have you used either of the Kirk ball heads? they certainly get good reviews by people i respect. i am thinking of getting the BH-3 for my mid-range ball head on my medium tripod. i'm gearing up to replace my large ball head on my large tripod with a Wimberly head.
Herb... PS i have been bugging them too. i like their QR plates because they also have a 1/4 screw socket for times when you have to borrow someone else's tripod or use a very small one where it's not worth putting on a QR head. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan Halpin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 9:46 PM Subject: Re: New camera plate announced - KIRK > Thank you! I can now remove from my ToDo list my monthly > item: "bug Kirk about new plates for the *ist-D."

