On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 5:14 PM, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > The CF legs are a little more than a pound lighter than the AL ones, and
> a
> > lot more rigid.
>
> I think you have both missed the point. Metal legs sustain vibration, CF
> legs damp it. Buy a 15+ LB. tripod, like my big
> Manfrotto, and metal is great, albeit heavy.
>
> Bad choice of wording. By "lot more rigid", that's what I was trying to
say.
> I don't know much about ball heads. I've seen those big, fancy ones, but
> they are too big, heavy and expensive for my
> needs. On my Manfrotto 190CXPRO3 legs, I'm using a relatively small,
> light, obscure, Velbon magnesium head, PH-253.
>
No kidding it's obscure - there's only one on *bay and it's in Great
Britain somewhere.
I'm not married to the idea of a ballhead - a nice geared head would also
be acceptable.
--
Paul Braun
Music Junkie
"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Harlan Howard
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