On 09/05/07, Feroze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for your comments, I have to weight the amount invested in any > piece of equipment against what I'm getting out of it. > I've got to factor in the cost of the tripod as well as shipping (these > 2 items to South Africa is $90 shipping), I'd probably a few good years > service from the head, write it off over 3 years and replace it if needed.
I would be surprised if you didn't get more than three years out of it, the only thing that you really have to watch with ball heads is dust. If you often find yourself using it in dusty locations learn how to strip it down and re-grease it (or clean it if it's a PTFE bearing unit). -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
