Like Doug said. The Kirk smaller ballhead, BH-3, is adequate for K-5 + grip + 300mm lens. If you are regularly going to use a heftier system, go with the BH-1. Buy custom rather tahn generic camera plates if at all possible. RRS and Kirk both make custom plates for K-7 body without grip, which would of course fit the K-5. Kirk part # PZ-134. Their L-brackets are long out of production but still show up on eBay now and then. Neither made a standard or L plate for the K-7/5/5ii with grip: the slide out battery drawer design makes it nigh impossible to add a non-interfering L-grip and the position of the tripod mount adds its own problems.
stan On Sep 30, 2013, at 6:42 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: > I'm a fan of Kirk Enterprises' take on the Arca Swiss system, and like the > screw clamp. I have this set up on all my tripods and would be lost without > it. > > On Sep 30, 2013, at 5:58 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'm finally getting down to shopping for a good tripod head/ball head >> and QR system. >> I've pretty much made up my mind that I'm going to get the Arca-Swiss >> P0, but I'm not wild about their Slidefix system (or getting locked >> into it). I would rather go with something a little more universal >> (like the "classic" Arca Swiss mounts). >> >> I believe that if I get the Arca-Swiss P0 without the Slidefix and >> just the 1/4" stud, then I can put just about anybody's clamp on it. >> >> So I'm looking for a little input from those of you who are using a >> Quick Release system. What do you like, and why? Anybody have any >> opinions on the knock-offs available on eBay, etc.? Also, do you like >> a lever clamp system or the more traditional screw clamp? >> >> Thanks for any input. >> >> -- >> Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. >> >> -- >> 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. -- 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.
