Bill,
How are yours in the tourist destinations and airport lines?
I mean, do you get your quota in for the clogging? (honestly I thought
it was only the Welsh that still Clogged)
Scott
PS, still working on being a tripod snob, I'm so far behind, I'll have
to search to see which ones you are talking about..... but I do own
several, so does that disqualify me as a Photo journalist, unless I tell
you how junky they are??
bs.pearce@xxxxxxx wrote:
>> I looking at the wrong list of tripods, or is centre column extension not
>> really the issue it's made out to be, or...?
>>
>>
> Michael,
>
> Here's an opportunity for widely diverging opinions. There are those that,
> like photojournalists, that rarely, if ever use a tripod, and they won't feel
> bad about using a bit of center column extension. There are others, that I
> call the tripod police, that don't think a photo is worth taking unless with
> one. Those are the people that travel with one, and clog up tourist
> destinations and airport lines.
>
> I have two Tiltalls and a Gitzo, and I almost always use a bit of extension,
> especially with the Tiltalls, as at just a hair over 5'7", I need it. I don't
> see a problem, but I don't spend too much time worrying.
>
> If you begin to feel that one is always needed and your photos aren't all
> that sharp,, look at Cartier-Bresson, not always a paragon of sharpness.
>
> Bill Pearce
>
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