I have, on occasion, come up with what might generously be described as a solution in search of a problem. Every so often, I luck out and find the problem.
A while back I came up with the theory that it would be possible to build a sturdy tripod base for under $50, if one wasn't too worried about details like weight. It turns out that with an airtool manifold, some plumbing bits, a chunk of aluminum and a drill and a couple of taps, you can: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157619815658015/ My big dumb tripod has been sitting around for a while. Tonight, I realized that it would be just about perfect to set up with my bigma, aimed out my living room window at the bird feeder. Unfortunately, the head on it isn't so wonderful. It's off a $60 vivitar tripod I picked up some years back and is neither particularly sturdy, nor particularly easy to use. I think I see a trip to San Jose Camera in my near future to pick up a Manfrotto ball head. -- The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post the wrong answer. Larry Colen [email protected] http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
