Well, I've had no experience with the 6x7 so listen to Rob and others who do. I find it hard to believe the 3021 legs aren't sturdy enough, however. They have done good service with several other medium format SLRs that were known to be rock'n'rollers.
The Pentax 645, on the other hand, seems shockingly smooth in operation ... no need for mirror lock up at all. G On Dec 14, 2006, at 3:19 PM, Matt Johnson wrote: > I was simply refering to the fact that when i as researching on what > medium format to get i found several people complaining that the > shutter slap on the pentax was horrible and "can" ruin anything slower > than 1/60, I mentioned it a month ago and was assured that a heavy > tripod would do the trick. Photo.net had several people caying what > didn't work, the 3021 was mentioned as not sturdy enough by a few of > them. But few people mentioned what to get, the ones i did see > mentioned seemed to be leaning towards being overkill, ie... gitzos > 1548(i believe thats the right model). > > On 12/14/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I don't know what vibration problem you're referring to here. I've >> used the 3021 and its Carbon Fiber version, the 3444D, with several >> medium format SLRs over the years and had no problems with vibration >> control. The current MagFiber version, the 055 series, is probably a >> better set of legs (lighter, just as strong, even better vibration >> damping) if you can afford the premium price. >> >> Another set of legs I like a lot are the Giottos MT-8160. Very very >> sturdy, very flexible, beautifully made. A bit on the bulky side but >> worth it. >> >> Similarly, I have not had any problems with any heads fitted to the >> 3021 or 3444D legs. I've used several different Arca Swiss, FOBA, >> Kirk Photo, Acratech and Manfrotto heads. My current ones are the >> Manfrotto 468MGRC2 and 322RC2, Kirk Photo BH-1. All work very well. >> >> Godfrey >> >> >> >> On Dec 14, 2006, at 1:27 PM, Matt Johnson wrote: >> >>> I read good things about the really right stuff ball heads, >>> thanks for >>> a the other ball head ideas though. I have seen the 3021 >>> mentioned as >>> a tripod that didnt do anything to help the vibration issue. I also >>> learned that evidently some head and tripod combos aren't friendly >>> towards one another. >>> >> >> >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
