Which one Paul? On December 28, 2020 1:23:23 PM PST, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: >This is the ball head I use. It’s rated for up to 50 pound loads. Very >smooth and it locks securely. > >Paul > >> On Dec 28, 2020, at 3:17 PM, John <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: >> >> I don't think anyone makes a ball head substantial enough for the FA >600. >> >> I did a quick search online looking for the gimbal head I bought when >I got the FA 600. I bought the one I did because my local Pentax dealer >had it in stock & helped me set the balance. >> >> B&H has it for $389.90: (IIRC, I paid about $350) >> >> >https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/877643-REG/Sirui_BSRPH20_PH_20_Professional_Gimbal_Head.html >> >> But B&H has gimbal heads starting as low as $59.95: >> >> >https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1458852-REG/magnus_gh_m1_gimbal_head.html >> >> ... and about a half dozen more for less than $200. >> >> You might also take a look at KEH & Amazon. >> >> A gimbal mount might not set you back the $BIGNUM you're expecting. >> >>> On 12/28/2020 11:38:22, Ken Waller wrote: >>> Larry, I have longer Arca Swiss plate on my 600 FA, when used on my >Kirk King >>> Cobra gimbal head the lens effectively becomes weightless. If the >plate is >>> used effectively the angle of the lens should have no effect on the >balance. The length of the plate needed depends on the lens it is used >on. >>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> Sent: Dec 27, 2020 11:11 PM To: >>>> Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> Subject: Ball head >question >>>> I suspect that in theory the tripod mount foot on most telephotos >is pretty >>>> close to where they think the center of gravity will be when it’s >mounted >>>> on a camera. >>>> When I’m using a ball head I find that this is very rarely the >case. I was >>>> thinking that if I had a really long arca swiss plate on my lens, I >could >>>> attach it much closer to the balance point. However I suspect that >If I’m >>>> shooting at anything not very close to level, it would no longer be >that >>>> well balanced. >>>> Is there a good solution other than dropping $BIGNUM on a gimbal >mount? >>>> In a related question, When I’m doing astrophotography, I’ve found >that a >>>> pan/tilt head makes it a lot easier because I can adjust one axis >at a time >>>> and not risk entirely losing my aim. I have accomplished this by >putting >>>> an Arca-swiss ballhead on one of my tiltall tripods. Are there any >decent >>>> tilt-pan arca-swiss tripod heads? Preferably ones that aren’t >outrageously >>>> expensive? >>>> -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com >> >> >> -- >> Science - Questions we may never find answers for. >> Religion - Answers we must never question. >> >> -- >> Science - Questions we may never find answers for. >> Religion - Answers we must never question. >> >> -- >> 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.
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