I can indeed forget carrying the 058 around. However, it is very stable, partly due to the weight, partly due to the leg construction. Also it can reach enormous height. This was great when I needed to shoot over an audience. Nice also for my camcorder when tilting or panning. For taking pictures, adjusting it untill I have exactly the right position takes long. That's why I prefer handshooting. But for all kinds of jobs the 058 is great, for instance macro and copying photos.
:-) Paul Delcour > From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Organization: AudioBias Systems Engineering > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 16:04:22 +1000 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Tripod use > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Resent-Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 02:04:26 -0400 > > On 18 Sep 2003 at 20:59, William Robb wrote: > >> Big tripod. I went with the 028 for my mid size tripod, and a Zone VI for my >> heavyweight. You can get vertical tilt off the video head by rotating the >> camera >> 90º on the platform and tilting the platform vertical. > > The 058 is a pretty big tripod it's already quite a bit heavier than the 028 > without a head. The 058 is a great studio tripod but forget porting it about. > Mine is on a 127VS Dolly and is fitted with a 229 head, all up the weight is > around 11.5kg. > > My other tripod is a 440 which I use with a 460mg, 141RC or 308RC with and > without the centre post (as a weight reducing option). For extra > weight/greater > stability you can fit the 166 apron support and load it up with > drinks/rocks/spare photo kit. > > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 > >
