Carbon. In the testing they did during the course of development, the carbon design proved to be both more stable and faster damping with small induced vibrations. The difference in weight is about 3/4 lb. For the $250, both the improved stability and the weight savings seemed worth it.
G > On Dec 22, 2020, at 12:14 PM, Toine <to...@repiuk.nl> wrote: > > That's the aluminium or carbon version? Sounds like the carbon looking at > the price tag of the arca. > > On Tue, 22 Dec 2020, 20:13 Godfrey DiGiorgi, <godfreydigio...@me.com> wrote: > >> The Hasselblad V-system Zeiss lenses are shockingly accurate on focus >> calibration and provide amazing quality. Even the more modest performers >> are extremely good performers, which is one of the reasons why I've been a >> little baffled when I hear some folks complaining that "...they're just not >> sharp enough for the digital backs..." This particular Sonnar 150mm f/4 is >> freekin' ancient (made in 1967, pre T* coatings) and has a crack in the >> focusing mount … It's too expensive to have it repaired since I can buy a >> replacement without any issues for half the cost of repair. But I think >> photos like this one show that it is more than just "good enough" to be >> useful on the digital back. :) >> >> The PD Travel Tripod is an excellent quality, ultra-light and >> ultra-compact piece of kit given its carrying capacity, height, and >> versatility. It holds the Hassy with even the 150 lens and digital back >> quite stably enough to be extremely useful, and it's small enough to toss >> into my bicycle backpack and not be a burden. The price … while it's not >> inexpensive, it's about 2/3 of what my Arca-Swiss Monoball P0 Hybrid *ball >> head* costs, never mind a suitable set of legs to hold that head off the >> ground. It's one of those things where you actually get what you pay for >> and, if you use it enough, you're ahead of the game. :) >> >>> On Dec 22, 2020, at 10:33 AM, Toine <to...@repiuk.nl> wrote: >>> >>> That's impressive. And just set the lens to infinity? None of my >>> pentax lenses is set at infinity at infinity. Must be the tripod. I >>> had my eye on a PD tripod for a very long time, the price tag is my >>> only drawback. -- 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.
