>I did not do scientific testing for this, but I can see the stability >difference through the viewfinder, especially with a 2X converter on the >600.
What head did you use for this? >> I would go a step further & state get the "best" there is. With the money >> investment in a 600, you'd be foolish not to. >I thought about saying that, but do not know what his budget is As I said "After spending the money for the 600, anything less would be foolish" - IMHO Thanks Kenneth Waller -----Original Message----- From: "David S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: With a fluttering heart... Kenneth Waller wrote: >>information that I could find on the web indicates >>that the Wimberly is the best gimball type head to get > > > I checked available resources before I got my gimballed head & back then it > was a toss up as to which to get. > I'd be curious as to what that info was. > I think this issue may be another subjective one. I did not keep URLs on file, but some info was from people who tried both the Wimberly & Kirk heads. Some info may have been subjective, due to the mount orientation, that did at least partially affect my decision. > >>The stability difference between the Manfrotto 075 (which is a fairly heavy >>tripod) >>and the Gitzo 1548 is incredible. > > I'm not familiar with the 075, but did you do any testing to come to this > conclusion? > I did not do scientific testing for this, but I can see the stability difference through the viewfinder, especially with a 2X converter on the 600. Under similar conditions I can use double the exposure time with the Gitzo 1548 then I can with the Manfrotto 075 and have equal image sharpness. > > I would go a step further & state get the "best" there is. With the money > investment in a 600, you'd be foolish not to. > I thought about saying that, but do not know what his budget is. -- David S. Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
