Being also slow and irritable is why I have the little Cullmann ball head on my
Stoney Point. There's a slot cut in the side of the body that surrounds the
ball that allows the camera to be instantly, accurately and positively
positioned at precisely 90 degrees. If you look closely, you can probably see
it here in the shot where the head is on the mini tripod.
http://www.rtsphoto.com/html/cullm2a.html
I repeat: clever, these Alsatians.
Walt
-------------- Original message from Andrew Fildes : --------------
>
> The cheapy I saw had no quick-release - just a screw-on flipper. I find
> trouble using a ball because finding the notch for a 90deg. flip can be
> slow and irritating - but then I'm slow and irritable.
> Andrew'F
>
>
> On 22/06/2004, at 9:01 PM, Jez.Cunningham@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Beware the idea of using the Manfrotto 234RC tilt head on top of a
> > monopod
> > if you really want it so you can switch 90 degrees for a portrait
> > shot. It
> > tilts backwards and forwards if you have the quick-release plate in the
> > conventional prosition and can't tilt sideways. And if you rotate the
> > QR
> > plate on the camera it's likely to unscrew itself if you've got a heavy
> > lens on it.
> > Stick to balls.
> > Jez
> >
> >
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