Gimbal heads are great, but a decent one is in the $600 range. It's on my wish list.
Paul via phone > On Mar 10, 2017, at 4:18 PM, Stanley Halpin <s...@stans-photography.info> > wrote: > > Have you tried a gimbal mount? > > e.g., > https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/404536-REG/Wimberley_WH_200_Gimbal_Type_Tripod_Head.html > > stan > >> On Mar 10, 2017, at 3:40 PM, Jack Davis <jdavi...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> When the camera/lens weight >> is as heavy as it is with the DFA, >> a tripod is preferable. Hand >> holding, however, allows a much freer sweeping motion to follow the target. >> The longer reach does make it more >> difficult to "find" the bird upon take >> off or as it passes. >> >> J >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Mar 10, 2017, at 9:13 AM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@mac.com> wrote: >>> >>> Nice. The Grackle is very sharp and detailed. Good job on the duck as well. >>> Shooting birds in flight off a tripod is difficult. >>> >>> Paul >>>> On Mar 10, 2017, at 11:30 AM, Jack Davis <jdavi...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> 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 >> PDML@pdml.net >> 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 > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
