> I'll have to rely on you owners for information, but in looking at the > rig of the 393, methinks it's a lot of money ($200 US) for two 'U' > brackets, a quick release, and three knobs.
The quality is very good, really. I'm pretty handy in the workshop but I'd hate to heve to make this myself to the standard it is. The horizontal damping does rely on some kind of special friction material or so they'd have me believe. I think a little adjustment is in order once I'm more familiar with the feel when panning, worth £120? probably. I got awarded £200 at work recently, I opted for Amazon gift tokens, saves paying the taxman! I couldn't think what to buy but then decided I'd like to try a Gimble head, I got 2 x 8Gb Sandisk Extreme III 30Mb edition SDHC cards with the remainder. Regards, John ________________________________________ From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Joseph McAllister [pentax...@mac.com] Sent: 19 July 2009 22:07 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Minor enablement Wimberly claims to use Delrin bearings in it's rotating parts. The Manfrotto looks like the metal 'U' bracket just sits on top of the tripod/monopod head and friction is applied by cinching it tighter or looser where it mounts. I'll have to rely on you owners for information, but in looking at the rig of the 393, methinks it's a lot of money ($200 US) for two 'U' brackets, a quick release, and three knobs. Not that the Wimberly is a bargain, but it and the Jobu look to be well designed and well made. Correct me if I'm wrong. Now you'll have to excuse me. I must get ready for the No Doubt concert I'll be heading out to in a couple of hours. On Jul 19, 2009, at 13:19 , Tim Øsleby wrote: > Don't know if the Wimberly is fluid damped. All I know is that the > knob works better :-) > > -- > MaritimTim > > 2009/7/19 John Whittingham <jo...@carmel.ac.uk>: >> Mine's still new and feels tight, but I may have a try at adjusting >> after it's worn in a little. Agreed the horizontal friction >> couldn't be done on the fly, is the Winberly fluid damped? Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.” –Lewis Hine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
