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11/09/2009 09:29:55 AM · #1 |
| ''Was'' ''wondering'' ''what'' ''some'' ''of'' ''you'' ''prefer'' ''and'' ''why''. ''I'''''m'' ''looking'' ''at'' ''getting'' ''a'' ''manfrotto'' ''190XB'' ''and'' ''would'' ''like'' ''to'' ''hear'' ''some'' ''input'' ''on'' ''the'' ''two'' ''different'' ''heads''. '''Pan'/''tilt'' ''or'' ''ball'' ''head''? |
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11/09/2009 09:37:15 AM · #2 |
| ''personally'', ''i'' ''really'' ''like'' ''the'' ''Manfrotto'' ''322RC2''. ''The'' ''ball'' ''head'' ''is'' ''super'' ''convenient'' ''for'' ''quick'' ''adjustments'' ''and'' ''it'' ''easily'' ''supports'' ''my'' ''40D'' ''and'' ''400mm'' ''f''/''5''.''6''. ''Also'', ''when'' ''it'''''s'' ''locked'' ''in'' ''place'', ''it'' ''doesn'''''t'' ''sag'' ''or'' ''move'' ''at'' ''all''. ''I'' ''love'' ''it'' ''for'' ''photographing'' ''surfers'' ''and'' ''birds'' ''because'' ''it'''''s'' ''so'' ''easy'' ''to'' ''adjust''. ''It'' ''comes'' ''in'' ''a'' ''right'' ''hand'' ''configuration'', ''which'' ''didn'''''t'' ''make'' ''a'' ''lot'' ''of'' ''sense'' ''to'' ''me'', ''but'' ''you'' ''have'' ''a'' ''lot'' ''of'' ''options'' ''for'' ''how'' ''you'' ''configure'' ''it''. ''I'' ''have'' ''it'' ''set'' ''up'' ''so'' ''I'' ''can'' ''operate'' ''it'' ''with'' ''my'' ''left'' ''hand'' ''while'' ''shooting'' ''with'' ''my'' ''right''. |
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11/09/2009 09:40:09 AM · #3 |
| ''I'' ''like'' ''a'' ''ball'' ''head'' ''so'' ''I'' ''can'' ''make'' ''quick'' ''changes'', ''and'' ''I'' ''don'''''t'' ''require'' ''the'' ''accuracy'' ''of'' ''a'' '''pan'-''tilt'' ''head''. |
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11/09/2009 11:19:07 AM · #4 |
''I'' ''just'' ''sold'' ''that'' ''tripod'' ''and'' ''went'' ''to'' ''the'' ''Manfrotto'' ''055XPROB'' ''because'' ''the'' ''190xb'' ''was'' ''too'' ''short'' ''for'' ''me'' ''and'' ''I'' ''was'' ''raising'' ''the'' ''center'' ''post'' ''and'' ''noticing'' ''a'' ''decline'' ''in'' ''sharpness''. ''Make'' ''sure'' ''you'' ''get'' ''a'' ''tripod'' ''that'' ''puts'' ''your'' ''eye'' ''at'' ''the'' ''same'' ''level'' ''as'' ''the'' ''viewfinder''.
''I'' ''also'' ''just'' ''changed'' ''from'' ''a'' ''ballhead'' ''back'' ''to'' ''a'' '''pan'/''tilt'' ''Manfrotto'' ''808RC4''. ''Many'' ''ballheads'' ''offer'' ''the'' ''advantage'' ''of'' ''being'' ''lighter'' ''and'' ''quicker'' ''to'' ''adjust'', ''but'' ''a'' '''pan'/''tilt'' ''will'' ''give'' ''you'' ''more'' ''precision''. ''On'' ''the'' ''other'' ''hand'' ''I'''''m'' ''not'' ''sure'' ''I'' ''was'' ''prepared'' ''for'' ''how'' ''heavy'' ''the'' ''combination'' ''I'' ''switched'' ''to'' ''would'' ''be''. |
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11/09/2009 12:41:00 PM · #5 |
''Originally'' ''posted'' ''by'' ''smichener'':
...''Make'' ''sure'' ''you'' ''get'' ''a'' ''tripod'' ''that'' ''puts'' ''your'' ''eye'' ''at'' ''the'' ''same'' ''level'' ''as'' ''the'' ''viewfinder''. |
''Yes'', ''absolutely''. ''You'' ''don'''''t'' ''want'' ''to'' ''be'' ''raising'' ''the'' ''center'' ''post'' ''when'' ''you'' ''need'' ''stability'', ''and'' ''you'' ''don'''''t'' ''want'' ''to'' ''be'' ''crouching'' ''down'' ''to'' ''get'' ''your'' ''eye'' ''to'' ''the'' ''viewfinder'', ''that'''''s'' ''a'' ''back''-''breaker''!
''Originally'' ''posted'' ''by'' ''smichener'':
''I'' ''also'' ''just'' ''changed'' ''from'' ''a'' ''ballhead'' ''back'' ''to'' ''a'' '''pan'/''tilt'' ''Manfrotto'' ''808RC4''. ''Many'' ''ballheads'' ''offer'' ''the'' ''advantage'' ''of'' ''being'' ''lighter'' ''and'' ''quicker'' ''to'' ''adjust'', ''but'' ''a'' '''pan'/''tilt'' ''will'' ''give'' ''you'' ''more'' ''precision''. ''On'' ''the'' ''other'' ''hand'' ''I'''''m'' ''not'' ''sure'' ''I'' ''was'' ''prepared'' ''for'' ''how'' ''heavy'' ''the'' ''combination'' ''I'' ''switched'' ''to'' ''would'' ''be''. |
''Again'', ''good'' ''thoughts''... ''I'' ''actually'' ''went'' ''the'' ''opposite'' ''direction'', ''finding'' ''that'' ''a'' ''ball''-''head'', ''though'' ''more'' ''difficult'' ''for'' ''some'' ''things'', ''met'' ''more'' ''of'' ''my'' ''needs'' ''than'' ''the'' '''pan'/''tilt'' ''head''. ''All'' ''depends'' ''on'' ''specific'' ''needs''. ''When'' ''considering'' ''a'' ''ball''-''head'', ''make'' ''sure'' ''you'' ''get'' ''one'' ''with'' ''a'' ''large'' ''enough'' ''ball''. ''It'' ''makes'' ''a'' ''huge'' ''difference'' ''in'' ''solidity''. ''A'' ''separate'' ''panning'' ''control'' ''is'' ''also'' ''a'' ''very'' ''nice'' ''thing'', ''bringing'' ''in'' ''some'' ''functionality'' ''of'' ''a'' '''pan'/''tilt'' ''head'', ''with'' ''the'' ''convenience'' ''of'' ''a'' ''ball''-''head''.
''Another'' ''thought''; ''consider'' ''your'' ''options'' ''for'' ''the'' ''mounting'' ''plate'' ''carefully''. ''Within'' ''the'' ''Manfrotto'' ''line'', ''I'' ''much'' ''prefer'' ''the'' ''RC4'' ''system'' ''to'' ''the'' ''RC2''. ''Much'' ''more'' ''solid'', ''and'' ''has'' ''a'' ''nice'' ''level'' ''built'' ''into'' ''the'' ''mounting'' ''plate''. |
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11/09/2009 12:48:02 PM · #6 |
| ''You'' ''might'' ''want'' ''to'' ''consider'' ''weight'' ''in'' ''your'' ''purchase'' ''also''! ''i'' ''bought'' ''a'' ''velbon'' ''carbon'' ''fiber'' ''and'' ''ball'' ''head'' ''for'' ''nearly'' ''the'' ''same'' ''money'' ''as'' ''a'' ''bogen'' ''and'' ''it'' ''is'' ''much'' ''lighter''! ''link |
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11/10/2009 03:59:47 AM · #7 |
''Thanks'' ''for'' ''all'' ''the'' ''replies''. ''I'' ''think'' ''I'''''ll'' ''go'' ''with'' ''a'' ''ball'' ''head''. ''As'' ''far'' ''as'' ''hieght'' ''goes'', ''The'' ''190'' ''seems'' ''ok'' ''for'' ''me''. ''I'' ''am'' ''68''" ''tall'' ''but'' ''when'' ''I'' ''use'' ''a'' ''tripod'' ''I'' ''am'' ''usually'' ''very'' ''low'' ''to'' ''the'' ''ground'' ''for'' ''landscapes''. ''This'' ''one'' ''gets'' ''to'' ''around'' ''7''".  ''rider, ''I'' ''went'' ''to'' ''the'' ''link'' ''and'' ''I'' ''couldn'''''t'' ''find'' ''one'' ''of'' ''their'' ''tripods'' ''that'' ''seemed'' ''to'' ''meet'' ''my'' ''needs''. |
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11/10/2009 08:09:01 AM · #8 |
| ''I'' ''thought'' ''the'' ''190'' ''was'' ''going'' ''to'' ''be'' ''okay'' ''too'', ''but'' ''after'' ''using'' ''it'' ''for'' ''a'' ''year'', ''and'' ''another'' ''year'' ''on'' ''my'' ''back'' ''and'' ''knees'', ''I'' ''decided'' ''to'' ''upgrade'' ''to'' ''the'' ''taller'' ''055XPROB''. ''As'' ''for'' ''raising'' ''to'' ''close'' ''to'' ''7'' ''feet'', ''remember'' ''that'''''s'' ''with'' ''the'' ''column'' ''extended'', ''and'' ''you'' ''will'' ''lose'' ''stability'' ''if'' ''you'' ''raise'' ''it''. |
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