On 9/8/2019 20:42:09, Dale H. Cook wrote:
I have stolen only a little time to work with my long glass for shooting
hummingbirds. During the first try my old Focal tripod (don't laugh! - I have to
do this on the cheap) proved woefully inadequate to handle the load of so much
lens. Results from the first session were, not surprisingly, woeful. Today I had
another try, first with the old Focal, but that try ended when the tripod broke
while I was moving it - it really was overloaded. In the time since the first
try I found another old Focal tripod, but much beefier, at Goodwill, and it was
a significant improvement.
If there's a good independent camera store around, check with them & see if
someone has traded in an old set of Gitzo or Manfrotto tripod legs. I got a
great aluminum Gitzo CHEAP when someone traded it in for a carbon fiber model.
OR ... KEH also sells tripods. A quick perusal turned up a set of
Bogen/Manfrotto 3021 legs for $84 (and other stuff equally discounted).
https://www.keh.com/shop/tripods-bogen-manfrotto-3021-3-sec-chr-26-71-717276.html
https://www.keh.com/shop/manfrotto-808rc4-3-way-tripod-head-231927.html
https://www.keh.com/shop/manfrotto-229-3d-super-pro-head-231953.html
... and up until about 5 minutes ago, they had a:
Pentax 600mm F/4 SMC FA* ED IF K Mount Autofocus Lens {43 Drop-In} Built-In Hood
EX condition With Caps, Case, 43mm Filter Set (Normal, Cloudy, Skylight, UV,
O56, R60, Y48)
Thank you for posting something that made me look at KEH's site at just the
right time today.
Anyone want to buy a Sigma BIGMA 50-500 in PKAF mount?
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