Better read the negative reviews before ordering one:
<http://www.amazon.com/Vanguard-GH-100-Pistol-Grip-Ball/product-reviews/B003XDE8TK/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_1?ie=UTF8&filterBy=addOneStar&showViewpoints=0>
Chuck Norcutt
On 3/11/2013 7:07 PM, Paul Laughlin wrote:
> You might want to look into this one:
> <http://www.amazon.com/Vanguard-GH-100-Pistol-Grip-Ball/dp/B003XDE8TK/ref=pd_sxp_f_i>
> Pistol grip, and has the pano scale thing built in.
> I have a Slik pistol grip head and the long distance between the bottom
> of the camera and the base of the ball (5 inches) could really be a
> problem with a heavy camera. For my use it works fine. It came on a
> used tripod that I bought. That Vanguard looks pretty good to me. But
> then, I am no expert on this stuff. LOL Just a suggestion.
> Paul in Portland OR
>
>
> On 3/11/2013 2:32 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
>> On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> When I last bought a head, Manfrotto's squeeze handle ball head had a
>>> vertical handle, with the camera on top and ball
>>> on bottom. As it was a long handle, the camera waved all over the place as
>>> it was adjusted. Really awkward, and likely
>>> unstable with decent size camera and long lens.
>>>
>> And now that I think about it, since I really want to try some big,
>> more-res-than-my-iPhone panos, I really need something where I can lock the
>> tilts and unlock pano swivel, so I think I'm probably heading down the
>> traditional 3-way road. A real pano head would be nifty, but more money
>> that I want to spend on a niche piece of hardware that would still leave me
>> wanting for a regular head for normal use.
>>
>
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