I have an old survey tripod in my garage. Wonder how that got there.:-) Dave
On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 9:43 AM, Bob Sullivan<[email protected]> wrote: > Larry, > I picked up an old surveyor's tripod on ebay. > I thought that was heavy until I saw yours! > Does Bawanna travel with bearers? > Regards, Bob S. > > On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 2:23 AM, Brian Walters<[email protected]> wrote: >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
