From: David Savage
2009/3/13 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com:
David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote:
Considering that I shoot lots of panoramas the imprecise nature of
ball heads makes levelling the camera a serious PITA.
Hotshoe spirit level? ?Doesn't solve the problem but
On 14/3/09, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed:
While looking for something else, I found Manfrotto makes a leveling
adapter that appears to go between the tripod center column and whatever
head you mount.
http://www.manfrotto.com/Jahia/site/manfrotto/cache/off/pid/2360?
livid=80|81idx=84
Yup, I have one of those. Works pretty well.
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Bruce
Saturday, March 14, 2009, 8:30:19 AM, you wrote:
JS From: David Savage
2009/3/13 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com:
David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote:
Considering that I shoot lots of panoramas the
On Mar 14, 2009, at 2:28 PM, Cotty wrote:
On 14/3/09, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed:
While looking for something else, I found Manfrotto makes a leveling
adapter that appears to go between the tripod center column and
whatever
head you mount.
David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote:
Considering that I shoot lots of panoramas the imprecise nature of
ball heads makes levelling the camera a serious PITA.
Hotshoe spirit level? Doesn't solve the problem but might make remedy somewhat
easier.
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2009/3/13 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com:
David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote:
Considering that I shoot lots of panoramas the imprecise nature of
ball heads makes levelling the camera a serious PITA.
Hotshoe spirit level? Doesn't solve the problem but might make remedy
On Mar 13, 2009, at 03:14 , mike wilson wrote:
David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote:
Considering that I shoot lots of panoramas the imprecise nature of
ball heads makes levelling the camera a serious PITA.
Hotshoe spirit level? Doesn't solve the problem but might make
remedy
G'day all
My Velbon CX540 tripod was originally bought as a stop gap measure, a
gap that has now reached something like 20 years. The tripod is just
passably steady if I use a camera and short zoom (and hang a bag of
rocks off the bottom of it) but it's near useless with a telephoto lens
Brian Walters wrote:
Also, what are the pros and cons of ball heads versus pan heads?
For me it all boils down to speed of (re-)setup. With a ball head
there's only a single control to untighten retighten to allow me to
re-point the lens arbitrarily. With a pan head I found myself
2009/3/12 Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com:
Brian Walters wrote:
Also, what are the pros and cons of ball heads versus pan heads?
For me it all boils down to speed of (re-)setup. With a ball head there's
only a single control to untighten retighten to allow me to re-point the
lens
I don't know about the Slik Pro series, but I purchased a Slik Sprint:
http://www.thkphoto.com/products/slik/slik-ss1.html
I wanted a compact, inexpensive tripod with a ball head and no quick
release plates. I think this cost me about $70us. I like it quite a
bit.
I used it for lots of photos
How I Buy A Tripod:
- First consider what you want the tripod to support. Add the total
weight of camera and lens assembly to find a maximum.
- Consider what kind of head suits your uses best. Ball heads are best
for speed and positioning flexibility. 3D heads are best for
positioning
panos, a Kirk BH-1
for all other photography except 600 - for that I have the Kirk King Cobra
gimbaled head.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
- Original Message -
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi godd...@mac.com
Subject: Re: Looking for a New Tripod
How I Buy A Tripod:
- First
Hey Brian,
I bought a Velbon Sherpa 250R a year or two back - this one:
http://www.digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au/prod3392.htm
I haven't used it alot, but I'm quite happy with the performance its
given me. Mind you, I'm not putting humungous lenses on it, so I
haven't been stressing it out...
On Mar 12, 2009, at 1:06 PM, Ken Waller wrote:
Well done Godfrey.
Thanks!
But I would add, for max stability, don't extend the center column.
Get a tripod that is tall enough.
Absolutely, I should have included that. Both the Manfrotto 3021 and
Feisol CT3442 I have are more than tall
Thanks Godfrey - that will help a lot.
I looked at the Manfrotto 190Pro series. Very nice and would do what I
want. However the cost of even the aluminium version with pan head is
probably more than I can justify - unless I can't find anything suitable
for less money.
Thanks also for the
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