The middle one with trees reflected in water is interesting. Looks like you have a lot of water ;-) All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
-----Alkuper�inen viesti----- L�hett�j�: Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: Pentax List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> P�iv�: 05. tammikuuta 2003 22:51 Aihe: OT: Manfrotto tripod mini-report >The last few days have seen us holding our breath near the River Thames >(pronounced Temz) on the outskirts of Oxford, England. Extremely heavy >rain last week means the river is now flooding, and within yards of our >back door. The water table is so high that the garden is flooded, with no >direct access by the river! With high pressure now keeping precipitation >at bay, the sun was out with icy temperatures of just above freezing. > >What better conditions to tempt me out to have a go with my new Manfrotto >190 tripod. Suiting up for cold and water, the rest of the family wanted >to join in. The Mrs managed to dig out her MX loaded with Delta 400 and >placed the SMC 35mm 2.8 on the front. My son Stefan resisted all attempts >to get him to bring his Z-10. Considering he spent the time smashing his >wellies through ice-covered fields, perhaps no bad thing. > >My Manfrotto is the 190 CL B, which means that it's one up from the >bog-standard 190, but nowhere near as grandiose as the PRO or the NAT. >(ref: > >http://www.warehouseexpress.com/BINS&SCOPES/TRIPODS/manfrotto.html > >for reasonable definitions). However, it suits my needs very well. Not as >heavy as the 055, I feel I can carry it all day. I now have the 486RC2 >ball head which is a decent size and provides very secure and positive >locking. Complete with quick release mechanism made of sturdy metal, it >felt very capable and at no time was I concerned with losing the camera >and lens into the drink between shots. > >The legs are straightforward circular with secure clamps that take a fair >amount of effort to unlock, but happily snap shut quickly and securely. A >fast system of allowing the legs to move right through 90 degrees with a >single lever push (per leg) means that any terrain can be accommodated. >The centre column is triangular and will not rotate in situ. It is >reversible. The feet are rubber slip-ons and in an ideal world, >adjustable rubber/spikes (as on the NAT) would ensure stability on any >surface. I'm more of the school that believes in jamming the thing home >as far as possible. In icy, wet, muddy grass, either foot would do. The >whole thing looks very posh in black (190 CL B). > >I wanted something light enough to carry all day, strong enough for my >camera/lens weight (Pentax MX / Canon D60), and most importantly, fast >and easy to use (with gloves), and no fiddly bits of any kind. I'm really >happy with the Manfrotto and heartily recommend it. > >Three results from an hour's stroll through icy water: > >http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/landscapes/images/pic31.html > >http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/landscapes/images/pic32.html > >http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/landscapes/images/pic33.html > >Cheerio, > >Cotty > >____________________________________ >Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! >http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/ >____________________________________ >Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at >http://www.macads.co.uk/ >____________________________________ > >
