Thanks for all replies to my question. After researching for a while,
think I would buy a standard tripod like bogen 3001 or 3021 on the
bay. For the head, I still have no idea, good ballhead seems to be
really expensive, while tilt and pan is affordable, but doesn't look
as comfortable as the ball one. If I could find a head that you guys
have recommended on the bay with the right price, I would jump at it.
-kem
On 7/5/06, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I said I had the 486RC2 but realized with Dan's note that it's actually
> the 308RC. They look the same to me. Anyhow, *maybe* the 486RC2 is a
> modified 308RC with an engineering change to address the small bit of
> slop in the ball when tightening down. I don't want to tar the wrong
> product. In any case it's not likely to perform like the $400-500 ball
> heads everyone likes.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Dan Mitchell wrote:
> >
> > Heads are harder to recommend -- I have the Manfrotto/Bogen 308RC head
> > (closest current equivalent looks like the 486RC2), which works okay,
> > but has a very annoying tendency to slop a tiny bit vertically when I
> > tighten it up -- not sure if it's the ball, the QR plate-camera
> > interface, or what, but I wish it didn't do it. Then again, that's only
> > really been a problem with macro shooting where small motions make a big
> > deal.
>
>
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