On 3 Feb 2004 at 15:52, Alan Chan wrote: > I haven't seen the 058, but 055 & 190 only. I don't know much about > Manfrotto CF tripods. I have found the Gitzo G1349 is more resistance to > vibration than their own aluminium equivalences. But the interesting > question is, shouldn't the results by using the lens adaptor should always be > sharper regardless of the tripod stability?
Not necessarily, it's a system, there needs to be the correct combination of weight, balance and coupling to successfully damp vibrations. However sheer bulk will generally wins, consider the potential for vibration if your lens was mounted on a concrete pole. The 058/229 combination weighs over 8kg so it's not nearly as portable as your G1349 but it would likely dampen vibration more successfully. I used it in combination with my 300/2.8 + 2x +1.7x TCs and there was no vibration evident. The 055 & 190 are pretty light weight tripods and would provide worse results than your G1349. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
