Pål wrote: > The Manfrotto 055 is borderline for even the 645N. I would certainly > recommend something stronger for the 67.
I use an 055 (and 029 head) with the 67 with no problems whatsoever. I've had great success even with the 300mm lens. I wouldn't recommend extending the lowest leg sections unless you really need to, as they are definitely a bit flimsy. Anything heavier than that would be more than I'd like to carry. With your recent comments about saving weight with the 645 and its zoom lenses, I hope you won't be losing all that advantage by carrying a big heavy tripod :) > There are conflicting opinions about the vibration problems of the 67. > Mirror lock is mandatory but the shutter may also cause shakes. I don't believe the shutter causes any problems at all. It is very light. The sync speed is only 1/30 so the curtain would move at about the same speed as an older 35mm camera, although there will be a little more moving mass. The shutter on my K2 feels a lot heavier but that is a very heavy shutter even for 35mm. The 6x7's mirror return causes a lot of shake which may upset some people but that doesn't contribute to image degradation. I don't know about MLU being mandatory but I do use it 99% of the time because I don't want to take the risk. All my handheld shots have turned out well so far, but I have tended to use pretty high shutter speeds. The camera is a lot less stable with a waist-level finder (I now have a prism which I'm keen to try out). Cheers, - Dave - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
