I guess it all depend on the tools you have on hand at the time...
Sometimes people may try and pan with a ballhead... sometimes I use a
screwdriver for a hammer...
I'm curious (hopefully not insensitively so, as to why we have two one-armed
photographers on this list). It may not be any of my business, but I hope
it wasn't a result of the hobby...
Tom C.
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Anyone using these Manfrotto products?
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 15:39:01 -0800
I don't understand "tracking a subject while focusing manually and
adjusting aperture" when using a tripod. Ball heads are supposed to hold a
camera/lens STILL, not be supports to track motion. If you want a support
for tracking sports and other moving subjects, use a pan head or a
monopod.
I also can't imagine adjusting the aperture at the same time as tracking a
subject and focusing. Why would you ever do that?
For cine/video work, you should use a 3 axis pan head, instead of a ball
head, which is designed to allow horizontal or vertical movement with
improved stability.
Godfrey
On Jan 5, 2006, at 12:15 PM, Bob W 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.
