On Tue, 15 May 2001, J�rgen Blomgren wrote:
> I thought that the idea then could be that you can use that head
> both like an ordinary 3-way head and a bit like a ballhead.
> That was the reason behind my question.
You can use it both ways, but if you use it as a ballhead, then you have
to loosen and tighten two knobs instead of one, and you only get movement
in two planes, not three. There are more expensive ballheads that let you
lock motion in individual planes, but I think that's out of your budget,
IIRC.
> Regarding ballheads, people here on the list have said that it is not
> good for macro photography, and as that is one thing I would like to
> test, I hesitate a bit to get one.
My opinion? Try them both. When it comes to tripods and heads, nothing
beats using them in the field to find out your preferences. I did a lot
of research before buying my 141RC (3-way head), but after a few weeks of
using it I found that my shooting style was better suited by a
ballhead. The 141RC sounded good in theory, but I personally found it too
much hassle to move it in multiple planes simultaneously.
chris
> | "There was a point to this story, | \ ____/ / /
> | but it has temporarily escaped the cronicler's mind." | \ \ \/ / /
Isn't that "chronicler's"?
:)
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