On 27 Mar 2006 at 7:39, Jens Bladt wrote: > Very nice Rob. But isn't this just as expensive as getting a Kaidan Kiwi > head?
It depends, I had a Kaidan Kiwi+ years ago and it was, lets say, inadequate at best, I view it as poor value. It had too much slop and flexure and wasn't at all easy to set to a different setting with accuracy or repeatability, I'd rather spend more money on something that does the job properly. Using the custom bracket and Manfrotto slides I just refer to my little laminated table and I can set the offset for any of my lenses very accurately in seconds. Since it's all based on the Manfrotto QR plates I can just snap the bits together however I need so it's also very flexible and quick to set-up or pull down, it's also very stable. I do still wish to get a dedicated pano unit like the Novoflex Panorama Plate and a Manfrotto levelling base but it works quite well as is. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
