A superb head, faulted only by the use of a unique QR plate that mates with
nothing else, and doesn't fit any camera really well. But I still love mine!
Bill Pearce
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walt Wayman" <hiwayman@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 12:15 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: Speaking of tripods and such..
> I've never seen a 410. I've got the 405, which is basically the same
> thing, only bigger. It works well for me since I have bigger equipment
> than some of you. :-) I could lie and say I got it because of my bigger
> equipment, but the truth is, I got it because I confused the numbers,
> since, logically, the 405 ought to be smaller than the 410, so when I
> ordered if from B&H a couple of years ago, I ordered the wrong one. I
> decided to keep it rather than go through the bother of sending it back
> and confessing my stupidity, and now, especially since I've accumulated a
> Mamiya RB67 outfit, I'm glad I was too lazy and embarassed to return it.
> Works great. Add an Adomrama macro focusing rail and you can screw around
> in any direction you choose. Except up and down. You'll need a tripod
> with a geared post for that. Can't be beat for macro or getting precise
> framing with a long lens on that spot where something is expected (or
> hoped) to happen.
>
> Walt
>
> --
> "Anything more than 500 yards from
> the car just isn't photogenic." --
> Edward Weston
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: ScottGee1 <scottgee1@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> I'll add my vote for it as well. It's my favorite head for deliberate
>> work as it allows very fine adjustments to be made quite easily.
>>
>> That said, I have two and just listed one for sale. Apparently I
>> forgot to post it to this list but you can see it here if you're
>> interested:
>>
>> http://www.photo.net/gc/view-one.tcl?classified_ad_id=643680
>>
>> And yes, I'm the same ScottGee1 Rob mentions in this thread. He does
>> really fine work with his kit!
>>
>> Please advise any questions!/ScottGee1
>>
>> On 3/1/06, Ian Nichols <ian.a.nichols@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Does anyone have any direct experience ( & comments on) the Manfrotto
>> > 410
>> > geared head? I've been thinking of getting a geared head for a while
>> > now,
>> > and they all seemed way too expensive for me, but there's a place
>> > (Morris
>> > Photographic in Oxford (UK)) selling them for UKP119.95, which I could
>> > cope
>> > with if it's any good.
>>
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