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    Loose Quick release

    Andy, Does the scope foot have a 3/8"-1/4" adapter? Make sure this is tight first; a thin coin should do and then hand tightening the QR plate should be sufficient. Personally, I don't like the adapters and have always used 3/8" screws when a 3/8" thread was provided. This aspect though is IMHO...
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    Loose Quick release

    Lee, Where there's compliance there can be oscillation. That's why I junked Manfrotto QR years ago in favour of the Arca-Swiss system. There's a very old test of tripod heads by Jan Meijerink on the Twentse Vogelwerkgroep site (in Dutch). The Manfrotto 128RC (with QR) came off considerably...
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    Loose Quick release

    Irrespective of the quick release system, the plate should have an anti-rotation pin (4,5 or 5 mm diameter). There will be a corresponding hole in the scope foot adjacent to the 1/4" or 3/8" female thread. John
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