jwkwd
TPF Noob!
I have heard in the past, that if a longer lens has a tripod mount on it, use that to mount to a tripod. Sooooo, if you have say, a 300mm mounted to an F3 w/MD-4, how much strain will there be on the camera using the lens mount, versus using the mount on the motor? It just seems that there is an awful lot of weight pulling down on the lens, if you use that one. I don't think that I will worry either way, but I am curious if anyone had problems with a damaged flange from extended use mounting tripod to lens.