Well, I know you said you weren't concerned about weight, but bloody hell!!!!
:-)> Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:23 -0700, "Larry Colen" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Accessible with your email software or over the web -- 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.
