Thank you everyone for your info and opinions. I'm quickly narrowing down the possible choices, somewhat limited by what's actually carried locally here.
My plan so far is to get a head -- likely the Acratech -- first, and use it with my existing legs which are supposed to support 15 pounds. (Though that's probably overly optimistic, as Godfrey suggests.) Thanks, again! On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 7:19 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. :) > > Thanks! > > -- > -bmw -- -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.
