On Dec 15, 2010, at 2:25 PM, Bob W wrote: >>> That's a newer version of the one I've got. Great value for the money >>> at that price. Fine for the FA*80-200/2.8 but not sturdy enough for >>> the 300/2.8. >> >> Hmm. That's one type of lens I would've wanted to use this with. > > I photographed elephants in South Africa using a A 400/5.6 + 2XL supported > by that ball head and the shots were sharp. I didn't tighten the ball head > when I was shooting with a rig like that...
Thanks, Bob. I like Darren's advice, but it's reassuring that this head won't be a total wash out with respect to the ways I'd like to use it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA [email protected] -- 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.

