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    Manfrotto 290 tripod question

    I've recently acquired a Manfrotto 290 tripod,
    and older model, GJ09 ?
    I'm interested to know what the hole on the side is for?
    I suspect it might be for accessories or a lanyard, but it seems to be a large thread?


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    If it is anything like an older manfrotto I had I believe it is to screw a sling into. You can get a manfrotto sling with a large swivel on one end and a loop to go over the legs on the other.
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    Was this a 2nd hand acquisition? No instructions?

    The threaded hole indicated is for some attachment point for a counterweight.
    It was probably some sort of a screw-in knob.

    While searching for info on Manfrotto products - even from their own website for the
    two variants of that tripod - I found that hens' teeth are relatively prolific
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    I'd agree with Brian. I recall seeing an adapter with a swivel hook (eyelet) where the adapter screwed into the large threaded hole (maybe 3/8 inch or larger), leaving the eyelet protruding.

    The eyelet swivelled inside the adapter and you could clip a strap onto the eyelet and then fasten it on the legs so that you could sling the tripod over your shoulder.

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    My Manfrotto 190 also has just such a hole.

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    Havver look here:
    https://cvp.com/pdf/290-dual-tripod---instructions.pdf

    and here:
    https://cvp.com/pdf/290-xtra-tripod---instructions.pdf

    where in each, the connect for a strap is separately specified, as is provision
    for a counterweight.

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    Goof find Am - what a multi-lingual mess that user guide is.

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    Thank you everyone, it might come in handy, not sure.

    - - - Updated - - -

    Yes it was 2nd hand, on ebay.
    Minimal use, picked it up for AU$40 which was an absolute bargain/steal!
    Waiting on a Manfrotto Xpro BHQ2 head to replace the 141RC head.
    Thanks again!

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