Thanks guys for all the useful ideas/recommendation, I'm kind of lost with Godfrey/Bob's discussion but I'm writting down the heads' model codes and I'll give them a look at Henry's to see if I can understand better. I think they might carry Slik as well so I can give it a look. Mark's suggestion seems like a bargain for a fiber carbon tripod, is there any advantage by going with Manfrotto or I'm just paying for "brand"?
Thanks again Fernando On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 2:40 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not sure how you used the 322RC, Bob, that you found it difficult. > > I use right hand on the grip to move camera into position, assisting > with the left on the lens for rough focus (if manual focus) and zoom > control. Then move my right hand to the camera body once position is > achieved (locking the head) and work exposure controls, final focus > and zoom with both hands. Once set, I'm away from the camera and > release the shutter with a remote. > > I sold all my Manfrotto heads, though, and replaced them with Kirk > Photo, Acratech and Markins heads which I find much more precise. > However, I still appreciate the ease and speed of the 322RC2 grip in > terms of getting camera position locked in. I imagine the 322RC2 > would not work for follow focus and sporting event activities very > well since you have your hand on the grip portion of the head rather > than the body when moving the camera position, but I use a monopod > for those kinds of things with a simple rubber flex head mount rather > than a tripod and ball head. > > Godfrey > > > On Jun 6, 2008, at 11:23 AM, Bob W wrote: > >> I have to disagree with Godfrey's earlier suggestion about the grip >> ball head. I have one and find it essentially unusable, the reason >> being that you need 3 arms to use it effectively in my experience. >> Although having just written that I was about to explain why when I >> realised that one of the arms was for focussing manually and adjusting >> the aperture ring on the lens, so if you don't do that it may be ok. >> Nevertheless, I've found it difficult to set accurately and impossible >> to adjust finely. >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
