Re: Travel tripod suggestions?

2022-05-20 Thread Bill
On Fri., May 20, 2022, 5:27 p.m. Ralf R Radermacher, wrote: > Am 20.05.22 um 16:32 schrieb Bill: > > > It could just be that Manfrotto is the General Motors of tripods, but my > > experience with the 055 was such that when I went looking for a > > replacement, lever locks were at the top of my

Re: Travel tripod suggestions?

2022-05-20 Thread Larry Colen
> On May 20, 2022, at 3:37 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > > This should be of interest to you: https://thecentercolumn.com > Independent tripod testing, looking at all manner of attributes. Excellent, thank you, I’ve been wanting to find something like that for ages. -- Larry Colen

Re: Travel tripod suggestions?

2022-05-20 Thread Larry Colen
> On May 20, 2022, at 7:28 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > I don't use any of the other PD capture gizmos. That's not how I carry a > camera. :) > > You don't really need PD plates. The PDTT is completely compatible with ALL > of my Arca-Swiss classic plates. Its standard head is a bit

Re: Travel tripod suggestions?

2022-05-20 Thread Ralf R Radermacher
Am 20.05.22 um 16:32 schrieb Bill: It could just be that Manfrotto is the General Motors of tripods, but my experience with the 055 was such that when I went looking for a replacement, lever locks were at the top of my avoid this crap list and Manfrotto was not on my radar at all. I had a 055

Re: Travel tripod suggestions?

2022-05-20 Thread Bill
On 5/19/2022 4:19 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: I changed from a tripod with a twist lock to one with a flip lock. It may be worse with dirt, but is so more convenient to quickly set up. And it won't slide down when fixed, as happened so often with twist lock.. Henk I did exactly the opposite. I

Re: Travel tripod suggestions?

2022-05-20 Thread Toine
Collapsed it's the smallest of all full size tripods. If you don't like the PD concept of capture plates connected on their bags and the camera straps (which connect to their plates) the tripod on itself is a strange beast with a very annoying head if you don't have pd plates on everything. I got

Re: PESO: an emerging four-spotted chaser (skimmer)

2022-05-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Great moment, well photographed. Paul > On May 20, 2022, at 8:21 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Henk -- beautiful capture and it certainly shows clearly what is going on... > I hardly go to flkr but I got on to give it some love > > ann > >> On 5/20/2022 2:26 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: >>

Re: PESO: an emerging four-spotted chaser (skimmer)

2022-05-20 Thread ann sanfedele
Henk -- beautiful capture and it certainly shows clearly what is going on... I hardly go to flkr but I got on to give it some love ann On 5/20/2022 2:26 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: correction: dragonflies not butterflies Op vr 20 mei 2022 om 08:22 schreef Henk Terhell : Ann, I made some more

Re: Travel tripod suggestions?

2022-05-20 Thread Larry Colen
> On May 19, 2022, at 11:22 PM, Toine wrote: > > Carbon is less weight. The rest is identical its both so light weight the > bag hook is really needed in windy conditions. I have the carbon version > and to my surprise the center column is solid metal, its so small carbon > wouldnt work OK,

Re: PESO: an emerging four-spotted chaser (skimmer)

2022-05-20 Thread Henk Terhell
correction: dragonflies not butterflies Op vr 20 mei 2022 om 08:22 schreef Henk Terhell : > Ann, I made some more shots on emerging four-spotted butterflies. Here is > one which shows the emerging process quite well. > https://flic.kr/p/2nmE3Fu > > Op wo 11 mei 2022 om 01:03 schreef ann

Re: Travel tripod suggestions?

2022-05-20 Thread Toine
Carbon is less weight. The rest is identical its both so light weight the bag hook is really needed in windy conditions. I have the carbon version and to my surprise the center column is solid metal, its so small carbon wouldnt work On Fri, 20 May 2022, 05:44 Larry Colen, wrote: > > > > On May

Re: PESO: an emerging four-spotted chaser (skimmer)

2022-05-20 Thread Henk Terhell
Ann, I made some more shots on emerging four-spotted butterflies. Here is one which shows the emerging process quite well. https://flic.kr/p/2nmE3Fu Op wo 11 mei 2022 om 01:03 schreef ann sanfedele : > > > Henk the "full glory" shot is beautiful... I can't parse exactly what is > going on there