Unfortunately not. The front hinge pin must be removed. Then a new one with a stud is pressed in. As long as Outdoorsman’s does this it does not affect the Swarovski warranty.
Staoptics universal tripod adaptor. 25 bucks on Amazon. I have too. Rock solid. Best deal you’ll ever find.
Another vote for the outdoorsman adapter. Secure, stable, quick and easy to attach binos. Have it on a VA-5 pan head. Very happy with the combo
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Last edited by ForealBoreal; 01-02-2022 at 01:15 PM.
bit pricey, but ended up ordering the Outdoorsman unit. Very nice! It will definitely work a lot better than the screw in adapter i've been using.
I think the fact that the adapter and stud aren't bundled together is kind of lame since you can't use the adapter without the stud, but whatever.
If you haven't tried glassing with binoculars, you are missing out. There are some spots where bringing the spotter just doesn't make sense based on the lay of the land and the available glassing distances. And any time i can save lugging around an extra 4lb (or whatever it weighs) all day i'm all for it.