be maintained to help maximise stability.

Heavy Telephoto Lens Support

20 kg load capacity

Features a swing positioned inside a frame that can be attached to tripods or other support systems with a 3/8″-16 mount

Designed to allow a telephoto lens and camera combination to be easily tilted and locked into place before the lens is focused on a subject

Pushing a lens and camera placed on the swing raises the front of the lens upward; pulling the lens and camera points the front of the lens towards low-angle subjects

Swing can be elevated or lowered within the frame

Higher swing positions can provide a lens and camera with additional height when needed, while the lowest position can be maintained to help maximise stability

Durable, aluminium-alloy construction

357PL Quick Release Adapter and 357PLV Quick Release Plate

Quick release adapter with RC3 quick release clamping lock

Safety catch for clamping lock prevents quick release plate from accidentally disconnecting

Quick release plate measures 2.2 x 5.5 x 0.5″ and has a rubberised, non-slip surface

1/4″-20 and 3/8″-16 mount

Removable, anti-twist index pin

Durable, aluminium-alloy construction