Thank you guys, but did somebody tried the 329RC4 ? I've heard it is good enough to hold steady and precisely the kind of load I have. What can yuo say about this one ? How smooth are its movements bearing in mind the weight I have ? (EOS-3+PB-E2+70-200/2.8L)
Alex --- Willem-Jan Markerink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12 Apr 2004 at 13:54, Alex Z wrote: > > > I'm using currently the commonly known Manfrotto 141RC pan/tilt > head on > > my 3021. > > However I'm beginningg to be really pissed of with this one. Once > using > > my EOS-3 (with recently purchased PB-E2) and 70-200/2.8L it always > > tends to shift no matter how hard I tight the locks. Once the setup > is > > even a few degrees off the central balanced position to either side > - > > leaving it alone after careful positioning always leads to > undesired > > shifts ruining the composition. Also, the precise fine tuning of > the > > composition is not easy task with this head due to not even > movements > > (it cannot be moved fluently and smothly enough). > > > > I'll be considering replacing it with another pan& tilt head of > good > > quality, however the only good heads I'm continuing to hear around > are > > ball-heads. > > > > The question si whetyher someone here knows and can recommend a > cood > > pan&tilt heards adquate for my stuff: EOS-3 + PB-E2, 28-70/2.8L, > > 70-200/2.8L, 550EX, .... > > For exact & precise movements, as well as the priceless feature of > self-locking, consider the Manfrotto geared head (3 models available, > > if you need anything larger see the unobtanium model from > Arriflex....:)) > > http://www.manfrotto.com/product/itemlist.php3?manufid=1§ionid=10 > > Perhaps also interesting, if you objects demand faster adjustments, > is their new quick-release head....basically the same concept as the > old one, but not that silly large height (amplifying every > vibration). > > <http://www.manfrotto.com/product/templates/templates.php3?sectionid=8 > &itemid=2013> > > Or from: > http://www.manfrotto.com/product/itemlist.php3?manufid=1§ionid=8 > > > -- > Bye, > > Willem-Jan Markerink > > The desire to understand > is sometimes far less intelligent than > the inability to understand > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!] > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/ * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
