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Originally Posted by RobinP

Why would you want to do that? I thought a hide clamp was used instead of a tripod.

some sorts of clamp (like the manfrotto) are essentially a g clamp with a hollow cylinder through which you can dslide your centre column - this makes the clamp lighter to carry if you are carrying it in addition to a tripod and means you can use your standard heads etc with the clamp.