>From: "Walt Wayman" <hiwayman@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>Be a gearhead and get a geared head. The Manfrotto 405 has a
>three-axis movement and is smooth as silk, takes you effortlessly
>right where you want to be.
That's what I have on my Benbo #1 (aka Bogen 3275). Coupled with an OM focusing
rail, it's a wonderful macro positioning package. Plus I like its
quick-release, and have it on everything else I own -- even a Kodak Carosel
slide projector!
Even then, a shift with an extension tube is an interesting macro experience,
beyond the three-axis control of the gearhead. It's more like "flying over" a
scene, rather than "panning around" the scene.
For example, if you are parallel to a surface, adjusting the gearhead means
re-focusing, whereas shifting the lens does not.
>And where do you get off implying in an earlier post that people
>on this list are opiniated?
I meant everyone but you, Walt... :-)
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