Re: Tripods
Wooden theodolite tripods are relatively cheap but weigh close to 20lbs. The old Pentax M42 1000mm f8 came with something like this. http://www.surveysupplyinc.com/seco-birch-hardwood-tripod-dual-locks/ Alan C On 13-Nov-18 10:46 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: Am 13.11.18 um 07:26 schrieb Larry Colen: My tripod has disappeared. I've searched the house and cars several times and can't find it anyplace. I've got a really bad feeling that I set it down and neglected to pick it up when the wave at Perpetua kicked my ass around the block. It was a Manfrotto carbon fiber base with and Induro BH3 ballhead. My house has been declared off limits for Manfrotto tripods, many years ago. They all wobble in the wind when I use them near the North Sea. Their legs bend around the vertical axis of the tripod. I call it the Manfrotto Twist. Get yourself a decent wooden tripod. Something like this: https://www.berlebach.de/?bereich=details&id=303&sprache=english That's the model I've been using for the last 15 years. It lives in the boot of my car all year and I wouldn't want anything else. Ralf --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- 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.
Re: Tripods
We carved our knitting needles out of sabertooth fangs, which was really tough because they were still using them. On November 13, 2018 3:51:47 PM PST, Steve Cottrell wrote: >On 14/11/18, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Lucky you. We didn't even have pallets. I had to knit my first one >from >>wood wool. > >You had knitting needles!! Oh how I wished for knitting needles. I >tried for years to knit my pallets into a tripod using toothpicks, >except we didn't have any toothpicks either > >-- > > >Cheers, > Cotty > > >___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and >|| (O) |Live Broadcast News >-- >_ > > > >-- >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. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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.
Re: Tripods
For that money it should come with one of Bruce's models to carry it around on long hikes. On November 13, 2018 3:45:05 PM PST, Paul Stenquist wrote: >Here you go, Larry. Such a deal! >https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1343400-REG/gitzo_gk100t_100_year_anniversary_edition.html > >Paul > >> On Nov 13, 2018, at 6:15 PM, Ralf R Radermacher >wrote: >> >>> Am 13.11.18 um 23:08 schrieb Mark Roberts: >>> >>> When I was a young man we used to have to carve our own tripod legs >>> out of discarded pallet wood and forge our ball heads from scrap >metal >>> scavenged from the rusted out cars abandoned on the street... >> >> Lucky you. We didn't even have pallets. I had to knit my first one >from wood wool. >> >> Ralf >> >> -- >> Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany >> Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com >> Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf >> Web : http://www.fotoralf.de >> >> -- >> 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. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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.
Re: Tripods
That url doesn’t seem to work. I really would like this but probably don’t need it. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1343400-REG/gitzo_gk100t_100_year_anniversary_edition.html/amp/ Paul > On Nov 13, 2018, at 6:45 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > Here you go, Larry. Such a deal! > https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1343400-REG/gitzo_gk100t_100_year_anniversary_edition.html > > Paul > >>> On Nov 13, 2018, at 6:15 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: >>> >>> Am 13.11.18 um 23:08 schrieb Mark Roberts: >>> >>> When I was a young man we used to have to carve our own tripod legs >>> out of discarded pallet wood and forge our ball heads from scrap metal >>> scavenged from the rusted out cars abandoned on the street... >> >> Lucky you. We didn't even have pallets. I had to knit my first one from wood >> wool. >> >> Ralf >> >> -- >> Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany >> Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com >> Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf >> Web : http://www.fotoralf.de >> >> -- >> 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. -- 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.
Re: Tripods
On 14/11/18, Ralf R Radermacher, discombobulated, unleashed: >Lucky you. We didn't even have pallets. I had to knit my first one from >wood wool. You had knitting needles!! Oh how I wished for knitting needles. I tried for years to knit my pallets into a tripod using toothpicks, except we didn't have any toothpicks either -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live Broadcast News -- _ -- 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.
Re: Tripods
Here you go, Larry. Such a deal! https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1343400-REG/gitzo_gk100t_100_year_anniversary_edition.html Paul > On Nov 13, 2018, at 6:15 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > >> Am 13.11.18 um 23:08 schrieb Mark Roberts: >> >> When I was a young man we used to have to carve our own tripod legs >> out of discarded pallet wood and forge our ball heads from scrap metal >> scavenged from the rusted out cars abandoned on the street... > > Lucky you. We didn't even have pallets. I had to knit my first one from wood > wool. > > Ralf > > -- > Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany > Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com > Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf > Web : http://www.fotoralf.de > > -- > 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.
Re: GESO Broken Shades
Just to be clear, Igor - you don't at all understand my point of view ... I think, however, Larry does :-) ann On 11/13/2018 5:23 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: These photos tell a story, even if some of them are not perfect as stand-alone photographs. And I agree with Ann about that B&W portrait: it stands on its own. I know that type of challenging light quite well: it is very popular in the blues and jazz/swing music/dance community. So, I appreciate the challenges and the outcome. Now, Ann's comment about purple people eaters raised in my mind the old debate about how the photos reflect what we see/saw in real life. When we have an incandescent light and yellowish faces, we are trying to compensate for that yellow cast (filters and probably some film processing in the era of film photography, or color balance for digital). But the people do look under that light as if they had jaundice. It's just that our brain corrects/compensates for that in real time. So, the question is: should or should we not compensate for that while taking the photos (filters/color balance/...) or in post-processing? The same question applies to recording a video. After all, in many situations (these days, when different color lights are available), - people purposely choose "warm light" (2700K) to create a certain mood. And now, for the purple/coquelicot/smaragdine/mikado/glaucous/fulvous lights: They do create a certain atmosphere. So, why we do not get shocked seeing those glaucous faces in the room, but many people get the reaction like that of Ann's by any face color short of sarcoline in the photos? Those colors in the photos should reflect the "real" look of that room and people in it and convey that mood. Right? Cheers, Igor PS. I am not being critical of Ann's reaction, I understand it. Rather, I am thinking out loud about the interesting effect our brain plays on us. These thoughts are also a followup to the previous conversation about "truthful" images in photography. PPS. Strange color names? Look them up! ;-) Larry Colen Mon, 12 Nov 2018 06:40:24 -0800 wrote: ann sanfedele wrote on 11/12/18 5:24 AM: To say the light was challenging was an understatement - purple people eaters yikes The super saturated light from LEDs can make photography very challenging. You have to carefully watch the histogram so that you don't blow out one of the channels, even if you aren't going to try to bring things back to "normal" -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmug.com https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan -- 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.
Re: Tripods
Am 13.11.18 um 23:08 schrieb Mark Roberts: When I was a young man we used to have to carve our own tripod legs out of discarded pallet wood and forge our ball heads from scrap metal scavenged from the rusted out cars abandoned on the street... Lucky you. We didn't even have pallets. I had to knit my first one from wood wool. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- 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.
Re: Tripods
Well, I did say relatively inexpensive. On 11/13/2018 3:19 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: There are tripods that are sturdy, light, and inexpensive. Pick any two. :-) Igor P. J. Alling Tue, 13 Nov 2018 10:01:16 -0800 wrote: I'm sorry Larry, I wish I had a good suggestion for you, but I too am in need of a decent tripod. My search for one that is a.) of good quality, that will support the weight of a DSLR and a moderately heavy tele lens b.) light enough that I won't leave it behind, and c.) relatively inexpensive has proved fruitless so far. The closest I've come was visiting the last local full service camera store, and I happened in on a manufactures day. IIRC the Manfrotto rep. had a lightish weight aluminum field/studio unit with a very nice ball head, as a show special for about 1/3 regular price. A great deal but beyond my budget at the time. Haven't seen a deal that good since. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- 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.
Re: GESO Broken Shades
These photos tell a story, even if some of them are not perfect as stand-alone photographs. And I agree with Ann about that B&W portrait: it stands on its own. I know that type of challenging light quite well: it is very popular in the blues and jazz/swing music/dance community. So, I appreciate the challenges and the outcome. Now, Ann's comment about purple people eaters raised in my mind the old debate about how the photos reflect what we see/saw in real life. When we have an incandescent light and yellowish faces, we are trying to compensate for that yellow cast (filters and probably some film processing in the era of film photography, or color balance for digital). But the people do look under that light as if they had jaundice. It's just that our brain corrects/compensates for that in real time. So, the question is: should or should we not compensate for that while taking the photos (filters/color balance/...) or in post-processing? The same question applies to recording a video. After all, in many situations (these days, when different color lights are available), - people purposely choose "warm light" (2700K) to create a certain mood. And now, for the purple/coquelicot/smaragdine/mikado/glaucous/fulvous lights: They do create a certain atmosphere. So, why we do not get shocked seeing those glaucous faces in the room, but many people get the reaction like that of Ann's by any face color short of sarcoline in the photos? Those colors in the photos should reflect the "real" look of that room and people in it and convey that mood. Right? Cheers, Igor PS. I am not being critical of Ann's reaction, I understand it. Rather, I am thinking out loud about the interesting effect our brain plays on us. These thoughts are also a followup to the previous conversation about "truthful" images in photography. PPS. Strange color names? Look them up! ;-) Larry Colen Mon, 12 Nov 2018 06:40:24 -0800 wrote: ann sanfedele wrote on 11/12/18 5:24 AM: To say the light was challenging was an understatement - purple people eaters yikes The super saturated light from LEDs can make photography very challenging. You have to carefully watch the histogram so that you don't blow out one of the channels, even if you aren't going to try to bring things back to "normal" -- 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.
Re: Tripods
l...@red4est.com wrote: >One thing I can always count on this list for is people bragging about how >crappy their gear is. When I was a young man we used to have to carve our own tripod legs out of discarded pallet wood and forge our ball heads from scrap metal scavenged from the rusted out cars abandoned on the street... -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- 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.
Re: Tripods
At 10:16 AM 11/13/2018, Bruce Walker wrote: >In my experience, when I remember to bring a tripod I don't end up using it. >When I need a tripod, I forgot to bring it -- it's at home. I carry one stashed under the rear seat in my Explorer. The camera bag comes with me when I go back into the house, but the tripod stays. I have a couple of older, cheaper tripods in the house if I need one indoors. If I need a small tripod the Manfrotto tabletop tripod is always in the bag. I also usually have a monopod in the Explorer. Dale H. Cook, many years as 35mm SLR photographer, now Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking- around lens or SMC Pentax-A 50mm/f2 lens -- 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.
Re: Tripods
Yeah, I actually own three of them. On November 13, 2018 1:09:08 PM PST, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > >Larry, > >I suspect it is not what you are looking for, - but just in case: >A very sturdy "budget" tripod that I've used for many years is the >original (aluminum!) Tiltall tripod. >They are available on e-bay for various amounts, typically in the range >of >$30-100, but I see one right now at $25: >https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Tiltall-Model-4602-Aluminum-Pro-Tripod/312302563889?epid=101639351&hash=item48b6aef231:g:UzcAAOSwVH5bnpMT:rk:1:pf:0 > >They require some time to set up (not a fast lock mechanism for the >telescoping legs), and your hands would not be the cleanest after >handling that aluminum. But they are capable of holding a DSLR with a >heavy lens. >(Originally, I bought it for ZX-5n with Tokina ATX Pro 28-70/2.6-2.8 >and >with Tamron 70-300, but then used with K7 and K5 with 50-135 and >60-250) > >Reportedly, the later models (titanium?) Tiltall tripods are not as >sturdy. > > but it seems to me that we might have discussed Tiltall's with you >on >some occasion, long time ago. > > >HTH, > >Igor > > > >Larry Colen Mon, 12 Nov 2018 22:27:54 -0800 wrote: > >My tripod has disappeared. I've searched the house and cars several >times >and can't find it anyplace. I've got a really bad feeling that I set it > >down and neglected to pick it up when the wave at Perpetua kicked my >ass >around the block. > > >It was a Manfrotto carbon fiber base with and Induro BH3 ballhead. > > >It was at the low end of the performance I need for my astro >landscapes, >and replacement cost is quite a bit more than I can pretend to afford. >Are >there any amazing deals on tripod bases or arca-swiss heads? > >-- >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. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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.
Re: Tripods
Larry, I suspect it is not what you are looking for, - but just in case: A very sturdy "budget" tripod that I've used for many years is the original (aluminum!) Tiltall tripod. They are available on e-bay for various amounts, typically in the range of $30-100, but I see one right now at $25: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Tiltall-Model-4602-Aluminum-Pro-Tripod/312302563889?epid=101639351&hash=item48b6aef231:g:UzcAAOSwVH5bnpMT:rk:1:pf:0 They require some time to set up (not a fast lock mechanism for the telescoping legs), and your hands would not be the cleanest after handling that aluminum. But they are capable of holding a DSLR with a heavy lens. (Originally, I bought it for ZX-5n with Tokina ATX Pro 28-70/2.6-2.8 and with Tamron 70-300, but then used with K7 and K5 with 50-135 and 60-250) Reportedly, the later models (titanium?) Tiltall tripods are not as sturdy. but it seems to me that we might have discussed Tiltall's with you on some occasion, long time ago. HTH, Igor Larry Colen Mon, 12 Nov 2018 22:27:54 -0800 wrote: My tripod has disappeared. I've searched the house and cars several times and can't find it anyplace. I've got a really bad feeling that I set it down and neglected to pick it up when the wave at Perpetua kicked my ass around the block. It was a Manfrotto carbon fiber base with and Induro BH3 ballhead. It was at the low end of the performance I need for my astro landscapes, and replacement cost is quite a bit more than I can pretend to afford. Are there any amazing deals on tripod bases or arca-swiss heads? -- 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.
Re: Tripods
Am 13.11.18 um 07:26 schrieb Larry Colen: My tripod has disappeared. I've searched the house and cars several times and can't find it anyplace. I've got a really bad feeling that I set it down and neglected to pick it up when the wave at Perpetua kicked my ass around the block. It was a Manfrotto carbon fiber base with and Induro BH3 ballhead. My house has been declared off limits for Manfrotto tripods, many years ago. They all wobble in the wind when I use them near the North Sea. Their legs bend around the vertical axis of the tripod. I call it the Manfrotto Twist. Get yourself a decent wooden tripod. Something like this: https://www.berlebach.de/?bereich=details&id=303&sprache=english That's the model I've been using for the last 15 years. It lives in the boot of my car all year and I wouldn't want anything else. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- 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.
Re: Tripods
Well, more or less. On 11/13/2018 1:30 PM, John wrote: Hopefully, you at least know where the car is. On 11/13/2018 12:01, P. J. Alling wrote: Well I don't have that problem, my crappy tripod is in the car, of course I have no idea at this point where any of the plates are... On 11/13/2018 10:16 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: In my experience, when I remember to bring a tripod I don't end up using it. When I need a tripod, I forgot to bring it -- it's at home. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 9:57 AM P. J. Alling wrote: I always thought the best tripod is the one you have with you. Unless you left all of the them at home. On 11/13/2018 9:34 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Both provide ample evidence that disproves the notion that the best tripod is the one you left at home. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 3:33 AM Alan C wrote: Touchè Alan C On 13-Nov-18 09:40 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Alan C wrote on 11/12/18 11:36 PM: https://cdn.instructables.com/FIG/IYMW/I0466WB8/FIGIYMWI0466WB8.LARGE.jpg?auto=webp&width=600 The one I made is sturdier: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157619815658015 -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- 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.
Re: Tripods
There are tripods that are sturdy, light, and inexpensive. Pick any two. :-) Igor P. J. Alling Tue, 13 Nov 2018 10:01:16 -0800 wrote: I'm sorry Larry, I wish I had a good suggestion for you, but I too am in need of a decent tripod. My search for one that is a.) of good quality, that will support the weight of a DSLR and a moderately heavy tele lens b.) light enough that I won't leave it behind, and c.) relatively inexpensive has proved fruitless so far. The closest I've come was visiting the last local full service camera store, and I happened in on a manufactures day. IIRC the Manfrotto rep. had a lightish weight aluminum field/studio unit with a very nice ball head, as a show special for about 1/3 regular price. A great deal but beyond my budget at the time. Haven't seen a deal that good since. -- 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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Hopefully, you at least know where the car is. On 11/13/2018 12:01, P. J. Alling wrote: Well I don't have that problem, my crappy tripod is in the car, of course I have no idea at this point where any of the plates are... On 11/13/2018 10:16 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: In my experience, when I remember to bring a tripod I don't end up using it. When I need a tripod, I forgot to bring it -- it's at home. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 9:57 AM P. J. Alling wrote: I always thought the best tripod is the one you have with you. Unless you left all of the them at home. On 11/13/2018 9:34 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Both provide ample evidence that disproves the notion that the best tripod is the one you left at home. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 3:33 AM Alan C wrote: Touchè Alan C On 13-Nov-18 09:40 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Alan C wrote on 11/12/18 11:36 PM: https://cdn.instructables.com/FIG/IYMW/I0466WB8/FIGIYMWI0466WB8.LARGE.jpg?auto=webp&width=600 The one I made is sturdier: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157619815658015 -- 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.
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On 11/13/2018 01:26, Larry Colen wrote: My tripod has disappeared. I've searched the house and cars several times and can't find it anyplace. I've got a really bad feeling that I set it down and neglected to pick it up when the wave at Perpetua kicked my ass around the block. It was a Manfrotto carbon fiber base with and Induro BH3 ballhead. It was at the low end of the performance I need for my astro landscapes, and replacement cost is quite a bit more than I can pretend to afford. Are there any amazing deals on tripod bases or arca-swiss heads? Any decent comparison charts between different brands and models? If the location is a state park or a national park or ..., it might be worth looking it up on-line to find a contact number and giving them a call to see if they have a lost & found. If it didn't get washed out to sea, it might have been found and turned in. I lost a tripod once at a state park & some kind soul turned it in, so I was able to go back and get it on my next trip. Also, it's a good idea to have a tag of some sort with contact information on your gear. If I found a tripod tagged with a name & phone number, I'd give 'em a call to see about getting it back to them. -- 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.
Re: Tripods
I'm sorry Larry, I wish I had a good suggestion for you, but I too am in need of a decent tripod. My search for one that is a.) of good quality, that will support the weight of a DSLR and a moderately heavy tele lens b.) light enough that I won't leave it behind, and c.) relatively inexpensive has proved fruitless so far. The closest I've come was visiting the last local full service camera store, and I happened in on a manufactures day. IIRC the Manfrotto rep. had a lightish weight aluminum field/studio unit with a very nice ball head, as a show special for about 1/3 regular price. A great deal but beyond my budget at the time. Haven't seen a deal that good since. On 11/13/2018 12:23 PM, l...@red4est.com wrote: One thing I can always count on this list for is people bragging about how crappy their gear is. On November 13, 2018 9:01:45 AM PST, "P. J. Alling" wrote: Well I don't have that problem, my crappy tripod is in the car, of course I have no idea at this point where any of the plates are... On 11/13/2018 10:16 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: In my experience, when I remember to bring a tripod I don't end up using it. When I need a tripod, I forgot to bring it -- it's at home. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 9:57 AM P. J. Alling wrote: I always thought the best tripod is the one you have with you. Unless you left all of the them at home. On 11/13/2018 9:34 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Both provide ample evidence that disproves the notion that the best tripod is the one you left at home. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 3:33 AM Alan C wrote: Touchè Alan C On 13-Nov-18 09:40 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Alan C wrote on 11/12/18 11:36 PM: https://cdn.instructables.com/FIG/IYMW/I0466WB8/FIGIYMWI0466WB8.LARGE.jpg?auto=webp&width=600 The one I made is sturdier: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157619815658015 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- 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. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- 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. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- 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. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- 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.
Re: Tripods
One thing I can always count on this list for is people bragging about how crappy their gear is. On November 13, 2018 9:01:45 AM PST, "P. J. Alling" wrote: >Well I don't have that problem, my crappy tripod is in the car, of >course I have no idea at this point where any of the plates are... > > >On 11/13/2018 10:16 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> In my experience, when I remember to bring a tripod I don't end up >> using it. When I need a tripod, I forgot to bring it -- it's at home. >> >> On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 9:57 AM P. J. Alling > wrote: >>> I always thought the best tripod is the one you have with you. >Unless >>> you left all of the them at home. >>> >>> >>> On 11/13/2018 9:34 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Both provide ample evidence that disproves the notion that the best tripod is the one you left at home. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 3:33 AM Alan C wrote: > Touchè > > Alan C > > > On 13-Nov-18 09:40 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> Alan C wrote on 11/12/18 11:36 PM: >>> >https://cdn.instructables.com/FIG/IYMW/I0466WB8/FIGIYMWI0466WB8.LARGE.jpg?auto=webp&width=600 >> The one I made is sturdier: >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157619815658015 >> >> >> > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus >software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > -- > 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. >>> -- >>> America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. >>> America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. >>> - P.J. O'Rourke >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> > >-- >America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. >America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. > - P.J. O'Rourke > > >-- >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. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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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Well I don't have that problem, my crappy tripod is in the car, of course I have no idea at this point where any of the plates are... On 11/13/2018 10:16 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: In my experience, when I remember to bring a tripod I don't end up using it. When I need a tripod, I forgot to bring it -- it's at home. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 9:57 AM P. J. Alling wrote: I always thought the best tripod is the one you have with you. Unless you left all of the them at home. On 11/13/2018 9:34 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Both provide ample evidence that disproves the notion that the best tripod is the one you left at home. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 3:33 AM Alan C wrote: Touchè Alan C On 13-Nov-18 09:40 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Alan C wrote on 11/12/18 11:36 PM: https://cdn.instructables.com/FIG/IYMW/I0466WB8/FIGIYMWI0466WB8.LARGE.jpg?auto=webp&width=600 The one I made is sturdier: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157619815658015 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- 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. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- 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. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- 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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I solve these problems most of the time by having five tripods, one of which is always in the trunk of my car and another of which fits in most of my camera bags. G > On Nov 13, 2018, at 7:16 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > In my experience, when I remember to bring a tripod I don't end up > using it. When I need a tripod, I forgot to bring it -- it's at home. > >> On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 9:57 AM P. J. Alling >> wrote: >> >> I always thought the best tripod is the one you have with you. Unless >> you left all of the them at home. -- 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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In my experience, when I remember to bring a tripod I don't end up using it. When I need a tripod, I forgot to bring it -- it's at home. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 9:57 AM P. J. Alling wrote: > > I always thought the best tripod is the one you have with you. Unless > you left all of the them at home. > > > On 11/13/2018 9:34 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > Both provide ample evidence that disproves the notion that the best > > tripod is the one you left at home. > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 3:33 AM Alan C wrote: > >> Touchè > >> > >> Alan C > >> > >> > >> On 13-Nov-18 09:40 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > >>> > >>> Alan C wrote on 11/12/18 11:36 PM: > https://cdn.instructables.com/FIG/IYMW/I0466WB8/FIGIYMWI0466WB8.LARGE.jpg?auto=webp&width=600 > >>> > >>> The one I made is sturdier: > >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157619815658015 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> --- > >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus > >> > >> > >> -- > >> 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. > > > > > > -- > America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. > America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. > - P.J. O'Rourke > > > -- > 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. -- -bmw -- 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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I always thought the best tripod is the one you have with you. Unless you left all of the them at home. On 11/13/2018 9:34 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Both provide ample evidence that disproves the notion that the best tripod is the one you left at home. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 3:33 AM Alan C wrote: Touchè Alan C On 13-Nov-18 09:40 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Alan C wrote on 11/12/18 11:36 PM: https://cdn.instructables.com/FIG/IYMW/I0466WB8/FIGIYMWI0466WB8.LARGE.jpg?auto=webp&width=600 The one I made is sturdier: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157619815658015 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- 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. -- America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. - P.J. O'Rourke -- 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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Both provide ample evidence that disproves the notion that the best tripod is the one you left at home. On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 3:33 AM Alan C wrote: > > Touchè > > Alan C > > > On 13-Nov-18 09:40 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > > > Alan C wrote on 11/12/18 11:36 PM: > >> https://cdn.instructables.com/FIG/IYMW/I0466WB8/FIGIYMWI0466WB8.LARGE.jpg?auto=webp&width=600 > > > > > > The one I made is sturdier: > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157619815658015 > > > > > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > -- > 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. -- -bmw -- 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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Touchè Alan C On 13-Nov-18 09:40 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Alan C wrote on 11/12/18 11:36 PM: https://cdn.instructables.com/FIG/IYMW/I0466WB8/FIGIYMWI0466WB8.LARGE.jpg?auto=webp&width=600 The one I made is sturdier: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157619815658015 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- 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.
