Heipi travel tripod quick review

[Larry Colen]

I think it was back in November that on impulse I ordered one of the new Heipi 
travel tripods off of kickstarter, it was supposed to show up in January.  It 
showed up last week.  

https://heipivision.com/products/heipi-3-in-1-travel-tripod

A few months earlier I had bought a Lefoto LX-255CT, which I quite like, but 
the Heipi seemed a bit sturdier and the kickstarter price was quite good.  

https://leofotousa.com/products/leofoto-lx-255ct-xb-32-ranger-lightweight-carbon-fiber-tripod-with-ball-head

I haven't had a lot of time to compare them in depth but first impressions are:

They weigh about the same.
Since the Lefoto folds back, it's collapsed length with head is about the same 
as the Heipi legs but the Heipi makes a smaller diameter cylinder.

The nice feature about the Lefoto is that one of the legs will unscrew to be 
used as a monopod.

The nice feature about the Heipi is that the center support can be removed to 
use as a very small tripod. 
The Heipi also has a phone mount built into the head.

The Heipi will extend to taller than the Lefoto, it also seems a lot sturdier.  
I quite like the three legged center column, it seems a lot sturdier extended 
than the standard cylindrical center column.

The head has a pretty large ball, probably twice the diameter of the Lefoto. It 
also has detents every 10 degrees which would make panning for panoramas much 
easier to get the same amount each time, particularly in the dark

The downside of the head is that there are some arca swiss plates that are too 
wide to fit in it. 

Both tripods are carbon fiber, both are nice, I like the Heipi a bit better, if 
it had been available when I bought the Lefoto, I wouldn't have felt a need to 
get the Lefoto.  

If size and weight aren't a concern, then it is fairly straightforward to build 
a solid tripod, but tripods for travel/hiking are always going to be a question 
of which optimization for light, small, sturdy, and cost is right for you on 
whichever day.  There are also questions of personal taste, and a tripod that 
some people will love, others will dislike.  I'm not saying that the Heipi is 
better than other ones, but of the tripods in this category, it's the one I 
like the best so far.  

I do really miss my Benro travel flat, which I have no idea where it went.  In 
many ways it isn't nearly as nice as either the Lefoto or the Heipi, but rather 
than collapsing into a cylinder, it collapsed into a rather flat rectangle that 
was easy to pack into a suitcase, or a camera bag.


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Re: OT: Life Changes

[Stan Halpin]

I asked my nomadic friend for suggestions. Her first response was that you 
could check escapees.com which they use for Mail Drop, etc etc. She provided 
several other links that might be useful and I could forward if you want to 
pursue this…
Stan

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> On Apr 26, 2023, at 10:42 AM, John Sessoms  wrote:
> 
> Is that like living in an RV or converted School Bus?
> 
> I've thought about it a lot and talked to some people who do it, but there 
> are a couple of drawbacks I haven't figured how to overcome ...
> 
> How to arrange my doctor's appointments with the VA (& get my prescriptions) 
> and where I'd register to vote being the biggest.
> 
> And a bunch of other things I rely on are linked to having a fixed abode 
> (like internet access & this email address).
> 
>> On 4/25/2023 10:01 AM, ann sanfedele wrote:
>> That sound drastic!  have you considered a "Nomad land " existence?
>>> On 4/25/2023 9:48 AM, John Sessoms wrote:
>>> I think I've sold my house. I've got a contract, but I won't be certain 
>>> until I actually see the cash in my bank account.
>>> 
>>> Don't know where I'm going. That's also awaiting the cash in the bank 
>>> account.
>>> 
>>> But I have to be out of here on May 10.
>>> 
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I’ve been thinking…

[Stan Halpin]

After the hiatus of 18+ months in our travels due to the pandemic and 
associated shut downs, punctuated by a flooded house, a rental house destroyed 
by a falling tree, and then the death of my brother last November I have been 
thinking deep thoughts. 
Relevant to this group in particular is I have been  wondering why I have so 
much stuff. My brother’s passing and the time and effort I’ve put into helping 
my sister-in-law deal with his accumulation of (mostly Pentax) photo gear, 
slides, prints, negatives (many going back to my father’s K-32 slides from the 
early 50s, my Grandmother’s Kodak camera shots in the early 1920s and studio 
family shots before that) etc. have convinced me that I need to clean out a few 
closets. 

I have long trips coming up in June and August; in September and through the 
fall I will be giving/selling/auctioning much of my seldom used gear. The 
*ist-D might stay as a curio item on the shelf, but the ME-Super, K-01, K-5, 
WG-60, Q-S1, K-3ii will go. I will probably keep one K-1 and one 645Z, but may 
decide to keep just two FF or MF bodies and ditch the other system totally. 
Plus assorted lenses, even for the system I retain. Yes, the 15-30, 24-70, 
70-200 are a great set, but I am just not likely to ever carry them with me on 
anything but a road trip, and I don’t see many road trips in my future. We’ll, 
maybe to Grandfather Mountain…
Anyway, don’t be surprised to see flashes of lightening and  clouds of dark 
smoke from this direction as the gears turn as I try to decide what to keep and 
what to let go.

Stan

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PESO: One More Tree #3

[Daniel J. Matyola]

This is the third in my series of images fitting the May PUG theme of "One
Tree."

I found this tree while exploring the gardens of Birr Castle Demesne in
County Offaly, Ireland.  The demesne includes not only an impressive
ancient castle surrounded by beautiful gardens, but also a Science Center
that features what was for many years the largest telescope in the world.

I was leaning against this gumtree for support while photographing the
gardens, when I noticed the unique texture and color of its bark.  I
submitted it to the Pentax Photo Gallery, and, to my surprise, it was
selected as the image of the day.  It has always been one of my favorite
images:

http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2023/4/30/bark

K-r, DA 28-80 mm zoom
Comments, criticisms, questions, and suggestions are invited and
appreciated.

Dan Matyola
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Re: One more one more tree

[Daniel J. Matyola]

I really like that image, Stan!  Great color, composition, and "texture."

In a funny way, it reminds me of the infamous Monty Python dead parrot
sketch.  It looks like an ex-tree.



Dan Matyola
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On Sun, Apr 30, 2023 at 2:53 PM Stanley Halpin 
wrote:

> I have many trees in my catalog! I did chose one for the May PUG, this one
> linked below was tempting but ultimately not chosen…
>
> https://zenfolio.page.link/rbP3B  >
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One more one more tree

[Stanley Halpin]

I have many trees in my catalog! I did chose one for the May PUG, this one 
linked below was tempting but ultimately not chosen…

https://zenfolio.page.link/rbP3B 

Stan
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Re: GESO some birds and LR DeNoise AI

[Henk Terhell]

Nice pictures, in particular the lepelaar.
It looks to me that LR Denoise AI does a pretty good job here.

I have installed LR classic now.
Without heavy cropping I usually don't have to deal with noise on my APSC
and FF pictures.
However I tried last week new LR denoise successfully on some ISO 3200 K-1
pictures taken at a concert where the background was completely black.

Henk

Op zo 30 apr 2023 om 12:04 schreef Toine :

> Two birds shot with the Nikon Coolpix P950 (first one) and Lumix G9 / Leica
> 100-400.
> You need to click on the zoom button to see the difference.
> - Lightroom fails on the P950 shots and wins on the G9 shot.
> - PhotoAI creates halos and artefacts on the G9 raw files and with the P950
> superzoom it results in a new camera :) The out of camera raw of the P950
> is very noisy and at full zoom soft.
>
> https://www.repiuk.nl/projects/GESO/LR-DeNoise-or-PhotoAI/
>
> I tried the new Lightroom DeNoise AI
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Re: GESO some birds and LR DeNoise AI

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Very nice bird portraits!

Dan Matyola
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On Sun, Apr 30, 2023 at 6:04 AM Toine  wrote:

> Two birds shot with the Nikon Coolpix P950 (first one) and Lumix G9 / Leica
> 100-400.
> You need to click on the zoom button to see the difference.
> - Lightroom fails on the P950 shots and wins on the G9 shot.
> - PhotoAI creates halos and artefacts on the G9 raw files and with the P950
> superzoom it results in a new camera :) The out of camera raw of the P950
> is very noisy and at full zoom soft.
>
> https://www.repiuk.nl/projects/GESO/LR-DeNoise-or-PhotoAI/
>
> I tried the new Lightroom DeNoise AI
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GESO some birds and LR DeNoise AI

[Toine]

Two birds shot with the Nikon Coolpix P950 (first one) and Lumix G9 / Leica
100-400.
You need to click on the zoom button to see the difference.
- Lightroom fails on the P950 shots and wins on the G9 shot.
- PhotoAI creates halos and artefacts on the G9 raw files and with the P950
superzoom it results in a new camera :) The out of camera raw of the P950
is very noisy and at full zoom soft.

https://www.repiuk.nl/projects/GESO/LR-DeNoise-or-PhotoAI/

I tried the new Lightroom DeNoise AI
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