where is the edit button? :) On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 11:05 PM, Zos Xavius <zosxav...@gmail.com> wrote: > and are really inexpensive. wow i'm tired and need to proofread more. :) > > On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 11:04 PM, Zos Xavius <zosxav...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I love ballheads but fine adjustments are near impossible. I find >> composition adjust helps a lot sometimes. I've always preferred 3 axis >> even if they can be slower in use. They are generally heavier than a >> ballhead so they have probably fallen out of favor a bit. I love sirui >> but I think all they make is ballheads. they are working checking out >> though are are really inexpensive. 6 year warranty too. >> >> On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 9:52 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Ken Waller wrote: >>>> >>>> I have a Bogen 'mini gear' head that I adapted to arca swiss with the >>>> addition of an arca swiss clamp to the Bogen. >>> >>> >>> Aha, you got an arca-swiss clamp with 1/4-20 threads on it! It took me a >>> bit to figure out what you meant. I could attach one of those to one of my >>> tiltall tripods. >>> >>> It also seems that I might be able to make a fairly sturdy adapter to mount >>> my big Induro ball head to the tiltall, and I'd be able to use the tilt-pan >>> of the tiltall to easily level the base of the ballhead. >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> >>>>> From: Larry Colen<l...@red4est.com> >>>>> Subject: Mounting a phone or tablet to a camera? Also tripod heads >>>>> >>>>> A lot of times when playing with astrotracer, I can't exactly see what >>>>> I'm aiming at with my bare eye, and particularly not through the >>>>> viewfinder. I've gotten close by using the google skymap app on my >>>>> phone, holding it up to the back of my camera and using that to aim >>>>> close enough to see the object in images and dial things in tighter. >>>>> >>>>> I've got an adapter for mounting a green laser to my hot shoe. I'd love >>>>> to have something similar for holding my smartphone. Does anyone know >>>>> of something existing? >>>>> Mind you what I'd really like is to be able to install google sky map on >>>>> my camera and use its gps, accelerometer and display for aiming. >>>>> >>>>> In a similar vein. fine adjustments using a ball head are a titch >>>>> touchy. My old manfrotto three axis heads allowed me to adjust one axis >>>>> at a time, but I can't find any of those in Arca Swiss. Are there any >>>>> decent three axis arca swiss heads that will hold a large lens and not >>>>> cost several hundred dollars? >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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.
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