Re: Question for 645 owners: what tripod system do you use?

2015-06-20 Thread Bruce Walker
Thanks for that name, Zos, as I'd not heard of them. I see there's a Canadian rep and local retail too. And the stuff looks good. Appreciate it! On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 6:44 PM, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote: Look into sirui. Their tripods are prograde and cost much less than

Re: Question for 645 owners: what tripod system do you use?

2015-06-20 Thread Bruce Walker
Induro's been sending me email updates for a year now. Looks very solid indeed. Thank you for those recommendations, Jostein. On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 6:10 AM, Jostein Øksne p...@alunfoto.no wrote: RRS ballhead, the 55mm version. Mine has been around to both Antarctica and Svalbard, and to

Re: Question for 645 owners: what tripod system do you use?

2015-06-20 Thread Bruce Walker
A steel legged 190, Godfrey? That's good news as that's the one I own now. I'll investigate those heads. Thank you! On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 11:57 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: For lenses up to 150mm, my same manfrotto 190 three section legs and Markins or Arca Swiss ball head

Re: Question for 645 owners: what tripod system do you use?

2015-06-19 Thread Jostein Øksne
RRS ballhead, the 55mm version. Mine has been around to both Antarctica and Svalbard, and to the deserts of Nevada and Jordan. Durable and stable. For tripod legs, I currently use an Induro carbon fibre thingy. Nice and stable, but the tightening mechanism is a bit fiddly. OTOH, it remains

Question for 645 owners: what tripod system do you use?

2015-06-18 Thread Bruce Walker
A question for 645 (N/D/Z/...) owners: what tripod system have you found is good and solid for your shooting? Also, is a ballhead practical in use with such a heavy camera, or is pan/tilt a better bet? I'm planning ahead. Thanks! -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Question for 645 owners: what tripod system do you use?

2015-06-18 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
For lenses up to 150mm, my same manfrotto 190 three section legs and Markins or Arca Swiss ball head works fine with Hasselblad 500CM. Pan/tilt or geared 3D heads work better for studio and tabletop jobs. The Feisol CT3442 Tournament legs are larger and taller when that's needed. Godfrey

Re: Question for 645 owners: what tripod system do you use?

2015-06-18 Thread Zos Xavius
Look into sirui. Their tripods are prograde and cost much less than manfrotto's comparable products. 6 year warranty too. I have one of their travel tripods and its really superb. On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 11:57 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@me.com wrote: For lenses up to 150mm, my same manfrotto