Make mine another vote for pan! I always carry a mini ball and table top tripod for "emengencies" but pan, particularly geared heads are much better IMO. Frank --- On Wed, 4/3/09, Jim Brick <jim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Jim Brick <jim@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Pan or Ball > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Wednesday, 4 March, 2009, 11:38 PM > PAN! Move each axis separately. None of this 'move one > axis and screw-up the other axis'. I have an Arca Swiss > Ball, which I occasionally use, and two Gitzo pan-tilt > heads. The ball gets used when I run out of heads for what I > am doing. It always reinforces why I dislike ball heads. > > MHO, > > Jim > > > On Mar 4, 2009, at 12:48 PM, Robert Lilley wrote: > > > > > I am thinking of replacing my old Gitzo Rational No.3 > pan head with a large new Really Right Stuff type ball head. > My tripod is a Ries J600 Backpacker model and the cameras > I'll use would be the Rollieflex and 4x5A Toyo Field. > Anyone have any comments as to whether to pan or ball? > > > > Rob > > --- > > Rollei List > > > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'subscribe'in the subject field OR by logging into > www.freelists.org > > > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging > into www.freelists.org > > > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'subscribe'in the subject field OR by logging into > www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging > into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list