Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]leo wesson wrote: >>> Ball heads. Don't buy them. Get a good sturdy simple head. No quick release. Since you will be mounting your lens to the head and not your camera, you don't really need a quick release. <<< If you will be using the tripod exclusively with a long lens that has a rotating tripod collar I suggest the Acratech long-lens head: http://acratech.net/product.php?productid=10 Compact, light weight, sturdy enough for my 560mm Novoflex/Telyt, no extraneous features, locks down solid when you need it, pans/tilts smoothly when you need it. And I prefer an Arca-type QR. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web