buy a dog with telescopic wooden legs and you solve 2 problems at a stroke.
-- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Tim Øsleby > Sent: 06 March 2007 19:10 > To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' > Subject: Is Feisol 3371 an upgrade? > > My K10D came a few days ago. I'm very happy with it, but I am > expecting a > pretty large sum of money this month, so I feel an enablement coming. > I have been struggling to tame a 500/4,5. I have got > acceptable results, but > I have a feeling that there is more living in this beast. So > I'm thinking > about upgrading my tripod setup, a Velbon CF-630 and the > Manfrotto gimbal > mount. I like the Velbon a lot, but max load is 6kg. Lens > gimbal and camera > weights about 5kg, so I may be a bit too close to max load > with a 500mm > (sometimes I use a TC too). > > My old knees tell me I need something light weight. I haven't > got a sherpa, > and I often carry other stuff too. > So I've been thinking about Feisol CT-3371 (and perhaps a > centre column, > just in case). What do you say? Is it an upgrade or am I > fooling myself? > I know many of you are Gitzo fans, but it is so expensive. > I'm also planning > to buy a new dog, some more stuff... > You get the general picture, I guess. > > > Tim Typo > Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > > > > > > -- > 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
