ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ-> This is The 'SPORRS' Mailing List -> Info File: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/infosporrs.htm -> Note: Remember to include your name in each list post or reply. -> Please delete all unnecessary quoted text from the original message! ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ My Bogen pistol grip does not, slide,flop or flounder. It has a tension adjustment that works just fine. I agree that pistol grips have a bad reputation, particularly the Slik but it is not is a class with the Bogen. I don't own $10,000 worth of camera and lens, more like $2,000.. If I was working with studio or field cameras the weight might be a factor but I don't know many railroad photographers who do. While my pistol grip will rotate 90 degrees like a ball head, the lens and camera become very unweildy. With my Nikon 8008S and 80-200 f2.8 Nikor in a full rotation Kirk bracket and my Bogen grip I have infinite flexibility. When I want to go vertical its a simple thumb screw rotation. I don't have to flop the full weight of camera and lens 90 degrees to get there. Its more like flying an airplane with a stick as opposed to using a two handed yoke.
My original posting was prompted on a photo of Ted Benson in the July issue of Railfan & Railroad. He appears to be using a Bogen tripod, an Arca ball head and a lens with a sturdy tripod collar or perhaps a Kirk collar. Ted is the consumate professional and I don't want to criticize him- I can't- but I really would reccomend that list members who have not yet, or do not have the $300 required for a top of the line ballhead, take a look at the Bogen pistol grip. Its a lot of capability for the money. My mentor, traveling companion and friend, J.Parker Lamb, uses a home made wooden contraption made of 1X4s with a wooden handle and tripod screw, to secure his Nikon 6006 and Nikor 80-200 collarless. With it can shoot rings around the rest of us and our pricey baubles. When he really wants to steady the lens he uses a bean bag under the lens hood. Thanks for the interchange! Bob Macdonald ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ-> SPORRS: 'Serious Photographers Of Railroad Related Subjects' -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/ -> Message © 1998 SPORRS® - All Rights Reserved ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ
