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(Message started by: isaac_chan on Feb 18^th, 2004, 2:00pm)

Title: Great Tit 大山雀
Post by isaac_chan on Feb 18^th, 2004, 2:00pm

389 Great Tit 大山雀
Tai Po Kau 大埔滘
12/2/2004  
D100 + Sigma 120-300mm + 2x

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Title: Re: Great Tit 大山雀
Post by Anguslau on Feb 18^th, 2004, 2:20pm

Hi Isaac,

Like your story telling style posts ;)

Unfornately I was unable to meet you that day, but I'm sure we'll meet some other time. BTW, are you using a gimbal mount (such as wimberley)? From what you described, you are locking the head everytime. I am using a Wimberley sidekick and a similar lens as yours (300 + 2x), but I very rarely need to lock the head. Or may be I should to get better results... ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Great Tit 大山雀
Post by isaac_chan on Feb 21^st, 2004, 2:56am

Hi Angus,

No, I'm not using Wimberley heads. I'm only using a basic ball head Manfrotto 486RC2. :P If I don't lock the joint, then I must handhold the lens and camera. So I said this is my bad habit :-[ , and my photos can't as sharp as others, especially those with VR/IS. :'(

Now I just "upgraded" to Manfrotto 501 video head. This kind of heads are widely used by Taiwanese bird watchers. It provides smooth pan and tilt operations. And you can adjust the friction so that it won't slip away when your hand is away from the handle. 8) Well, user still need to lock the head when he is transporting his equipment.

I only used it once only but I'm very appreciate about its performance. Though maybe 503 is more highend. :P

For whom interested:

Wimberley Sidekick
http://www.tripodhead.com/sidekick.html

Manfrotto 501
http://www.manfrotto.com/product/templates/templates.php3?sectionid=9&itemid=679

Manfrotto 503
http://www.manfrotto.com/product/templates/templates.php3?sectionid=9&itemid=755

Title: Re: Great Tit 大山雀
Post by Anguslau on Feb 21^st, 2004, 12:28pm

Interesting.... ::)

I wonder what are the pros and cons comparing between the gimbal heads and the video heads. I saw someone using a video head before, it was super smooth and seemed to balance very well in all positions. The center of gravity would still shift though when the lens is tilted up or down. Not sure whether this will affect the stability of the setup. It would be interesting to see a side-by-side comparison of the two... ;D

Is the video head cheaper or more expansive than the Wimberley head?

Title: Re: Great Tit 大山雀
Post by isaac_chan on Feb 21^st, 2004, 7:22pm

For the price:

The Wimberley Head US$465
http://www.tripodhead.com/wimberley.html

Wimberley Sidekick US$250
http://www.tripodhead.com/sidekick.html

Manfrotto 501 HK$930 (I bought at this price. Well, much cheaper than Wimberley's... ;D)
http://www.manfrotto.com/product/templates/templates.php3?sectionid=9&itemid=679