>Good luck with the 'pod, even though it's for your digital ;-) I > assume you REALLY don't want to lug around your heavy tripod for > the betacam or what you guys use :)
Thanks for the tips Frants. Yep, the tripod I carry around for the day job is Sachtler carbon-fibre 3 section monster with adjustable spreaders that erects to about six and a half feet in height, with fully adjustable pan and tilt fluid head. Despite the carbon fibre, it is bloody heavy. Supplied by my employer, I think it cost about 3 grand (GBP) about two years ago. I haven't managed to break it (yet). It has a locking plate on the top that accepts the camera (Betacam) and here I have jigged up a small metal plate with a bush that will take a still camera for those times when I'm packing 35 mil, er digi, er, I mean 35 mil, well, you know, either... Basically it's far too heavy to take out on an Opportunescape ramble, hence the tripod appeal. Actually, I have been using Her Indoors' Velbon Digit Eater VEF-3 that has leg-locking mechanisms that would do admirable service in the engine room of the USS Enterprise. This mother needs welder's gloves to operate. The pan and tilt head is okay, and the height isn't bad, but ever since I started using it, I can no longer count to ten - get my drift? Cheerio :-) Cotty ____________________________________ Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at http://www.macads.co.uk/ ____________________________________ Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/ ____________________________________
