That's great information. Godfrey. Thank you very much!
On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 7:40 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > For loads like that, I use a set of Feisol CT3442 Tournament legs fitted with > an Acratech GP ball head. Legs and head are both rated for 25 lbs and work > really really well with loads of 6 to 10 lbs. It uses Arca-Swiss style > mounting plates and clamps, just about the best things out there for this > purpose. > > I've used this with my (heavy) Leitz Telyt-R 250mm f/4 v1 and 2x Extender-R > fitted to the Leica SL. It's an all up load of about 7 lbs ... Rock steady, > no creep at all. I've also used it with Hasselblad 500CM plus prism finder, > A12 back, and Sonnar 150mm f/4 lens with magnifying diopters for close up > work ... Again, rock steady, no creep, probably quite similar to your 645Z > setup. > > I used to have Manfrotto heads with the RC2 plate system. It's simply not > strong or sturdy enough for serious work where stability and positioning is > critical. Since I moved to this tripod nearly a decade ago and Arca Swiss > type heads and plates, no problems at all. > > (I bought the Feisol legs direct from Taiwan, they're available in the USA > now at retail. Of course, a similar set of Gitzo legs (easily available in > the US too) would interchange for them nicely. Go for legs rated in the 20-25 > lb range ... The ratings are mostly very optimistic.) > > G > >> >> On Aug 11, 2016, at 4:19 PM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I must finally give in. It's clear even to me that my trusty Manfrotto >> 190XPROB tripod with the 486RC2 ballhead simply cannot support a 645Z >> + 90mm lens -- total weight 5.7 lbs / 2.59 kg. I'm trying to do macro >> shots and the damned thing has to be torqued well above the target >> framing then allowed to slip down into final position. Grrr. >> >> It may be that I could just upgrade the ballhead, but I find that the >> quick release plates don't grab as securely as they should. Ie, >> there's slippage and the camera shifts in the mount. >> >> So ... >> >> What tripod + ballhead + qr plate is recommended by the collective >> wisdom of the PDML? >> >> It should fold down to around 2 feet so I can strap it onto my camera >> roller case. It should securely hold at least 6 lbs of camera bits. >> >> I really like the way the 190XPROB lets me mount the camera close to >> the ground -- within 6 inches or so by flipping the center post >> horizontally and spreading the legs out wide -- but I could sacrifice >> that I suppose. >> >> Preferably one that I can buy new, retail, in North America. :) > > -- > 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. -- -bmw -- 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.
