As well as my Olympus equipment, I have a Bronica S2a 6x6 medium
format camera. Many things are good about the camera, but the
ammount of shutter vibration is not. While looking at, and printing
negatives last night, I was wondering what ways there were to reduce
vibration, and how important the type of tripod is....
I have a small Gitzo tripod, and a much larger, heavier Tilt-all.
Besides for things like sandbags, etc.... Just how important is the
material that a tripod is made of.
Has anyone read about wood vs. metal for reducing vibrations, etc.?
I try to reduce the mirror slap by supporting the camera with my
hands, but I'm looking for more ideas......
Any ideas would help,
James.
I have a Tiltall too. I think that it is the absolute minimum needed
to support a 35mm camera with a not too long telephoto lens. I would
not use it for a medium format SLR. And if your Tiltall is "much
larger, heavier" than your other tripod, then you should probably not
be using the Gitzo at all except for a small camera with a leaf
shutter. Just my $0.02.
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Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California
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