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Digital Camera World
Mike Harris

"Nikon Z users beware": US$7,000 of camera kit nearly plummets, as pricey lens foot mount works loose

Removed Nikon Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S foot mounting plate, with inset roundel showing the foot with the plate attached. Screaming emoji in bottom-right corner .

YouTuber and photographer, Matt Granger, has released a video warning his 693,000 subscribers of a potential fault he experienced with his Nikon Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S.

While trekking through a Ugandan rainforest, his Nikon Z9 and 70-200mm were suddenly sent swinging as he navigated boggy ground. Matt was using a BlackRapid strap, attached to a plate on the tripod foot, with a secondary safety strap attached to the strap lug on the side of the Z9. Kudos to the Z9’s lugs, because this took the weight of everything when the foot broke loose, and the YouTuber’s kit was saved.

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