On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I was actually going to order a tripod this weekend since the wife hit a
> jackpot at the casino yesterday... until the pushrods for her wipers on her
> car broke.....sigh. There went the tripod money.
>
> Now, in case she's still on a hot streak and wins me toy money tonight...
> I've definitely decided on that Manfrotto CF tripod. But it comes sans
> head, so what does the collective wisdom of the group recommend? I like
> the convenience of ballheads, but they're all over the place pricewise.
>
I will tell you what I use and why I like it. I'm sure the Manfrotto is
great. Some years ago I got a Velbon El Carmagne 640. It looks very
similar to this:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/708923-REG/Velbon_GEO_E640_GEO_E640_4_Section_Carbon.html
It was about $100 less and had a tilt-pan head. I like tilt-pan heads.
Most people seem to hate them, but I hate ball heads. The head it came
with had no provision for QR plates, so I added a Cullman QR adapter
similar to this:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/511754-REG/Cullmann_CU_40440_Medium_Quick_Release_Assembly.html
I am very happy with this setup. I've even used my Mamiya RB67 on it (in
fact, I've never used the RB67 without it). Collapses into a small bundle,
and expands as tall as I need it (I'm 6' 2").
I have seemed to do OK with it using the OM-5D:
http://jfwilcox.jalbum.net/Spring%20Flowers/#IMG_0199_editedw.jpg
and with the RB67:
http://jfwilcox.jalbum.net/PESO/#120709-0010w.jpg
I think one could be fooled into thinking your tripod is OK with a digital
camera because you can usually get a fast enough shutter speed to avoid
trouble. I don't think you can fake it with a monster camera like the
RB67. I keep thinking I should get something stouter, but I haven't and
probably won't.
If I had to get another head, I'd look at the Cullman tilt-pans with QR.
Joel W.
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