I need some advice from the crowd again. I'm contemplating purchasing a new tripod head, but want to see what everyone says first.
First off, my current tripod head is the Bogen 3265. I think it's refered to as the pistol grip ball head. It suits most of my needs for lighter lenses, but doesn't suit my needs for my heavier lenses.
Mostly, I'm looking for a head that will hold up to the weight of my K 500 4.5 . . . 3300 g, approximately, plus the camera to deal with. I'm considering the Bogen 410 head . . . the geared head. From the specs, it will withstand the weight of the lens, but I haven't seen one in person, and am not likely to, as all the shops around my neck of town are consumer type of shops.
My questions:
1. Does the 410 head allow one to quickly move the lens around, or is it one of those slow dial in types? I'm mostly interested in the lens for shooting the moon with the 500, although I also like to shoot wildlife, so if I could adopt it for dual purposes . . .
2. Does anyone else know of a head that would be suitable for my main purpose? The problem with the 3265 is that it's not rated for this massive of a lens, and when I try and position anything in the viewfinder it slips away when I let it go . . .
Thanks for your input IL Bill
