I'd recommend one of the Manfrotto geared heads it you're experiencing a bit
of "sag" (hope it's just your photo gear !), try a 410 or 405 if you've got
something
really heavy.
...Wayne
> Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Welcome Ian
>
> I use a Manfrotto 055CB with a 352RC ball head. That combination is
> pretty sturdy, but I always have a little bit of "sag" when setting up
> a shot and it takes a couple of goes to get the elevation right with
> the ball head.
>
> I should imagine the 180/2 and 1.4x combination is pretty heavy ...
>
> Chris
>
> On 8 Sep 2004, at 10:31, swisspace wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have finally found my way here after posting on Photo.net quite a
> > while ago. Been watching the list for a while and you all seem nice
> > folks, so finally plucked up the courage to post.
> >
> >
> snip
> > OR any recommendations for a decent tripod and what sort of price
> range
> > covers decent eg do I need to pay 2-300 dollars for a ball head, etc.
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> > Ian
> > A brit living in Switzerland
> <|_:-)_|>
> C M I Barker
> Cambridgeshire, Great Britain.
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