Godfrey -- Godfrey DiGiorgi - [email protected] - 408.431.4601 cell > On Aug 17, 2016, at 11:54 AM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> For versatility and strength with precision and light weight, the Acratech >> GP is just amazing .. And not hideously expensive. > > It would be interesting to find out what someone with a collection of Leicas > considers hideously expensive.
Look up "Arca-Swiss C1 Cube", Larry. It's about the same price as one of my cheaper 'hideously expensive' Leica M lenses. The Acratech GP head is about $400, which is about middle of the pack for a professional quality ball head that can handle a pro-grade 500-1000mm lens on 35 or medium-format camera for Macro magnification work, price-wise. Once you move into these areas of endeavor, the cost of equipment that actually works goes way up. Less expensive heads are neither precise nor strong enough to do the job properly. G -- 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.
