Re: Any Aussie PDML'ers going to PMA in Melbourne?

2010-05-10 Thread Andrea Coffey
On 8 May 2010 13:01, Tanya Love tanyal...@bigpond.com wrote: It's the 4-6th June, and I'll be there with bells on and sans kids! I've registered for the exhibition part. I'm planning to be there on Friday afternoon. And (I've requested a ticket for) the shark photography talk on Saturday

RE: Geso Fire hall open house

2010-05-09 Thread Andrea Coffey
David, I like IGP4484 -- particularly the rocking back on heels look. c.f. one of my photos, here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thingo/179838241/ IGP4485 - 90 look interesting. On our pumper http://www.flickr.com/photos/thingo/233801091/ we have a nifty thing called a hooligan tool.

Re: Tripods that fit in carry on

2010-05-05 Thread Andrea Coffey
On 4 May 2010 17:28, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: ... presumably the Leica ball head (I already have one of these) would fit on top of the telescope rod to provide a reasonable monopod with the adjustability coming from the ball head? Yes. Novoflex make the Basic Ball (on their macro

Re: Tripods that fit in carry on

2010-05-05 Thread Andrea Coffey
On 5 May 2010 17:25, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: As to slow modes of travel, what would have been totally cool (for me, anyway) was to have a dirigible service with regular departures like trains or planes. :-) Oh yes! Now _that_ will be _real_ travelling. Even with irregular

Re: Tripods that fit in carry on

2010-05-05 Thread Andrea Coffey
On 5 May 2010 21:44, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: The telescoping hiking stick (which is terrific, by the way), is what I currently use with the Basic Ball. Tell me more please, I've been considering one for a while They are carbon fibre, mainly black with Novoflex blue highlights, 3

Re: Tripods that fit in carry on

2010-05-03 Thread Andrea Coffey
I tried a different approach on my last trip: I used the Novoflex Basic Ball tripod, and one (carbon fibre) telescope rod accessory. http://www.novoflex.com/en/products/camera-support-systems/macro-tripods/basicball/ I used a Leica ball head mounted on the Basic Ball.