I've always used a ball head. I can see the merits of pan-tilt but I've always found that they are not compact enough for me. Even a huge, heavy ball head is easier to handle than the most compact pan-tilt... In my experience anyway...
Both would work well with a focus rail. Christian On Wednesday 13 February 2002 18:51, you wrote: > Which do users prefer for macro work? I've only used a ballhead, so > don't know how I would take to the other kind. > > Can one mount a macro rail on a pan/tilt head? > > Thanks, > > Joe > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

