[pure-silver] Re: Recommendations for tripod
- From: shannon Stoney <shannonstoney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 10:01:27 -0500
I have a Giotto MT 9251. It is much lighter than my old tripod, and it's
easier to carry. It has padding on the legs where they would rest on your
shoulder as you walk, and it has a strap also for carrying.
It took me a while to learn that you have to tighten the screws on the legs
pretty tight so that the legs don't start sinking under the weight of the
camera. My old tripod has wing nuts, sort of, and although they are easier to
use in a way, they can pinch your fingers badly.
The one bad thing about this Giotto tripod is that it is a little harder to
adjust the legs than my old tripod.
--shannon
On Jun 20, 2010, at 8:47 AM, Janet Cull wrote:
> I've got a Manfrotto 3021B Pro with a ball head. I bought it because I
> thought I needed that with my Hasselblad.
>
> I'll tell you what I *don't* like about it. The clamps on the legs are so
> stiff they sort of wear my hands out. Once I got the flesh of my finger
> caught in the clamp and it took a good chunk. Ouch!!! I realize the tension
> can be adjusted, but when I loosen them at all the legs won't stay up. They
> collapse on me if I loosen them even a little. Also it's very heavy.
>
> I've never heard any complaints about Manfrotto before. Maybe it's just me.
> I'm tall and strong enough. My hands are not the strongest, maybe. I am a
> woman, of course. Maybe it would be great for you, but I wish I'd checked
> for another option.
>
> Janet
>
>
> On Jun 20, 2010, at 9:35 AM, Dave Olson wrote:
>
>> Ken, You have got a real big question. Frankly I hesitate to suggest
>> anything. This is particularly true in not actually seeing it. For starters
>> I would suggest looking at the big series of Gitzo, class 5 and up. Gitzo
>> makes some awesome 'legs' and I can attest to the smaller classes 2 and 3
>> with an Arca Swiss ball head. I'm afraid that's all I can say.
>>
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>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "K W Hart" <kwhart1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [pure-silver] Recommendations for tripod
>>> Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:51:19 -0400
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm looking for recomendations for a sturdy, yet portable tripod.
>>>
>>> Recently, I acquired a Canon FL-mount 1200mm lens. This lens is a
>>> giant! The tripod mounting is not really balanced, as this lens is
>>> part of a 'kit' of four lenses: 400mm, 600mm, 800mm, and 1200mm.
>>> The lens consists of a focusing unit, which has the tripod socket,
>>> and a head-end which determines it's focal length. It's well
>>> balanced for the two shorter lengths, but not really
>>> center-of-gravity for the two longer lengths.
>>>
>>> I tried mounting the 1200 on my old common tripod: three section
>>> tubular legs, about one inch diameter or less; and it just wasn't
>>> sturdy enough to support the lens.
>>> I mounted the lens on my studio camera stand with a Majestic geared
>>> head, and it held it perfectly, I got a great picture of the moon-
>>> razor sharp! But it took about a half-hour to drag the camera stand
>>> outside and set it up. (The moon picture and story about the shot
>>> is on my Facebook Notes page, www.Facebook.com/kwhart1 )
>>>
>>> What I'm looking for is something in the middle- easy and quick to
>>> set up, but very solid. Does such a set of sticks exist?
>>>
>>> Ken Hart
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