Cool, but you forgot the links On May 18, 2022 7:48:49 AM PDT, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: >> On May 17, 2022, at 4:03 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On May 17, 2022, at 12:57 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> On May 17, 2022, at 10:09 AM, Toine <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Peak Design is an option. For a tripod it's very light, compact and sturdy. >>>> It's head is an annoyance if you don't have PD plates on all your gear. >>>> Some generic arca plates (the square ones) also fit without trouble. If you >>>> remove the protection stops all arca plates fit. >>> >>> I remember that I had looked at Peak Design and not liked it, but didn’t >>> remember why, maybe the non-standard plates was it. >>> >>> Have you used a PD tripod? >> >> Peak Design Travel Tripod — It packs down very small and light, very sturdy, >> holds my Hasselblad 500CM with 150mm lens and digital back very steadily. >> I've also used it with a 600mm mirror telephoto mounted on a FF camera (the >> Leica M-P240, SL, and the APS-C CL models); no problem at all. Arca-Swiss >> type plates. Some very good accessories. >> >> The camera/lens adapter plates are standard Arca-Swiss type … the best in >> the business in my opinion. Nothing non-standard about them. The PD plates >> are nice: thin, compact, strong. There's also accessory to remove the >> standard head and fit a flat plate so you can use any other head you like >> with it as well. >> >> I've been using the carbon version of the PD Travel Tripod since it came out >> (I was a backer on the project). It's now my most-used tripod. And I use a >> tripod a lot. It's not cheap, but it's excellent quality—like most of what I >> buy, I buy quality and use it for a long time. > >Here are a few reference photos of the Peak Design Travel Tripod, in use with >a Polaroid SLR670x by MiNT, to give you an idea of the size, weight, and >elevation capabilities. > >I made an exposure (shown at the end of the set) and scanned it with the >iPhone 11 Pro + Impossible app. Note that the focus plane is on the edge of >the door jamb, not my face … I stepped about 6 inches too close and the lack >of DOF of an SX-70 + 1.5x Teleconverter at close range left the door jamb in >focus and my face slightly blurred. But you can see there's no motion blur >from camera movement on the door jamb… :D > >It's a very handy tripod. I have a couple of the PD Anchors attached to its >case so I can clip one of my PD Leash neckstraps to it when walking. > >G >— >"No matter where you go, there you are." >-- >%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow >the directions. >
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