HKBWS BBS ­» ´ä Æ[ ³¾ ·| ·s »D ²Õ    Discussion Area °Q½×°Ï    Photo Gallery ¬Û¤ù¤À¨É I (Moderators: George_Ho, Forrest FONG, Kwok Jai, carmen, BBS Moderators)    Great Tit ¤j¤s³¶ « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Great Tit ¤j¤s³¶  (Read 681 times) isaac_chan BBS Member BBS God Praise the Creator for His amazing works!     Gender: Posts: 754 Great Tit ¤j¤s³¶ « on: Feb 18th, 2004, 2:00pm » Quote Modify 389 Great Tit ¤j¤s³¶ Tai Po Kau ¤j®HÞ] 12/2/2004     D100 + Sigma 120-300mm + 2x     ¥þ¤å¥i¦b³oùجݨì:   http://kite.center.kl.edu.tw/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7724   http://kite.center.kl.edu.tw/vbb/attachment.php?s=&postid=82161 http://kite.center.kl.edu.tw/vbb/attachment.php?s=&postid=82162 http://kite.center.kl.edu.tw/vbb/attachment.php?s=&postid=82163 « Last Edit: May 24th, 2004, 4:38pm by BBS Moderators » Logged For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. Anguslau BBS Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Posts: 402 Re: Great Tit ¤j¤s³¶ « Reply #1 on: Feb 18th, 2004, 2:20pm » Quote Modify 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...   Logged isaac_chan BBS Member BBS God Praise the Creator for His amazing works!     Gender: Posts: 754 Re: Great Tit ¤j¤s³¶ « Reply #2 on: Feb 21st, 2004, 2:56am » Quote Modify Hi Angus,   No, I'm not using Wimberley heads. I'm only using a basic ball head Manfrotto 486RC2. 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. 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.   For whom interested:   Wimberley Sidekick http://www.tripodhead.com/sidekick.html   Manfrotto 501 http://www.manfrotto.com/product/templates/templates.php3?sectionid=9&am p;itemid=679   Manfrotto 503 http://www.manfrotto.com/product/templates/templates.php3?sectionid=9&am p;itemid=755 « Last Edit: Feb 21st, 2004, 7:16pm by isaac_chan » Logged For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. Anguslau BBS Member BBS God I love bird watching!     Posts: 402 Re: Great Tit ¤j¤s³¶ « Reply #3 on: Feb 21st, 2004, 12:28pm » Quote Modify 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...     Is the video head cheaper or more expansive than the Wimberley head? Logged isaac_chan BBS Member BBS God Praise the Creator for His amazing works!     Gender: Posts: 754 Re: Great Tit ¤j¤s³¶ « Reply #4 on: Feb 21st, 2004, 7:22pm » Quote Modify 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... ) http://www.manfrotto.com/product/templates/templates.php3?sectionid=9&am p;itemid=679 « Last Edit: Feb 21st, 2004, 7:24pm by isaac_chan » Logged For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. 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