[rollei_list] Re: [rolleiusers] Heads & QR
- From: "Jerry Laderberg" <jerry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 17:33:43 -0400
Excellent article, Bob. Thanks.
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From: Bob Adler
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Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 12:34 PM
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: [rolleiusers] Heads & QR
Jerry,
Yes! But in some situations apparently not anymore...
http://www.imx.nl/photo/technique/vibration_reduction_compare.html
or
http://tinyurl.com/6clky4
Bob
Bob Adler
Palo Alto, CA
http://www.raflexions.com
----- Original Message ----
From: Jerry Laderberg <jerry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, April 6, 2008 6:02:31 AM
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: [rolleiusers] Heads & QR
"Spare the tripod, spoil the picture"
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From: "Vick Ko" <vick.ko@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <rolleiusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Rollei Users"
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Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 6:59 PM
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: [rolleiusers] Heads & QR
> Rollei has this QR mount:
>
> Look at ebay item 300208854056
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/Rollei-Quick-Release-Tripod-Adapter-SLX-SL66-6000_W0QQitemZ300208854056QQihZ020QQcategoryZ3354QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
> It mounts onto the tripod head, and you insert the trapezoidal part of the
> camera bottom to the matching part on the QR. Then you rotate the knob to
> engage that little semi-circular thing.
>
> I don't know how well it works. I have one, and I'm told that it is great
> for the SL66 because it holds the camera off the tripod head, to allow for
> the bellows tilt.
>
> regards
> Vick
>
> Thor Legvold wrote:
>>
>> As might have become obvious, I'm taking stock of my current
>> photographic reality, as well as updating old ideas and techniques
>> together with some gear.
>>
>> I'm up to 'tripods' on my list. I have (what I think is) a nice
>> tripod, a Gitzo 'reporter' in enamled aluminium. I bought it new
>> abour 15 years ago and it still works great. It has an offset ball
>> head on it that matches the legs - i.e. not too heavy, not too light.
>> On second thought, it might have been ok for the (relatively
>> lightweight) Bronica, but it may be on the light side for the 6008.
>>
>> Before I run out and buy a B1 (are these still the standard, even
>> today?), I wondered if anyone has any experience with other ball
>> heads. Light is good, as if it's too heavy I'll never bring it along.
>> But it needs to be sturdy enough to support the 6008. I went to the
>> local camera shop and had a look, they have Novoflex and Cullman, but
>> not Arca Swiss. The Magicball idea looks cool, is it usable in
>> practice? Will I notice any significant difference between an Arca
>> Swiss B1 ball and an equivalent Cullman (or even an RRS BH-40)?
>>
>> I might manage without a new head as well, but in order to do that I
>> need some sort of quick release system, as screwing the camera on and
>> off the head isn't going to work in real life more than once before I
>> get fed up and leave the tripod at home. :-)
>>
>> Underneath the 6008 I notice that there's a trapezoidal shaped metal
>> bit with dovetailed edges. Does this camera come with a built in QR
>> plate, or is this for something else? I couldn't find any info in the
>> manual or brochure. From what I can see on the internet, 'everyone'
>> uses Arca Swiss QR system (or the RRS version of the same), and one
>> should choose this. Is this true? Does Rollei have it's own QR
>> system? Does it work? If so, where can I find a matching baseplate
>> to attach to the head? If I can get the QR thing sorted, I can try
>> out the tripod as it is and see if the existing head will be ok, or i
>> I should think about getting a slightly bigger/stronger one.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Thor
>>
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