HiSOENKE!!
Congratulations on your nEW 'WOODIE'.
As to the HEAD for the TRIPOD, considering YOU are doing
NIGHT Photography, a REGULAR pan snd tilt head with three
rotating handles and a quick change plate eg., the MANFROTTO
141RC /BOGEN 3030 would be best.
The problem with a BALL HEAD is, it flops in any direction
when loosened and with a camera+ long lens it can hurt the
camera or your wrist.
The regular head gets moving in one plane with the handle in
your hand/ control. It is much easier and accurate to
position.
Try out the various heads you can get in a professional
store.
Lots of luck.
Sunil Manga.
Soenke Jansen wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
> I've just met (and fallen in love with at first sight) a very very sturdy (7.5
> kgs!) tripod with beautifully shaped wooden legs, cast-iron stiletto-heels
> and a
> well curved body (sort of an oversized ball-head design, incorporating the
> centre column, that can be raised (roused?) by a crank). Nothing for the faint
> of heart! And nothing to go hiking with either, but perfect for a night on the
> town, doing some romantic long-time exposures of city lights and a bit of
> five-legged tango. Well, she was too heavy for her former buddy and after a
> few
> soft words (and DM50) she was mine.
> Anyway, she came top..ehh..headless (oh, I should stop this!), and being a
> novice to 'tripod-mounted photography', my question goes to all those more
> experienced in these matters: should I get myself a ball-head or a
> '2-way-tilt-and-rotate' type? The main uses would be landscape, close-up and a
> bit of nature/animals (though never far from the car!).
> And yet another question: are the tripod-rings for the 300/4.5, the telescopic
> macro-tube and the 85-250 zoom all the same? What is their internal diameter
> and
> do they have a 3/8" thread?
> Thanks in advance for any answers!
>
> Soenke, Hamburg
>
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