Sounds familar.
Kenneth Waller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: Anyone using these Manfrotto products?
I did it a lot when I was shooting wildlife.
I track and pan in different planes and find a ball head much easier and
more convenient to deal with than a pan/tilt head. I replaced the grip
thing
with the Mannfrotto 352RC. On top of it I put an A400/5.6 lens with a 2X
extender attached to an LX.
I then use the tripod to support the weight while viewing and tracking
game.
I adjust focus and aperture with my left hand, which is equipped with a
full
complement of fingers, so I use the thumb and forefinger on the aperture
dial, and the other 3 fingers on the focus dial. For large changes of
focus
of course I use the whole hand.
It may sound complicated, but it's very easy.
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Cheers,
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 05 January 2006 23:39
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Anyone using these Manfrotto products?
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.
