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[OM] Re: Inexpensive ball head

Subject: [OM] Re: Inexpensive ball head
From: "Sharp Consulting" <jsharp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 15:52:59 -0500
I've never looked at the Cullmann products before. Interesting and light little 
items they are.

I agree on the ball head not being an item that's "required" on a monopod. I 
was thinking more about how handy it would be for shooting verticals without 
needing to lug a tripod...

--
Jim


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: hiwayman@xxxxxxx (Walt Wayman)
Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Date:  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 17:41:02 +0000

>It's my considered opinion that a ball head on a monopod is not a necessity, 
>but when I feel the need for one, I use the one from the Cullmann travel kit.  
>It weighs about 10 ounces, locks securely (unless you're using something like 
>a Zuiko 350/2.8) and, combined with my Stoney Point walking stick/monopod, 
>makes for a total weight of just over 1 1/4 lbs.
>
>And the Cullmann travel kit includes lots of other goodies -- a ground spike; 
>a big, heavy-duty screw that will go into trees, stumps, fence posts; a car 
>window clamp; and a big suction cup thingy that'll stick real tight to a car 
>top, hood (bonnet), or trunk (boot), or even the windshield (windscreen), all 
>of which the little ballhead will fit onto.  The whole outfit weighs less than 
>three pounds.  And, I almost forgot, it includes a mini tripod that, at just 
>over a pound, is an absolute wonder.  Far more steady than you might expect.
>
>Clever, these Alsatians!
>
>Walt
>
>-------------- Original message from "Sharp Consulting" : -------------- 
>> 
>> Can anyone recommend an inexpensive ball head that's sturdy enough to 
>> support 
>> something like an OM body with winder and a 200 f/4? I've looked at lot of 
>> these 
>> on the internet but without trying one in real life it's hard to tell if 
>> what 
>> I'm looking at will be rigid enough. 
>> 
>> I'll be using this on a monopod so it doesn't need to be heavy and ultra 
>> strong, 
>> just good enough to give me some extra support vs. being hand held. 
>> 
>> TIA! 
>> -- 
>> Jim 
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