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From: "Joseph Tainter"
Subject: With a fluttering heart...
I placed my bid and just won an F* 600 F4:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSAA:US:11&Item=7556939330
I never thought I'd own one. Wow. But my heart really is doing a
pitter-patter at spending so much. Right now, fortuitously, I have the
money, but still feel nervous spending so much.
Okay, now I need recommendations for a tripod and head for Big Bertha.
Bill, what did you wind up getting? Please recommend some affordable ones
as well as the best ones. Right now I am feeling in economizing mode. I
think the lens is about 15 pounds.
Nice score Joe!!!!
I have the A600/5.6, which is heavy enough, but nowhere near that.
I have a Zone VI standard wood tripod that I put a Wimberly gimball onto.
I'm pretty happy with it, though I had some balancing problems (not the
head's fault, the lens' tripod mount isn't well placed).
Ken is using a King Cobra head over a set of Gitzo carbon fibre legs, and
that looks like a sweet set-up also.
Probably about half the weight of my wood tripod too.
Definitely get a set of legs that tends to dampen vibration. Both wood and
carbon fibre do this.
Yer basic aluminium Manfrotto legs don't.
I don't think it is wise to economize when you get into needing this level
of rig support. The stuff is expensive, and needed.
William Robb
