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Re: [OM] OK, now that I sorted that out.... Ballhead recommendation

Subject: Re: [OM] OK, now that I sorted that out.... Ballhead recommendation
From: Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2013 17:23:08 -0600
On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 5:14 PM, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > The CF legs are a little more than a pound lighter than the AL ones, and
> a
> > lot more rigid.
>
> I think you have both missed the point. Metal legs sustain vibration, CF
> legs damp it. Buy a 15+ LB. tripod, like my big
> Manfrotto, and metal is great, albeit heavy.
>
> Bad choice of wording.  By "lot more rigid", that's what I was trying to
say.


> I don't know much about ball heads. I've seen those big, fancy ones, but
> they are too big, heavy and expensive for my
> needs. On my Manfrotto 190CXPRO3 legs, I'm using a relatively small,
> light, obscure, Velbon magnesium head, PH-253.
>

No kidding it's obscure - there's only one on *bay and it's in Great
Britain somewhere.

I'm not married to the idea of a ballhead - a nice geared head would also
be acceptable.
-- 

Paul Braun
Music Junkie

"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Harlan Howard
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