Judging by the wisdom of Mike, Bob and Doug, I need to look elsewhere for the answer I need ;-) But thanks for entertaining me.
Seriously: I think I have found the answer I'm looking for elsewhere, a pretty positive review at a Norwegian board. I just have to check how reliable the source is. When writing the review a year ago he had tested it with a 300/4 plus TC. Tim Typo Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Øsleby Sent: 6. mars 2007 20:10 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
