Re: Tripods
Do to the magic of google ads remembering what you searched for I just got a pointer to a couple of used induro tripod bases from borrow lenses: https://www.borrowlenses.com/product/gear-for-sale/induro_ct113?CID=SM-FB-BL-DPA-USED=IwAR2aEBa6sB4LzqtIo03NZE9ATkVGEeusd8efNkLnOGNAcgUxAS8Sg3Lgaio If mind hadn't been found I'd have been very interested. It seems like a really nice carbon fiber tripod base fro $213. Sharing this for the others that are looking for a decent tripod for a good price. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612824732477/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Fantastic! Jostein Den 15.11.2018 01:32, skrev l...@red4est.com: I just got the best news I've had all week... My tripod was found and has been recovered. I thought I had my contact info on it, I'll need to fix that oversight. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Still, to paraphrase a certain old book "That which was lost now has been found." On 11/15/2018 19:45, P. J. Alling wrote: You do realize that you haven't really saved any money... What you've done is not spent more money. On 11/15/2018 1:18 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Sandy Harris wrote on 11/14/18 9:43 PM: On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 2:27 PM Larry Colen wrote: My tripod has disappeared. I've searched ... ... replacement cost is quite a bit more than I can pretend to afford. Are there any amazing deals on tripod bases or arca-swiss heads? When I'm in Canada, I visit various thrift stores quite often. They routinely have tripods, usually dirt cheap & some are from respectable brands. I've no idea if they'd have what you need, but it might be worth looking. Usually the tripods in thrift stores aren't worth the postage to mail them across town, however, there's always the chance of someone not knowing what they are throwing away. It's definitely worth learning what to look for and keeping your eyes open. In an amazing bit of good luck, mine was turned in to lost and found and has been recovered. Yay! With all the money I saved not having to replace a lost tripod and head, I could buy a really nice ball head or gimbal mount. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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You do realize that you haven't really saved any money... What you've done is not spent more money. On 11/15/2018 1:18 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Sandy Harris wrote on 11/14/18 9:43 PM: On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 2:27 PM Larry Colen wrote: My tripod has disappeared. I've searched ... ... replacement cost is quite a bit more than I can pretend to afford. Are there any amazing deals on tripod bases or arca-swiss heads? When I'm in Canada, I visit various thrift stores quite often. They routinely have tripods, usually dirt cheap & some are from respectable brands. I've no idea if they'd have what you need, but it might be worth looking. Usually the tripods in thrift stores aren't worth the postage to mail them across town, however, there's always the chance of someone not knowing what they are throwing away. It's definitely worth learning what to look for and keeping your eyes open. In an amazing bit of good luck, mine was turned in to lost and found and has been recovered. Yay! With all the money I saved not having to replace a lost tripod and head, I could buy a really nice ball head or gimbal mount. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Larry, Next time you should loose (and then recover) something with a higher price tag, e.g. *-lens, diamonds, etc. so that you'd save much more. That way you could afford buying the newest 645* camera. :) Igor Re: Tripods Larry Colen Wed, 14 Nov 2018 22:20:02 -0800 wrote: ... In an amazing bit of good luck, mine was turned in to lost and found and has been recovered. Yay! With all the money I saved not having to replace a lost tripod and head, I could buy a really nice ball head or gimbal mount. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Sandy Harris wrote on 11/14/18 9:43 PM: On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 2:27 PM Larry Colen wrote: My tripod has disappeared. I've searched ... ... replacement cost is quite a bit more than I can pretend to afford. Are there any amazing deals on tripod bases or arca-swiss heads? When I'm in Canada, I visit various thrift stores quite often. They routinely have tripods, usually dirt cheap & some are from respectable brands. I've no idea if they'd have what you need, but it might be worth looking. Usually the tripods in thrift stores aren't worth the postage to mail them across town, however, there's always the chance of someone not knowing what they are throwing away. It's definitely worth learning what to look for and keeping your eyes open. In an amazing bit of good luck, mine was turned in to lost and found and has been recovered. Yay! With all the money I saved not having to replace a lost tripod and head, I could buy a really nice ball head or gimbal mount. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612824732477/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 2:27 PM Larry Colen wrote: > > My tripod has disappeared. I've searched ... > ... replacement cost is quite a bit more than I can pretend to afford. > Are there any amazing deals on tripod bases or arca-swiss heads? When I'm in Canada, I visit various thrift stores quite often. They routinely have tripods, usually dirt cheap & some are from respectable brands. I've no idea if they'd have what you need, but it might be worth looking. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 11:40:10PM +, Bob W-PDML wrote: > > > > On 13 Nov 2018, at 23:52, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > > > On 14/11/18, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > >> Lucky you. We didn't even have pallets. I had to knit my first one from > >> wood wool. > > > > You had knitting needles!! Oh how I wished for knitting needles. I tried > > for years to knit my pallets into a tripod using toothpicks, except we > > didn't have any toothpicks either > > Luxury! We used to dream about havin' teeth to pick You had dreams? You was lucky! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Great news, Larry! Hooray! I actually don't have any of my tripods (about 3) labeled. ... or any photo equipment for that matter... Igor lrc Wed, 14 Nov 2018 16:33:01 -0800 wrote: I just got the best news I've had all week... My tripod was found and has been recovered. I thought I had my contact info on it, I'll need to fix that oversight. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I just got the best news I've had all week... My tripod was found and has been recovered. I thought I had my contact info on it, I'll need to fix that oversight. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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> On 13 Nov 2018, at 23:52, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 14/11/18, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Lucky you. We didn't even have pallets. I had to knit my first one from >> wood wool. > > You had knitting needles!! Oh how I wished for knitting needles. I tried for > years to knit my pallets into a tripod using toothpicks, except we didn't > have any toothpicks either Luxury! We used to dream about havin' teeth to pick -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Maybe by the time they get to the 1,000-Year Anniversary Edition I'll have been able to save up enough to afford one. On 11/13/2018 18:45, Paul Stenquist wrote: Here you go, Larry. Such a deal! https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1343400-REG/gitzo_gk100t_100_year_anniversary_edition.html Paul On Nov 13, 2018, at 6:15 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 13.11.18 um 23:08 schrieb Mark Roberts: When I was a young man we used to have to carve our own tripod legs out of discarded pallet wood and forge our ball heads from scrap metal scavenged from the rusted out cars abandoned on the street... Lucky you. We didn't even have pallets. I had to knit my first one from wood wool. Ralf -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 11/13/2018 17:08, Mark Roberts wrote: l...@red4est.com wrote: One thing I can always count on this list for is people bragging about how crappy their gear is. When I was a young man we used to have to carve our own tripod legs out of discarded pallet wood and forge our ball heads from scrap metal scavenged from the rusted out cars abandoned on the street... ... and it was uphill both ways! Through waist deep snow!!! -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Wooden theodolite tripods are relatively cheap but weigh close to 20lbs. The old Pentax M42 1000mm f8 came with something like this. http://www.surveysupplyinc.com/seco-birch-hardwood-tripod-dual-locks/ Alan C On 13-Nov-18 10:46 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 13.11.18 um 07:26 schrieb Larry Colen: My tripod has disappeared. I've searched the house and cars several times and can't find it anyplace. I've got a really bad feeling that I set it down and neglected to pick it up when the wave at Perpetua kicked my ass around the block. It was a Manfrotto carbon fiber base with and Induro BH3 ballhead. My house has been declared off limits for Manfrotto tripods, many years ago. They all wobble in the wind when I use them near the North Sea. Their legs bend around the vertical axis of the tripod. I call it the Manfrotto Twist. Get yourself a decent wooden tripod. Something like this: https://www.berlebach.de/?bereich=details=303=english That's the model I've been using for the last 15 years. It lives in the boot of my car all year and I wouldn't want anything else. Ralf --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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We carved our knitting needles out of sabertooth fangs, which was really tough because they were still using them. On November 13, 2018 3:51:47 PM PST, Steve Cottrell wrote: >On 14/11/18, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Lucky you. We didn't even have pallets. I had to knit my first one >from >>wood wool. > >You had knitting needles!! Oh how I wished for knitting needles. I >tried for years to knit my pallets into a tripod using toothpicks, >except we didn't have any toothpicks either > >-- > > >Cheers, > Cotty > > >___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and >|| (O) |Live Broadcast News >-- >_ > > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >follow the directions. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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For that money it should come with one of Bruce's models to carry it around on long hikes. On November 13, 2018 3:45:05 PM PST, Paul Stenquist wrote: >Here you go, Larry. Such a deal! >https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1343400-REG/gitzo_gk100t_100_year_anniversary_edition.html > >Paul > >> On Nov 13, 2018, at 6:15 PM, Ralf R Radermacher >wrote: >> >>> Am 13.11.18 um 23:08 schrieb Mark Roberts: >>> >>> When I was a young man we used to have to carve our own tripod legs >>> out of discarded pallet wood and forge our ball heads from scrap >metal >>> scavenged from the rusted out cars abandoned on the street... >> >> Lucky you. We didn't even have pallets. I had to knit my first one >from wood wool. >> >> Ralf >> >> -- >> Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany >> Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com >> Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf >> Web : http://www.fotoralf.de >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >follow the directions. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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That url doesn’t seem to work. I really would like this but probably don’t need it. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1343400-REG/gitzo_gk100t_100_year_anniversary_edition.html/amp/ Paul > On Nov 13, 2018, at 6:45 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > Here you go, Larry. Such a deal! > https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1343400-REG/gitzo_gk100t_100_year_anniversary_edition.html > > Paul > >>> On Nov 13, 2018, at 6:15 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: >>> >>> Am 13.11.18 um 23:08 schrieb Mark Roberts: >>> >>> When I was a young man we used to have to carve our own tripod legs >>> out of discarded pallet wood and forge our ball heads from scrap metal >>> scavenged from the rusted out cars abandoned on the street... >> >> Lucky you. We didn't even have pallets. I had to knit my first one from wood >> wool. >> >> Ralf >> >> -- >> Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany >> Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com >> Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf >> Web : http://www.fotoralf.de >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 14/11/18, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: >Lucky you. We didn't even have pallets. I had to knit my first one from >wood wool. You had knitting needles!! Oh how I wished for knitting needles. I tried for years to knit my pallets into a tripod using toothpicks, except we didn't have any toothpicks either -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live Broadcast News -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Here you go, Larry. Such a deal! https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1343400-REG/gitzo_gk100t_100_year_anniversary_edition.html Paul > On Nov 13, 2018, at 6:15 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > >> Am 13.11.18 um 23:08 schrieb Mark Roberts: >> >> When I was a young man we used to have to carve our own tripod legs >> out of discarded pallet wood and forge our ball heads from scrap metal >> scavenged from the rusted out cars abandoned on the street... > > Lucky you. We didn't even have pallets. I had to knit my first one from wood > wool. > > Ralf > > -- > Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany > Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com > Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf > Web : http://www.fotoralf.de > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Am 13.11.18 um 23:08 schrieb Mark Roberts: When I was a young man we used to have to carve our own tripod legs out of discarded pallet wood and forge our ball heads from scrap metal scavenged from the rusted out cars abandoned on the street... Lucky you. We didn't even have pallets. I had to knit my first one from wood wool. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Well, I did say relatively inexpensive. On 11/13/2018 3:19 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: There are tripods that are sturdy, light, and inexpensive. Pick any two. :-) Igor P. J. Alling Tue, 13 Nov 2018 10:01:16 -0800 wrote: I'm sorry Larry, I wish I had a good suggestion for you, but I too am in need of a decent tripod. My search for one that is a.) of good quality, that will support the weight of a DSLR and a moderately heavy tele lens b.) light enough that I won't leave it behind, and c.) relatively inexpensive has proved fruitless so far. The closest I've come was visiting the last local full service camera store, and I happened in on a manufactures day. IIRC the Manfrotto rep. had a lightish weight aluminum field/studio unit with a very nice ball head, as a show special for about 1/3 regular price. A great deal but beyond my budget at the time. Haven't seen a deal that good since. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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l...@red4est.com wrote: >One thing I can always count on this list for is people bragging about how >crappy their gear is. When I was a young man we used to have to carve our own tripod legs out of discarded pallet wood and forge our ball heads from scrap metal scavenged from the rusted out cars abandoned on the street... -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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At 10:16 AM 11/13/2018, Bruce Walker wrote: >In my experience, when I remember to bring a tripod I don't end up using it. >When I need a tripod, I forgot to bring it -- it's at home. I carry one stashed under the rear seat in my Explorer. The camera bag comes with me when I go back into the house, but the tripod stays. I have a couple of older, cheaper tripods in the house if I need one indoors. If I need a small tripod the Manfrotto tabletop tripod is always in the bag. I also usually have a monopod in the Explorer. Dale H. Cook, many years as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens or SMC Pentax-A 50mm/f2 lens -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Yeah, I actually own three of them. On November 13, 2018 1:09:08 PM PST, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > >Larry, > >I suspect it is not what you are looking for, - but just in case: >A very sturdy "budget" tripod that I've used for many years is the >original (aluminum!) Tiltall tripod. >They are available on e-bay for various amounts, typically in the range >of >$30-100, but I see one right now at $25: >https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Tiltall-Model-4602-Aluminum-Pro-Tripod/312302563889?epid=101639351=item48b6aef231:g:UzcAAOSwVH5bnpMT:rk:1:pf:0 > >They require some time to set up (not a fast lock mechanism for the >telescoping legs), and your hands would not be the cleanest after >handling that aluminum. But they are capable of holding a DSLR with a >heavy lens. >(Originally, I bought it for ZX-5n with Tokina ATX Pro 28-70/2.6-2.8 >and >with Tamron 70-300, but then used with K7 and K5 with 50-135 and >60-250) > >Reportedly, the later models (titanium?) Tiltall tripods are not as >sturdy. > > but it seems to me that we might have discussed Tiltall's with you >on >some occasion, long time ago. > > >HTH, > >Igor > > > >Larry Colen Mon, 12 Nov 2018 22:27:54 -0800 wrote: > >My tripod has disappeared. I've searched the house and cars several >times >and can't find it anyplace. I've got a really bad feeling that I set it > >down and neglected to pick it up when the wave at Perpetua kicked my >ass >around the block. > > >It was a Manfrotto carbon fiber base with and Induro BH3 ballhead. > > >It was at the low end of the performance I need for my astro >landscapes, >and replacement cost is quite a bit more than I can pretend to afford. >Are >there any amazing deals on tripod bases or arca-swiss heads? > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >follow the directions. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Larry, I suspect it is not what you are looking for, - but just in case: A very sturdy "budget" tripod that I've used for many years is the original (aluminum!) Tiltall tripod. They are available on e-bay for various amounts, typically in the range of $30-100, but I see one right now at $25: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Tiltall-Model-4602-Aluminum-Pro-Tripod/312302563889?epid=101639351=item48b6aef231:g:UzcAAOSwVH5bnpMT:rk:1:pf:0 They require some time to set up (not a fast lock mechanism for the telescoping legs), and your hands would not be the cleanest after handling that aluminum. But they are capable of holding a DSLR with a heavy lens. (Originally, I bought it for ZX-5n with Tokina ATX Pro 28-70/2.6-2.8 and with Tamron 70-300, but then used with K7 and K5 with 50-135 and 60-250) Reportedly, the later models (titanium?) Tiltall tripods are not as sturdy. but it seems to me that we might have discussed Tiltall's with you on some occasion, long time ago. HTH, Igor Larry Colen Mon, 12 Nov 2018 22:27:54 -0800 wrote: My tripod has disappeared. I've searched the house and cars several times and can't find it anyplace. I've got a really bad feeling that I set it down and neglected to pick it up when the wave at Perpetua kicked my ass around the block. It was a Manfrotto carbon fiber base with and Induro BH3 ballhead. It was at the low end of the performance I need for my astro landscapes, and replacement cost is quite a bit more than I can pretend to afford. Are there any amazing deals on tripod bases or arca-swiss heads? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Am 13.11.18 um 07:26 schrieb Larry Colen: My tripod has disappeared. I've searched the house and cars several times and can't find it anyplace. I've got a really bad feeling that I set it down and neglected to pick it up when the wave at Perpetua kicked my ass around the block. It was a Manfrotto carbon fiber base with and Induro BH3 ballhead. My house has been declared off limits for Manfrotto tripods, many years ago. They all wobble in the wind when I use them near the North Sea. Their legs bend around the vertical axis of the tripod. I call it the Manfrotto Twist. Get yourself a decent wooden tripod. Something like this: https://www.berlebach.de/?bereich=details=303=english That's the model I've been using for the last 15 years. It lives in the boot of my car all year and I wouldn't want anything else. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Well, more or less. On 11/13/2018 1:30 PM, John wrote: Hopefully, you at least know where the car is. On 11/13/2018 12:01, P. J. Alling wrote: Well I don't have that problem, my crappy tripod is in the car, of course I have no idea at this point where any of the plates are... On 11/13/2018 10:16 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: In my experience, when I remember to bring a tripod I don't end up using it. When I need a tripod, I forgot to bring it -- it's at home. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 9:57 AM P. J. Alling wrote: I always thought the best tripod is the one you have with you. Unless you left all of the them at home. On 11/13/2018 9:34 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Both provide ample evidence that disproves the notion that the best tripod is the one you left at home. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 3:33 AM Alan C wrote: Touchè Alan C On 13-Nov-18 09:40 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Alan C wrote on 11/12/18 11:36 PM: https://cdn.instructables.com/FIG/IYMW/I0466WB8/FIGIYMWI0466WB8.LARGE.jpg?auto=webp=600 The one I made is sturdier: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157619815658015 -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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There are tripods that are sturdy, light, and inexpensive. Pick any two. :-) Igor P. J. Alling Tue, 13 Nov 2018 10:01:16 -0800 wrote: I'm sorry Larry, I wish I had a good suggestion for you, but I too am in need of a decent tripod. My search for one that is a.) of good quality, that will support the weight of a DSLR and a moderately heavy tele lens b.) light enough that I won't leave it behind, and c.) relatively inexpensive has proved fruitless so far. The closest I've come was visiting the last local full service camera store, and I happened in on a manufactures day. IIRC the Manfrotto rep. had a lightish weight aluminum field/studio unit with a very nice ball head, as a show special for about 1/3 regular price. A great deal but beyond my budget at the time. Haven't seen a deal that good since. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Hopefully, you at least know where the car is. On 11/13/2018 12:01, P. J. Alling wrote: Well I don't have that problem, my crappy tripod is in the car, of course I have no idea at this point where any of the plates are... On 11/13/2018 10:16 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: In my experience, when I remember to bring a tripod I don't end up using it. When I need a tripod, I forgot to bring it -- it's at home. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 9:57 AM P. J. Alling wrote: I always thought the best tripod is the one you have with you. Unless you left all of the them at home. On 11/13/2018 9:34 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Both provide ample evidence that disproves the notion that the best tripod is the one you left at home. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 3:33 AM Alan C wrote: Touchè Alan C On 13-Nov-18 09:40 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Alan C wrote on 11/12/18 11:36 PM: https://cdn.instructables.com/FIG/IYMW/I0466WB8/FIGIYMWI0466WB8.LARGE.jpg?auto=webp=600 The one I made is sturdier: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157619815658015 -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 11/13/2018 01:26, Larry Colen wrote: My tripod has disappeared. I've searched the house and cars several times and can't find it anyplace. I've got a really bad feeling that I set it down and neglected to pick it up when the wave at Perpetua kicked my ass around the block. It was a Manfrotto carbon fiber base with and Induro BH3 ballhead. It was at the low end of the performance I need for my astro landscapes, and replacement cost is quite a bit more than I can pretend to afford. Are there any amazing deals on tripod bases or arca-swiss heads? Any decent comparison charts between different brands and models? If the location is a state park or a national park or ..., it might be worth looking it up on-line to find a contact number and giving them a call to see if they have a lost & found. If it didn't get washed out to sea, it might have been found and turned in. I lost a tripod once at a state park & some kind soul turned it in, so I was able to go back and get it on my next trip. Also, it's a good idea to have a tag of some sort with contact information on your gear. If I found a tripod tagged with a name & phone number, I'd give 'em a call to see about getting it back to them. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I'm sorry Larry, I wish I had a good suggestion for you, but I too am in need of a decent tripod. My search for one that is a.) of good quality, that will support the weight of a DSLR and a moderately heavy tele lens b.) light enough that I won't leave it behind, and c.) relatively inexpensive has proved fruitless so far. The closest I've come was visiting the last local full service camera store, and I happened in on a manufactures day. IIRC the Manfrotto rep. had a lightish weight aluminum field/studio unit with a very nice ball head, as a show special for about 1/3 regular price. A great deal but beyond my budget at the time. Haven't seen a deal that good since. On 11/13/2018 12:23 PM, l...@red4est.com wrote: One thing I can always count on this list for is people bragging about how crappy their gear is. On November 13, 2018 9:01:45 AM PST, "P. J. Alling" wrote: Well I don't have that problem, my crappy tripod is in the car, of course I have no idea at this point where any of the plates are... On 11/13/2018 10:16 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: In my experience, when I remember to bring a tripod I don't end up using it. When I need a tripod, I forgot to bring it -- it's at home. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 9:57 AM P. J. Alling wrote: I always thought the best tripod is the one you have with you. Unless you left all of the them at home. On 11/13/2018 9:34 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Both provide ample evidence that disproves the notion that the best tripod is the one you left at home. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 3:33 AM Alan C wrote: Touchè Alan C On 13-Nov-18 09:40 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Alan C wrote on 11/12/18 11:36 PM: https://cdn.instructables.com/FIG/IYMW/I0466WB8/FIGIYMWI0466WB8.LARGE.jpg?auto=webp=600 The one I made is sturdier: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157619815658015 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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One thing I can always count on this list for is people bragging about how crappy their gear is. On November 13, 2018 9:01:45 AM PST, "P. J. Alling" wrote: >Well I don't have that problem, my crappy tripod is in the car, of >course I have no idea at this point where any of the plates are... > > >On 11/13/2018 10:16 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> In my experience, when I remember to bring a tripod I don't end up >> using it. When I need a tripod, I forgot to bring it -- it's at home. >> >> On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 9:57 AM P. J. Alling > wrote: >>> I always thought the best tripod is the one you have with you. >Unless >>> you left all of the them at home. >>> >>> >>> On 11/13/2018 9:34 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Both provide ample evidence that disproves the notion that the best tripod is the one you left at home. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 3:33 AM Alan C wrote: > Touchè > > Alan C > > > On 13-Nov-18 09:40 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> Alan C wrote on 11/12/18 11:36 PM: >>> >https://cdn.instructables.com/FIG/IYMW/I0466WB8/FIGIYMWI0466WB8.LARGE.jpg?auto=webp=600 >> The one I made is sturdier: >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157619815658015 >> >> >> > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus >software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. >>> -- >>> America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. >>> America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. >>> - P.J. O'Rourke >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. >> >> > >-- >America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. >America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. > - P.J. O'Rourke > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >follow the directions. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Well I don't have that problem, my crappy tripod is in the car, of course I have no idea at this point where any of the plates are... On 11/13/2018 10:16 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: In my experience, when I remember to bring a tripod I don't end up using it. When I need a tripod, I forgot to bring it -- it's at home. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 9:57 AM P. J. Alling wrote: I always thought the best tripod is the one you have with you. Unless you left all of the them at home. On 11/13/2018 9:34 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Both provide ample evidence that disproves the notion that the best tripod is the one you left at home. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 3:33 AM Alan C wrote: Touchè Alan C On 13-Nov-18 09:40 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Alan C wrote on 11/12/18 11:36 PM: https://cdn.instructables.com/FIG/IYMW/I0466WB8/FIGIYMWI0466WB8.LARGE.jpg?auto=webp=600 The one I made is sturdier: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157619815658015 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I solve these problems most of the time by having five tripods, one of which is always in the trunk of my car and another of which fits in most of my camera bags. G > On Nov 13, 2018, at 7:16 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > In my experience, when I remember to bring a tripod I don't end up > using it. When I need a tripod, I forgot to bring it -- it's at home. > >> On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 9:57 AM P. J. Alling >> wrote: >> >> I always thought the best tripod is the one you have with you. Unless >> you left all of the them at home. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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In my experience, when I remember to bring a tripod I don't end up using it. When I need a tripod, I forgot to bring it -- it's at home. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 9:57 AM P. J. Alling wrote: > > I always thought the best tripod is the one you have with you. Unless > you left all of the them at home. > > > On 11/13/2018 9:34 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > Both provide ample evidence that disproves the notion that the best > > tripod is the one you left at home. > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 3:33 AM Alan C wrote: > >> Touchè > >> > >> Alan C > >> > >> > >> On 13-Nov-18 09:40 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > >>> > >>> Alan C wrote on 11/12/18 11:36 PM: > https://cdn.instructables.com/FIG/IYMW/I0466WB8/FIGIYMWI0466WB8.LARGE.jpg?auto=webp=600 > >>> > >>> The one I made is sturdier: > >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157619815658015 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> --- > >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> PDML@pdml.net > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > >> follow the directions. > > > > > > -- > America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. > America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. > - P.J. O'Rourke > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I always thought the best tripod is the one you have with you. Unless you left all of the them at home. On 11/13/2018 9:34 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Both provide ample evidence that disproves the notion that the best tripod is the one you left at home. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 3:33 AM Alan C wrote: Touchè Alan C On 13-Nov-18 09:40 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Alan C wrote on 11/12/18 11:36 PM: https://cdn.instructables.com/FIG/IYMW/I0466WB8/FIGIYMWI0466WB8.LARGE.jpg?auto=webp=600 The one I made is sturdier: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157619815658015 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Both provide ample evidence that disproves the notion that the best tripod is the one you left at home. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 3:33 AM Alan C wrote: > > Touchè > > Alan C > > > On 13-Nov-18 09:40 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > > > Alan C wrote on 11/12/18 11:36 PM: > >> https://cdn.instructables.com/FIG/IYMW/I0466WB8/FIGIYMWI0466WB8.LARGE.jpg?auto=webp=600 > > > > > > The one I made is sturdier: > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157619815658015 > > > > > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Touchè Alan C On 13-Nov-18 09:40 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Alan C wrote on 11/12/18 11:36 PM: https://cdn.instructables.com/FIG/IYMW/I0466WB8/FIGIYMWI0466WB8.LARGE.jpg?auto=webp=600 The one I made is sturdier: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157619815658015 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Alan C wrote on 11/12/18 11:36 PM: https://cdn.instructables.com/FIG/IYMW/I0466WB8/FIGIYMWI0466WB8.LARGE.jpg?auto=webp=600 The one I made is sturdier: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157619815658015 -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612824732477/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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https://cdn.instructables.com/FIG/IYMW/I0466WB8/FIGIYMWI0466WB8.LARGE.jpg?auto=webp=600 Alan C On 13-Nov-18 08:26 AM, Larry Colen wrote: My tripod has disappeared. I've searched the house and cars several times and can't find it anyplace. I've got a really bad feeling that I set it down and neglected to pick it up when the wave at Perpetua kicked my ass around the block. It was a Manfrotto carbon fiber base with and Induro BH3 ballhead. It was at the low end of the performance I need for my astro landscapes, and replacement cost is quite a bit more than I can pretend to afford. Are there any amazing deals on tripod bases or arca-swiss heads? Any decent comparison charts between different brands and models? --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 12:27 AM Larry Colen wrote: > My tripod has disappeared. I've searched the house and cars several > times and can't find it anyplace. I've got a really bad feeling that I > set it down and neglected to pick it up when the wave at Perpetua kicked > my ass around the block. > > It was a Manfrotto carbon fiber base with and Induro BH3 ballhead. > > It was at the low end of the performance I need for my astro landscapes, > and replacement cost is quite a bit more than I can pretend to afford. > Are there any amazing deals on tripod bases or arca-swiss heads? > > Any decent comparison charts between different brands and models? I’m pretty fond of Feisol tripods. They aren’t cheap, but they are pretty good bang for the buck. > > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612824732477/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I thought the Germans were famous ... or was it notorious ... for getting the trains to run on time? I believe that was more often used in reference to the Italians; a suggestion that Mussolini wasn't a total loss, as at least he managed to make the trains run on time (no small feat if what I've seen of the Italian transport system is anything to go by). Over here in the 80s/90s(?) the powers that be made the trains run on time by redefining 'on time'. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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2010/5/6 Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com: On 6 May 2010 10:46, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Stewardess to Cotty: Is that a dirigible in your pocket, sir...? It could be a Good Year for blimps... Mr. Blimps, isn't that the Michelin man? Just in case that's a serious question: No - the actual name of the Michelin Man is Bibendum Stop Falken about. Avon to make a vitty reply to zat, but I don't know vere to shtart. I say Toyo: try! I could try, but I'd have a Veith on my hands. You betta be a good rich BF and stand your ground in it Cheers Ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I thought the Germans were famous ... or was it notorious ... for getting the trains to run on time? I believe that was more often used in reference to the Italians; a suggestion that Mussolini wasn't a total loss, as at least he managed to make the trains run on time (no small feat if what I've seen of the Italian transport system is anything to go by). Over here in the 80s/90s(?) the powers that be made the trains run on time by redefining 'on time'. Not to mention redefining trains railways and give me the money. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Stewardess to Cotty: Is that a dirigible in your pocket, sir...? It could be a Good Year for blimps... Mr. Blimps, isn't that the Michelin man? Just in case that's a serious question: No - the actual name of the Michelin Man is Bibendum Stop Falken about. Avon to make a vitty reply to zat, but I don't know vere to shtart. I say Toyo: try! I could try, but I'd have a Veith on my hands. You betta be a good rich BF and stand your ground in it Time to kill this tread. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Stewardess to Cotty: Is that a dirigible in your pocket, sir...? It could be a Good Year for blimps... Mr. Blimps, isn't that the Michelin man? Just in case that's a serious question: No - the actual name of the Michelin Man is Bibendum Stop Falken about. Avon to make a vitty reply to zat, but I don't know vere to shtart. I say Toyo: try! I could try, but I'd have a Veith on my hands. You betta be a good rich BF and stand your ground in it Time to kill this tread. I'm a schrader you're right. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Stewardess to Cotty: Is that a dirigible in your pocket, sir...? It could be a Good Year for blimps... Mr. Blimps, isn't that the Michelin man? Just in case that's a serious question: No - the actual name of the Michelin Man is Bibendum Stop Falken about. Avon to make a vitty reply to zat, but I don't know vere to shtart. I say Toyo: try! I could try, but I'd have a Veith on my hands. You betta be a good rich BF and stand your ground in it Time to kill this tread. I'm a schrader you're right. You big lug. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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2010/5/6 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: Stewardess to Cotty: Is that a dirigible in your pocket, sir...? It could be a Good Year for blimps... Mr. Blimps, isn't that the Michelin man? Just in case that's a serious question: No - the actual name of the Michelin Man is Bibendum Stop Falken about. Avon to make a vitty reply to zat, but I don't know vere to shtart. I say Toyo: try! I could try, but I'd have a Veith on my hands. You betta be a good rich BF and stand your ground in it Time to kill this tread. I'm a schrader you're right. You big lug. But look at those cute little lugnuts... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Stewardess to Cotty: Is that a dirigible in your pocket, sir...? It could be a Good Year for blimps... Mr. Blimps, isn't that the Michelin man? Just in case that's a serious question: No - the actual name of the Michelin Man is Bibendum Stop Falken about. Avon to make a vitty reply to zat, but I don't know vere to shtart. I say Toyo: try! I could try, but I'd have a Veith on my hands. You betta be a good rich BF and stand your ground in it Time to kill this tread. I'm a schrader you're right. You big lug. Nuts! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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From: Larry Colen On 5/5/2010 12:08 PM, Cotty wrote: On 5/5/10, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed: 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. :-) That would be way cool. With bedrooms. And 1950's hostess outfits for the stewardesses :-) There's a dirigible (I think it's a dirigible, not a blimp) that flies out of Moffett field, though it's mostly for day tours. I've gotten shots of it, but alas, not from it. Maybe, one day when we're all rich (I.e. not spending all our money on glass) we could do a pdml outing in it. http://www.airshipventures.com/ Zeppelin NT - classified as semi-rigid, triangle truss down the center instead of a full rigid frame. The gondola is suspended like a blimp. But it is manufactured by Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH (ZLT) in Friedrichshafen, so it IS a Zeppelin. http://www.zeppelinflug.de/seiten/E/default.htm http://www.myairship.com/database/zeppelin_nt_draw.gif Looks like it seats 11 - 12 and the charter rate might be something like $5,000 per hour. ($475 per seat x 11 seats = $5,225) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 7 May 2010 00:51, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Stewardess to Cotty: Is that a dirigible in your pocket, sir...? It could be a Good Year for blimps... Mr. Blimps, isn't that the Michelin man? Just in case that's a serious question: No - the actual name of the Michelin Man is Bibendum Stop Falken about. Avon to make a vitty reply to zat, but I don't know vere to shtart. I say Toyo: try! I could try, but I'd have a Veith on my hands. You betta be a good rich BF and stand your ground in it Time to kill this tread. I'm a schrader you're right. You big lug. Nuts! I love pun threads, they can be so kleber. regards, Anthony Of what use is lens and light to those who lack in mind and sight (Anon) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Wow, that's impressing. But still, it's a little over 29 hours straight, with 7 transfers; one of them including different train stations, and some transfer windows less than half an hour. With due respect for German punctuality, the probability of missing a departure is pretty high. Flight time between Oslo and London is 1 hour 50 minutes. Add another hour on each side for checkins, luggage and security, and another hour on each side for getting from airport to town, and you still have nearly 24 hours more at your disposal. It's entirely beyond me how people actually enjoy train rides, but that's down to preference. If one has the time, one can choose how to spend it. 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. :-) Jostein 2010/5/5 Bob W p...@web-options.com: Let's see... Oslo - London by train... Route will go through: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, and UK. No central itinerary planner, will have to do it by studying the national railways of at least 5 countries/languages. Deutsche Bahn did it in one: Station/Stop Date Time Platform Products London St. Pancras International Mo, 10.05.10 dep 11:04 EST 9126 EUROSTAR Bruxelles-Midi Eurostar Mo, 10.05.10 arr 14:05 Bruxelles-Midi Eurostar Mo, 10.05.10 dep 14:05 transfer 18 min. Bruxelles-Midi Mo, 10.05.10 arr 14:23 Bruxelles-Midi Mo, 10.05.10 dep 14:28 THA 9433 Thalys Köln Hbf Mo, 10.05.10 arr 16:18 Köln Hbf Mo, 10.05.10 dep 17:48 2 ICE 955 Intercity-Express Berlin Hbf Mo, 10.05.10 arr 22:21 11 D - G Berlin Hbf Mo, 10.05.10 walk 8 min. Berlin Hbf (tief) Mo, 10.05.10 Berlin Hbf (tief) Mo, 10.05.10 dep 23:01 4 EN 210 EuroNight Lund Central Tu, 11.05.10 arr 08:11 Lund Central Tu, 11.05.10 dep 09:22 R 1026 Oeresundzug Göteborg Central Tu, 11.05.10 arr 12:17 Göteborg Central Tu, 11.05.10 dep 12:45 R 394 Regionalzug Oslo S Tu, 11.05.10 arr 16:45 Longest stretch I can book from Oslo is to Gothenburg, Sweden. It costs about as much as a low-fare airline ticket to London, takes 3 hours 50 minutes, and I haven't even traveled _one quarter_ of the way yet. I've done my share of interrailing. The fun is lost on me, I'm afraid. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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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 tripod page) with the standard 1/4 tripod mount threads in all the holes, and all the screw ends of legs and attachments. I use the Leica ball head in my set up, because it allows for an axtra degree of flexibility. (I've mounted Manfrotto RC4 quick-release shoe on the top of all my ball heads.) Is the basic ball necessary in a set up like that? For me, it allows just a bit more height (length on the telescoping leg), by screwing the leg into the head of the bolt through the Basic Ball, which is used for attaching the Basic Ball to the ball head (or camera). I leave the Novoflex Basic Ball and Leica ball head screwed together, with a firm connection, for ease of use. I then screw whatever attachments I want, into the Basic Ball. The only catch is with the Leica ball head: when tightened, it won't drop down to 90 degrees -- it's maybe only 89 degrees. So by adjusting the holes used in the Basic Ball, or the length of the telescoping leg, I can offset the ball head to permit tipping the quick release plate into a vertical plane. On 5 May 2010 04:46, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: You could also buy a single QuadroPod leg from Novoflex, they make several different ones http://www.novoflex.com/en/products/camera-support-systems/quadropod/quadropod-legs/ There is even a telescope hiking stick plus it would have an upgrade path to a full QuadroPod The legs in the quadro pod system are all interchangeable with the Basic Ball (and vice versa). I'd encourage you all to have a look at the downloadable PDF descriptions on the Novoflex web site: they have some excellent ideas -- all beautifully executed. (And no, I don't have shares in Novoflex.) The telescoping hiking stick (which is terrific, by the way), is what I currently use with the Basic Ball. -- i (: -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Yes, it's only a pleasant trip if the journey is part of the pleasure for you and if you give yourself a stress-free time between connections. Or if there is a volcanic ash cloud keeping your plane on the ground. When I was planning my rail trip to Fez I built in some overnight stops in major cities to enjoy their museums, rather than rushing . I don't understand why so many people who were recently stranded by the ash cloud spent money on long-distance taxis when a little thought could have put them on trains, but the reactions of many people on their return to thebosom of their native land was interesting (and bad news for some of us). They were thrilled to have seen so much of the countryside and villages of places like France and Spain which they normally fly over on their way to Costa Del Chipshop that they are thinking of holidaying there in the future. So every volcanic cloud has some sort of lining. Bob Wow, that's impressing. But still, it's a little over 29 hours straight, with 7 transfers; one of them including different train stations, and some transfer windows less than half an hour. With due respect for German punctuality, the probability of missing a departure is pretty high. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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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 departures. Just imagine the view: one step beyond hot air balloon flights -- and they are a whole lot of fun. -- i (: -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Btw, it goes without saying that the FA* 600/4 will stay at home this time. :-) Cotty reckons to have it fully converted by the time you get back. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Maybe the weather service will actually send up a plane to sample the dust this time. It seems that there wasn't enough last time to actually cause any damage, but due to technical problems the plane never left the hanger, and the MET relied entirely on computer models that were apparently wrong. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1268794/Remember-ash-c loud-It-didnt-exist-says-new-evidence.html#ixzz0mF9IjOBS Still it is from the Daily Mail Quite. Planes did leave the ground and sample the cloud, according to sources which don't invent the news to fit their own nasty little agenda. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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2010/5/5 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Btw, it goes without saying that the FA* 600/4 will stay at home this time. :-) Cotty reckons to have it fully converted by the time you get back. Only if he can get here by train. :-) Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: 2010/5/4 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: If I was in Europe, I don't think I'd ever fly. Trains are a lot more fun, and in Europe you can actually get somewhere on 'em. Let's see... Oslo - London by train... Route will go through: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, and UK. No central itinerary planner, will have to do it by studying the national railways of at least 5 countries/languages. Longest stretch I can book from Oslo is to Gothenburg, Sweden. It costs about as much as a low-fare airline ticket to London, takes 3 hours 50 minutes, and I haven't even traveled _one quarter_ of the way yet. I've done my share of interrailing. The fun is lost on me, I'm afraid. I never took you for the jaundiced type. 8-) Have you tried the Deutche Bahn site? http://www.bahn.com/i/view/GBR/en/index.shtml About 28hours from Oslo to London. Infinitely preferable to 4 hours on a plane. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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2010/5/5 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: I never took you for the jaundiced type. 8-) Well I've been known to unload bile in this forum. :-) Have you tried the Deutche Bahn site? Not in the current incarnation, no. What BobW posted was quite impressive, especially since they seem to know more about Scandinavian train schedules than do the local company websites... About 28hours from Oslo to London. Infinitely preferable to 4 hours on a plane. Some nits could be picked on those numbers, but I think we should just agree to disagree here. :-) Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: 2010/5/5 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: I never took you for the jaundiced type. 8-) Well I've been known to unload bile in this forum. :-) Have you tried the Deutche Bahn site? Not in the current incarnation, no. What BobW posted was quite impressive, especially since they seem to know more about Scandinavian train schedules than do the local company websites... I've used it to plan journeys as far as Russia. DB is in the process of picking up some UK train franchises. Today, Europe About 28hours from Oslo to London. Infinitely preferable to 4 hours on a plane. Some nits could be picked on those numbers, but I think we should just agree to disagree here. :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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2010/5/5 Andrea Coffey why@gmail.com: Is the basic ball necessary in a set up like that? [...] I then screw whatever attachments I want, into the Basic Ball. Another strong point, Novoflex accessory arms (ARM/MARM and short -K versions) and their lighting systems such as the ArtLight / FlashArt (same as ArtLight but added flash function via hotshoe generator) and so on... really worth a read. I also keep a FastenR (R-strap screw) screwed into one of the accessory holes of my QuadroPod base at all times. Same can be done with the BasicBall The legs in the quadro pod system are all interchangeable with the Basic Ball (and vice versa). I'd encourage you all to have a look at the downloadable PDF descriptions on the Novoflex web site: they have some excellent ideas -- all beautifully executed. (And no, I don't have shares in Novoflex.) SECONDED - I have lots of their stuff and I am happy with eversy single piece, here's my list in case you want to know more about it AutoDuoFlash Gen2 with detachable generator BalPro T/S tilt/shift bellows with 80/4 Apo Digitar and ProShift+ panorama adaptor Castel-K (FS) and Castel-Q (WTB more) macro rails ClassicBall 3 with Q-Base quick release FlashArt attachment for flash generator, doubles as permanent light source on 6xAAA FlashGriff flash handle Macro/Repro Stand with standard MAWA and slide duplicator insert and MaKlem object holders MacroStand (sold/optioned) MagicStudio 50 set with 2 MagicLights Marm/Arm 5 long 3 short MiniConnect L bracket and 1/4 plate (FS) Panorama=Q and Panorama=Q PRO pano plates UniKlem clamp tripod and 2 UniKlem42 accessory clamps UniMarm one predecessor to item below (sold) QPL-AT1, QPL-2 and QPL-Vertikal quick release plates XX-Halter the current dual flash / accessory carrier but gen 1 w/o QR groove Cheers Ecke The telescoping hiking stick (which is terrific, by the way), is what I currently use with the Basic Ball. -- i (: -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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2010/5/5 Andrea Coffey why@gmail.com: 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 TIA Ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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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 sections, markings at the two joins to indicate extended (total) length (110 to 145 cm, in 5cm steps). Comes with metal pin at foot, and replacement rubber foot (I made the replacement on mine). Wooden threaded knob on top (standard 1/4 tripod female thread, male screw from stick), with comfortably padded (durable) foam grip, and adjustable webbing strap (some 46cm long) for use as walking stick. Made in Germany by Leki. Closed length 665mm, knob ~50mm diameter, removable stiff rubber bump protector at bottom ~53mm diameter. Mass of 290g with rubber foot and bump protector. I bought mine on spec (speculatively), and am very pleased. I've used it as a walking stick, traversing some slippery (sand on stone) slopes, and it enabled secure passage, providing a third point of contact with the ground. Highly recommended. I'm some 178cm tall, and pretty solid, and at no time did I feel as if it was ever going to fail. I did ensure the two extension joints were firmly screwed at my desired length (different for ascending and descending slopes). For use as a monopod, it has the standard 1/4 tripod screw exposed by unscrewing the wooden knob. Length to start of screw (closest to the ground) is 143cm, centre of viewfinder of Pentax K-7 is 167cm above ground, using walking stick, Basic Ball, Leica ball head, Manfrotto RC4 shoe and RC4 plate on base of camera. In other words, sufficiently long for me. -- i (: -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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2010/5/5 Andrea Coffey why@gmail.com: 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 sections, markings at the two joins to indicate extended (total) length (110 to 145 cm, in 5cm steps). Comes with metal pin at foot, and replacement rubber foot (I made the replacement on mine). Wooden threaded knob on top (standard 1/4 tripod female thread, male screw from stick), with comfortably padded (durable) foam grip, and adjustable webbing strap (some 46cm long) for use as walking stick. Made in Germany by Leki. Closed length 665mm, knob ~50mm diameter, removable stiff rubber bump protector at bottom ~53mm diameter. Mass of 290g with rubber foot and bump protector. I bought mine on spec (speculatively), and am very pleased. I've used it as a walking stick, traversing some slippery (sand on stone) slopes, and it enabled secure passage, providing a third point of contact with the ground. Highly recommended. I'm some 178cm tall, and pretty solid, and at no time did I feel as if it was ever going to fail. I did ensure the two extension joints were firmly screwed at my desired length (different for ascending and descending slopes). For use as a monopod, it has the standard 1/4 tripod screw exposed by unscrewing the wooden knob. Length to start of screw (closest to the ground) is 143cm, centre of viewfinder of Pentax K-7 is 167cm above ground, using walking stick, Basic Ball, Leica ball head, Manfrotto RC4 shoe and RC4 plate on base of camera. In other words, sufficiently long for me. Sounds great, thank you Andrea! Looks like more funds flowing their way once they can be spared =) Ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 5/5/2010 3:40 AM, Bob W wrote:
Maybe the weather service will actually send up a plane to
sample the dust this time. It seems that there wasn't enough
last time to actually cause any damage, but due to technical
problems the plane never left the hanger, and the MET relied
entirely on computer models that were apparently wrong.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1268794/Remember-ash-c
loud-It-didnt-exist-says-new-evidence.html#ixzz0mF9IjOBS
Still it is from the Daily Mail
Quite. Planes did leave the ground and sample the cloud, according to
sources which don't invent the news to fit their own nasty little agenda.
Bob
I've do a little research, and it appears that no matter what the
Mail's agenda, there was little enough reason for a blankett ban air
travel. Plenty of blame to go around.
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On Wed, May 05, 2010 at 09:58:58AM -0400, P. J. Alling scripsit: I've do a little research, and it appears that no matter what the Mail's agenda, there was little enough reason for a blankett ban air travel. Plenty of blame to go around. Sure there is. The ash is not evenly distributed. The ash is not predictably distributed. There's, oh, one chance in a hundred thousand of an emergency and some lesser chance of a crash if an aircraft flies through the ash cloud, and because it's not a nice neat plume it's difficult to route around. (It could well be worse than that; there isn't a large body of statistical data on flying wide-body jet aircraft through ash plumes because on those few occasions when it has been done it has gone extremely wrong.) There's between 22 and 25 thousand air movements in the affected area of Western Europe every day. So one chance in 5 some flight has an emergency, every day. Four chances in five that you'll get one in a week. Do that for two weeks and the odds of a crash get peskily close to certain. Despite which, many of the flights wouldn't have been affected at all. It's just that the one that *did* get the total engine out and crash would have been correctly describable as completely predictable. -- Graydon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 5/5/2010 10:17 AM, Graydon wrote:
On Wed, May 05, 2010 at 09:58:58AM -0400, P. J. Alling scripsit:
I've do a little research, and it appears that no matter what the
Mail's agenda, there was little enough reason for a blankett ban
air travel. Plenty of blame to go around.
Sure there is.
The ash is not evenly distributed. The ash is not predictably
distributed. There's, oh, one chance in a hundred thousand of an
emergency and some lesser chance of a crash if an aircraft flies through
the ash cloud, and because it's not a nice neat plume it's difficult to
route around. (It could well be worse than that; there isn't a large
body of statistical data on flying wide-body jet aircraft through ash
plumes because on those few occasions when it has been done it has gone
extremely wrong.)
There's between 22 and 25 thousand air movements in the affected area
of Western Europe every day. So one chance in 5 some flight has an
emergency, every day. Four chances in five that you'll get one in a
week. Do that for two weeks and the odds of a crash get peskily close
to certain.
Despite which, many of the flights wouldn't have been affected at all.
It's just that the one that *did* get the total engine out and crash
would have been correctly describable as completely predictable.
-- Graydon
WTF? The US didn't blanket ban air travel after Mount St Helens, there
was no continent wide ban and no air crashes. Yes, there were several
planes that made emergency landings from engine damage but they were in
the air in the area of the volcano when the eruption occured. Most
delays were caused by ripple effects from places actually effected by
the plume, and actual air sampling gave a very good idea of where the
problems areas lay.
If the US and Canada had taken the same tack as Europe not a plane would
have flown in North America from Mexico to the Arctic Circle, for the
duration of the several eruptions that took place. That didn't happen.
Flights were canceled only where they were at risk.
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On Wed, May 05, 2010 at 11:29:36AM -0400, P. J. Alling scripsit: On 5/5/2010 10:17 AM, Graydon wrote: On Wed, May 05, 2010 at 09:58:58AM -0400, P. J. Alling scripsit: I've do a little research, and it appears that no matter what the Mail's agenda, there was little enough reason for a blankett ban air travel. Plenty of blame to go around. Sure there is. The ash is not evenly distributed. The ash is not predictably distributed. There's, oh, one chance in a hundred thousand of an emergency and some lesser chance of a crash if an aircraft flies through the ash cloud, and because it's not a nice neat plume it's difficult to route around. (It could well be worse than that; there isn't a large body of statistical data on flying wide-body jet aircraft through ash plumes because on those few occasions when it has been done it has gone extremely wrong.) There's between 22 and 25 thousand air movements in the affected area of Western Europe every day. So one chance in 5 some flight has an emergency, every day. Four chances in five that you'll get one in a week. Do that for two weeks and the odds of a crash get peskily close to certain. Despite which, many of the flights wouldn't have been affected at all. It's just that the one that *did* get the total engine out and crash would have been correctly describable as completely predictable. WTF? The US didn't blanket ban air travel after Mount St Helens, there was no continent wide ban and no air crashes. Yes, there were several planes that made emergency landings from engine damage but they were in the air in the area of the volcano when the eruption occured. Most delays were caused by ripple effects from places actually effected by the plume, and actual air sampling gave a very good idea of where the problems areas lay. St. Helens wasn't the same sort of eruption; St. Helens blew off the top third of the existing cinder cone and scattered that through the atmosphere, it wasn't producing large quantities of ash in the eruption, and the majority of the fine ejecta wound up very high due to the explosive nature of the eruption. (the less fine ejecta came back down.) This particular Icelandic volcano melted its way up through a glacier; volcanic ash is just lava that has cooled into fine sizes -- think powdered glass -- and going up through cold water produces a lot of ash that doesn't go extremely high. So there's lots of ash and it gets up to levels where the jet streams can grab it and spread it around, which are levels where air travel happens. If the US and Canada had taken the same tack as Europe not a plane would have flown in North America from Mexico to the Arctic Circle, for the duration of the several eruptions that took place. That didn't happen. Flights were canceled only where they were at risk. Which is just what happened this time, too. It's just that this particular volcano provided more risk. The US and Canada have been extremely careful about routing air travel around some Alaskan volcano plumes, for example; we've just been fortunate that the ash plume is mostly in places where it can be routed around. (And the consequences of not routing around were discovered to be all four engines out and 747s don't glide so well...) -- Graydon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Mt St Helens was a single eruptive event, lasting a few hours at most. The Icelandic eruption has lasted for many days weeks?) spewing enormous amounts of particulates into the atmosphere far above Mt St Helens. Why don't you let the pros do their job instead of amateurish jabbing? From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Tripods that fit in carry on Message-ID: 4be18ee0.5030...@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed WTF? The US didn't blanket ban air travel after Mount St Helens, there was no continent wide ban and no air crashes. Yes, there were several planes that made emergency landings from engine damage but they were in the air in the area of the volcano when the eruption occured. Most delays were caused by ripple effects from places actually effected by the plume, and actual air sampling gave a very good idea of where the problems areas lay. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 5/5/2010 12:15 PM, Jerry in Arizona wrote:
Mt St Helens was a single eruptive event, lasting a few hours at most. The
Icelandic eruption has lasted for many days weeks?) spewing enormous amounts of
particulates into the atmosphere far above Mt St Helens. Why don't you let the
pros do their job instead of amateurish jabbing?
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WTF? The US didn't blanket ban air travel after Mount St Helens, there
was no continent wide ban and no air crashes. Yes, there were several
planes that made emergency landings from engine damage but they were in
the air in the area of the volcano when the eruption occured. Most
delays were caused by ripple effects from places actually effected by
the plume, and actual air sampling gave a very good idea of where the
problems areas lay.
The ash event lasted several days, with ash accumulations of up to 1/2
and inch as far away as Colorado.
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On 5/5/2010 12:15 PM, Jerry in Arizona wrote:
Mt St Helens was a single eruptive event, lasting a few hours at most. The
Icelandic eruption has lasted for many days weeks?) spewing enormous amounts of
particulates into the atmosphere far above Mt St Helens. Why don't you let the
pros do their job instead of amateurish jabbing?
What Pros, the one's that are now saying that the European governments
over reacted? Costing billions, (US billions not British), of Euros of
losses and inconvenience to millions of people? Those Pros?
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WTF? The US didn't blanket ban air travel after Mount St Helens, there
was no continent wide ban and no air crashes. Yes, there were several
planes that made emergency landings from engine damage but they were in
the air in the area of the volcano when the eruption occured. Most
delays were caused by ripple effects from places actually effected by
the plume, and actual air sampling gave a very good idea of where the
problems areas lay.
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They are carbon fibre, mainly black with Novoflex blue highlights, 3 sections, markings at the two joins to indicate extended (total) length (110 to 145 cm, in 5cm steps). Comes with metal pin at foot, and replacement rubber foot (I made the replacement on mine). Wooden threaded knob on top (standard 1/4 tripod female thread, male screw from stick), with comfortably padded (durable) foam grip, and adjustable webbing strap (some 46cm long) for use as walking stick. Made in Germany by Leki. Closed length 665mm, knob ~50mm diameter, removable stiff rubber bump protector at bottom ~53mm diameter. Mass of 290g with rubber foot and bump protector. I bought mine on spec (speculatively), and am very pleased. I've used it as a walking stick, traversing some slippery (sand on stone) slopes, and it enabled secure passage, providing a third point of contact with the ground. Highly recommended. I'm some 178cm tall, and pretty solid, and at no time did I feel as if it was ever going to fail. I did ensure the two extension joints were firmly screwed at my desired length (different for ascending and descending slopes). For use as a monopod, it has the standard 1/4 tripod screw exposed by unscrewing the wooden knob. Length to start of screw (closest to the ground) is 143cm, centre of viewfinder of Pentax K-7 is 167cm above ground, using walking stick, Basic Ball, Leica ball head, Manfrotto RC4 shoe and RC4 plate on base of camera. In other words, sufficiently long for me. Thanks - I might take on of those on my hike in France in June. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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[...] I've used it to plan journeys as far as Russia. DB is in the process of picking up some UK train franchises. Today, Europe Sharp intake of breath as Mike gets close to the thing that modern, liberal-minded, PC non-Clarksons don't mention. I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 5/5/10, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed: 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. :-) That would be way cool. With bedrooms. And 1950's hostess outfits for the stewardesses :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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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. :-) That would be way cool. With bedrooms. And 1950's hostess outfits for the stewardesses :-) To hell with the stewardesses - I want one! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 5/5/2010 12:08 PM, Cotty wrote: On 5/5/10, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed: 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. :-) That would be way cool. With bedrooms. And 1950's hostess outfits for the stewardesses :-) There's a dirigible (I think it's a dirigible, not a blimp) that flies out of Moffett field, though it's mostly for day tours. I've gotten shots of it, but alas, not from it. Maybe, one day when we're all rich (I.e. not spending all our money on glass) we could do a pdml outing in it. http://www.airshipventures.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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From: 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 departures. Just imagine the view: one step beyond hot air balloon flights -- and they are a whole lot of fun. Lufthansa used to, semi-regular ... seems to me it was more like cruise ships sort of in thrall to the tides in the air. Maybe they will again some day. Or maybe bring back the old giant Empire flying boats. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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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. :-) That would be way cool. With bedrooms. And 1950's hostess outfits for the stewardesses :-) Stewardess to Cotty: Is that a dirigible in your pocket, sir...? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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From: AlunFoto Wow, that's impressing. But still, it's a little over 29 hours straight, with 7 transfers; one of them including different train stations, and some transfer windows less than half an hour. With due respect for German punctuality, the probability of missing a departure is pretty high. I thought the Germans were famous ... or was it notorious ... for getting the trains to run on time? Flight time between Oslo and London is 1 hour 50 minutes. Add another hour on each side for checkins, luggage and security, and another hour on each side for getting from airport to town, and you still have nearly 24 hours more at your disposal. It's entirely beyond me how people actually enjoy train rides, but that's down to preference. If one has the time, one can choose how to spend it. 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. :-) My mom told me of growing up in Detroit; that my grandfather woke all the kids up one night to go outside and see the Graf Zeppelin pass overhead. That may have been on the Los Angeles to Lakehurst leg of the 1929 Round-the-World flight. If so, it apparently passed over the city again in 1933. Possibly of interest to the list, on that trip, the Graf Zeppelin flew over the 1933 Chicago Worlds Fair. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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My mom told me of growing up in Detroit; that my grandfather woke all the kids up one night to go outside and see the Graf Zeppelin pass overhead. That may have been on the Los Angeles to Lakehurst leg of the 1929 Round-the-World flight. If so, it apparently passed over the city again in 1933. Possibly of interest to the list, on that trip, the Graf Zeppelin flew over the 1933 Chicago Worlds Fair. Zeppelins dropped some bombs on Greenwich in WWI. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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2010/5/5 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: From: AlunFoto I thought the Germans were famous ... or was it notorious ... for getting the trains to run on time? There is apparently some global rule concerning train schedules that Germany is the proverbial exception to. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Btw, it goes without saying that the FA* 600/4 will stay at home this time. :-) On 5/5/10, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: Cotty reckons to have it fully converted by the time you get back. I reckon the best mount for that beast would be one of these: http://www.svdaydreamer.com/images/D8_OB1.jpg -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Stewardess to Cotty: Is that a dirigible in your pocket, sir...? It could be a Good Year for blimps... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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2010/5/6 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: Stewardess to Cotty: Is that a dirigible in your pocket, sir...? It could be a Good Year for blimps... Mr. Blimps, isn't that the Michelin man? Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Stewardess to Cotty: Is that a dirigible in your pocket, sir...? It could be a Good Year for blimps... Mr. Blimps, isn't that the Michelin man? I would have to say yes, in General. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Wed, May 05, 2010 at 04:49:29PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote: I thought the Germans were famous ... or was it notorious ... for getting the trains to run on time? I believe that was more often used in reference to the Italians; a suggestion that Mussolini wasn't a total loss, as at least he managed to make the trains run on time (no small feat if what I've seen of the Italian transport system is anything to go by). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Thu, May 06, 2010 at 12:35:14AM +0200, AlunFoto wrote: 2010/5/6 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: Stewardess to Cotty: Is that a dirigible in your pocket, sir...? It could be a Good Year for blimps... Mr. Blimps, isn't that the Michelin man? Just in case that's a serious question: No - the actual name of the Michelin Man is Bibendum -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Stewardess to Cotty: Is that a dirigible in your pocket, sir...? It could be a Good Year for blimps... Mr. Blimps, isn't that the Michelin man? Just in case that's a serious question: No - the actual name of the Michelin Man is Bibendum Stop Falken about. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 6 May 2010 10:10, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Stewardess to Cotty: Is that a dirigible in your pocket, sir...? It could be a Good Year for blimps... Mr. Blimps, isn't that the Michelin man? Just in case that's a serious question: No - the actual name of the Michelin Man is Bibendum Stop Falken about. Avon to make a vitty reply to zat, but I don't know vere to shtart. regards, Anthony Of what use is lens and light to those who lack in mind and sight (Anon) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Stewardess to Cotty: Is that a dirigible in your pocket, sir...? It could be a Good Year for blimps... Mr. Blimps, isn't that the Michelin man? Just in case that's a serious question: No - the actual name of the Michelin Man is Bibendum Stop Falken about. Avon to make a vitty reply to zat, but I don't know vere to shtart. I say Toyo: try! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 6 May 2010 10:46, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: Stewardess to Cotty: Is that a dirigible in your pocket, sir...? It could be a Good Year for blimps... Mr. Blimps, isn't that the Michelin man? Just in case that's a serious question: No - the actual name of the Michelin Man is Bibendum Stop Falken about. Avon to make a vitty reply to zat, but I don't know vere to shtart. I say Toyo: try! I could try, but I'd have a Veith on my hands. regards, Anthony Of what use is lens and light to those who lack in mind and sight (Anon) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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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/mac ro-tripods/basicball/ I used a Leica ball head mounted on the Basic Ball. http://en.leica-camera.com/photography/m_system/accessories/tr ipod_accessories/2200.html My objective was light weight, and compactness. I think this combination worked well, and held my K-7 with DA*200/2.8 and 1.4x(L) rock steady. The telescoping rod acted both as a monopod, and as a third leg on the tripod. Just so I'm sure I understand this, 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? Is the basic ball necessary in a set up like that? Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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He's an important part of a very exclusive pdml sub-committee: http://homepage.mac.com/godders/well-hung-4740.jpg B Hey, when I shook his hand, it enveloped my hand all the way up to the wrist watch. And he scarfed a double expresso in one gulp. He's BIG. Jeffery On May 3, 2010, at 6:30 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On 5/3/2010 3:44 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: Good God! Godfrey's on the Pentax list! Godfrey, I thought you had switched to anothermount. Didn't you become a 4/3rds person? I'm a newbie on this list. Godfrey could lose a little weight, but I don't think he quite qualifies as 4/3 of a person. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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2010/5/3 Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com: Can I ask a silly question? I will anyway, why exactly does it need to fit in your carry on? Is that all you intend to take? Why I ask is that I always pack my tripod (carbon Manfrotto) in at the bottom of my check-in luggage and have never had a problem. For just a couple of days it's worth the effort to fit everything into carryon, imo. Especially for multi-flight itineraries. I'll be bringing carryon only if I can help it. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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2010/5/4 Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com: I've been on here since 2004ish, Jeffery. It's just ridiculous enough that I'm loathe to unsubscribe... A. Love you too, Godfrey! :-) Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 04/05/2010, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: For just a couple of days it's worth the effort to fit everything into carryon, imo. Especially for multi-flight itineraries. I'll be bringing carryon only if I can help it. You have to excuse Aussies, we don't go anywhere o/s for a couple of days, it's an event. I wouldn't exit Oz for under 3 weeks, it's just not worth the travel time of expense ;-( -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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