Pal, I'm on Cave's side. This is anal retentive bullshit. I had a BAAADDDD evening. Grin.
Folks, Pan and tilt will get you to most shots most of the time. There's this SWOOP in photography that urges you to Spend Spend Spend. Resist it on ballheads if you have a good Pan and Tilt.
Lordy lordy lord, Caveman just got done arguing and now I have to do it.
I'm weak. Help me, Lord.
P�l Jensen wrote:
Lon wrote:
At a given price point, pan-tilt is usually a better value. More precise, locks down better, steadier. Unless you know you need a ballhead (which are easier to use when recomposition is frequent), stick with a pan-tilt. This amounts to conventional wisdom as I understand it, and my experience (3 pan-tilt and 3 ballheads) confirms it.
REPLY:
True, in principle a pan/tilt head is sturdier than a ball head, all things equal (a shaky pan/tilt head is of course worse than a steady ball head). However, when weight enters the equation this doesn't hold up as real steady, lightweight pan/tilt heads doesn't exist to my knowledge whereas steady lightweight ball heads do.
P�l
