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Ken Waller
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From: William M Kane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Semi OT: Heavy Tripod Head Support
Howdy again,
I need some advice from the crowd again. I'm contemplating
purchasing a new tripod head, but want to see what everyone says first.
First off, my current tripod head is the Bogen 3265. I think it's
refered to as the pistol grip ball head. It suits most of my needs for
lighter lenses, but doesn't suit my needs for my heavier lenses.
Mostly, I'm looking for a head that will hold up to the weight of my
K 500 4.5 . . . 3300 g, approximately, plus the camera to deal with.
I'm considering the Bogen 410 head . . . the geared head. From the
specs, it will withstand the weight of the lens, but I haven't seen one
in person, and am not likely to, as all the shops around my neck of
town are consumer type of shops.
My questions:
1. Does the 410 head allow one to quickly move the lens around, or is
it one of those slow dial in types? I'm mostly interested in the lens
for shooting the moon with the 500, although I also like to shoot
wildlife, so if I could adopt it for dual purposes . . .
Yes, There are two controls for each axis of movement - one is a geared knob that
provides minute adjustment along the chosen axis. The other is a larger dial (nestled
in with the geared knob) that premits free - ungeared movement. I highly reccommend
this head for macro and ststic photography.
If you think you're going to track movement with this head, the faster the movemend,
the less I'd reccommend this head.
2. Does anyone else know of a head that would be suitable for my main
purpose? The problem with the 3265 is that it's not rated for this
massive of a lens, and when I try and position anything in the
viewfinder it slips away when I let it go . . .
I don't use the 410 on my 600mm f4.0. I have a Kirk King Cobra gimbal head which when
set up correctly, effectively cancels out the weight of the lens. This is Kirk's
version of the Wimberly. Can't imagine usining this lens on a non gimballed head. Its
a wonderful way to use big lenses.
Thanks for your input
IL Bill
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