Or more simply: long arm with weight at the end equals pendulum.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On May 17, 2008, at 7:24 PM, bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> My understanding of tripod theory is that it is best to have the
> camera at
> the apex of the / \ angle of the legs, and to use weight or firm
> hand pressure
> on the camera to make sure it has good connection with terra firma
> so as to
> resist vibrating as the shutter goes off + etc. If a centre post is
> used there is
> not a direct line of transference of vibration direction from camera
> to the firm
> ground.
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