David, Yup, I meant Wimberly. Two beers and my brain turns to soup.
The man I met the other day said he uses his Sidekick with a 400 f2.8, so it should be adequate for my lens. I can't afford the full size model, nor do I think I need one. But I feel like I'm just putting too much torque on the stem of the ballhead to get a sharp image - every minor jiggle gets magnified many times by the time it gets out to end of the 600. I wonder if something like the Bogen 3420 Telephoto Lens Support, which would redistribute the center of gravity, would be of value. Certainly, it's cheaper than a gimbeled head, and part of the prblem, again, is that the lens mount is so far back on the lens. > -----Original Message----- > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David S. > Sent: July 04, 2002 10:44 PM > > I am thinking that you mean Wimberly Sidekick when you said > Weatherly Sidekick. A person in our area uses the Wimberly > Sidekick with a Canon 500/4.5 (not image stabilized) lens. He > uses it on an Arca-Swiss ball head & Gitzo 1325 carbon fiber > tripod. He uses teleconverters & extension tubes to get higher > magnification of small birds. His images are excellent quality > and he does well in competitions, I do not know if he has a web > site where you could see his photos. > > I use the Wimberly head on a Manfrotto 075 tripod. The Wimberly > head is large but excellent to use. > -- > David S. > Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
