Jan, The 405 looks neat. Any idea on price? Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan van Wijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 3:35 AM Subject: Re: Manfrotto 055 & 136
> On Wed, 10 Jul 2002 11:27:30 +1000, Rob Studdert wrote: > > > > >I'd keep it, too much hassle to sell/swap and still quite useful. You might > >consider a Proball 308RC head, it's a good match for the 055 and is good for up > >to a 4kg load. > > > >> PS: I love the quick release. > > > >The 168/268 ball heads also have the hex QR, all the newer ones are have the > >rectangular plate (which is pretty good). > > I got the new 405 head a fews weeks ago, and that has the big rectangular plate too. > > I must say this is one marvel to use for macro and landscapes! > > It is a geared head, positioned between the junior 400 and the heavy 410 heads, > that will carry upto 7 kg (15 lbs) and weighs 1.6 kg (3.5 lbs). > > The really neat think about it is the ease of adjusting it, each of the three axes have > a 'quick' adjust and a 'fine' adjust and there are three spirit levels too. > > I used it last weekend to shoot some flower close-ups near 1:1 and > was delighted with the ease of composition with this head. > > Regards, JvW > > PS: > I don't think it is on the Manfrotto homepage yet, but you can see it with the 67II ot top at: > > http://www.dfsee.com/gallery/p67iilf.htm > > It shows the new rectangular QR plate too ... > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery > - > 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 . - 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 .
