Bob, I found the same problem of not having enough arms. Have an acquaintance who raved about his 222, and when I learned that he uses it only on his mono-pod, I understood why.
Jack --- Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a grip action ball head. It was the first head I bought for my > first > Mannfrotto. However, I soon abandoned it in favour of a conventional > ball > head because to use the 222 properly you need 3 arms. I am short of > that to > the tune of 1 arm. Using the grip action thing you cannot > simultaneously > track a subject and either focus manually or use the aperture ring > while > keeping your finger on the shutter release. Possibly it works well > with AF > cameras and lenses without aperture rings. > > -- > Cheers, > Bob > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 05 January 2006 16:11 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Anyone using these Manfrotto products? > > > > > > The 222 Grip Action Ball Head (pistol grip style) > > > > The 55NAT tripod. > > > > I don't really have a tripod. I have a Manfrotto 28 (similar > > to the 55) that i borrow from work (the one Bill used at GFM > > this past summer)with pan head, and would like to get my own. > > > > Any comments on the above or feel free to stear me into a > > good direction. > > > > Uses would be for the 6x7 (10%) and for the nature weekend > > this June, plus macro. > > > > Can 1 tripod do all three or should i look at a general > > tripods and one for macro. > > > > Head ideas, espesially for macro would be welcome > > > > Dave > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com
