Richard Schaetzl <Richard.Schaetzl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> suggests
keeping the motor winder or drive attached. Perhaps the batteries could
be replaced by cement, or lead, or silly putty, or something.... Does
the amount matter? I suppose depleted uranium would be best (twice as
dense as lead - that's why they use it for shells to kill tanks).
As a matter of practice, I hang my camera bag from my tripod to
stabilise it. Convenient too, & keeps it out of the mud.
Tom
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From: HI100@xxxxxxx
Date sent: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 03:27:08 EDT
> Tom writes:
>
> << I'm surprised that no one is selling a tripod head which incorporates
> dampers yet. I suppose that the more mass attached to the camera, the
> better, tho.
...
> Tom,
> years ago we used to use custom cast cement panels for loudspeaker
> enclosures. The internal damping of cement far exceeds that of almost all
> common materials. Thus for good camera damping all we need to do is carry
> a couple of large cement blocks with tripod screws attached in the
> eveready camera bag. These are also much cheaper than carbon fibre tripods
> and can be obtained from your local hardware store. Of course you may need
> to reinforce the camera bag ( ;-}
>
> Regards,
> Tim Hughes
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