Tim Øsleby wrote: > 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.
Sounds like spring is just around the corner. Good luck with it. Maybe a new set of knees would make more sense. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
