Forum: Photography


Subject: slingshot bags and tripods: opinions wanted

Tanchelyn opened this issue on Mar 08, 2008 · 21 posts


Tanchelyn posted Tue, 18 March 2008 at 2:20 PM

Conclusion: I went to town and tried  the 190 and 055 pro with a ballhead. It looks like I can't get used to a ballhead. What's more, to be able to take photo's of drawings, paintings etc, I need to be able to adjust rather precisely. Therefore I chose a 460MG head because it is compact and can, just like a ballhead, be set fully loosened for quick adjustment.
The 055 is larger than the 190, but there's a difference of some 30Euro's. I'm still musing on that, but I'm tempted towards the 055 as I know from experience how hard the wind can blow in Bretagne's coast. (110km/hour or some 70miles/hour is not yet considered as a "storm" but it does blow me from my feet, and nearly off some cliffs).

Even wirth the 055 I'm still much cheaper off than my initial "sherman tank" idea. Thank you all for the great help.

Apart from that: I also use the rope trick. It works very well, and there's no better quality for that price.

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