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http://www.manfrotto.com/Jahia/site/manfro...8|69&idx=71
and
head
http://www.manfrotto.com/Jahia/site/manfrotto/pid/4432
nice and solid but with flexibility of horizontal column for macro work
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#1 Guest_Tiggr_*
Posted 05 July 2007 - 02:18 PM
Manfrotto tripod
http://www.manfrotto.com/Jahia/site/manfro...8|69&idx=71
and
head
http://www.manfrotto.com/Jahia/site/manfrotto/pid/4432
nice and solid but with flexibility of horizontal column for macro work
http://www.manfrotto.com/Jahia/site/manfro...8|69&idx=71
and
head
http://www.manfrotto.com/Jahia/site/manfrotto/pid/4432
nice and solid but with flexibility of horizontal column for macro work
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 02:26 PM
what a coincidence Matt - I ordered a Manfrotto 055CF3 and exactly the same 3-way head as you this morning!btw I also ordered to padded bag to go with it!
by bag I mean carrying case, you understand...
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 02:27 PM
Its a cracking bit of kit Ben. Was looking at geared head but was overkill for what I need.
Very well made bit of kit. Bag going on order this weekend
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Very well made bit of kit. Bag going on order this weekend
QUOTE (BenF @ Jul 5 2007, 03:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
by bag I mean carrying case, you understand...
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 02:42 PM
well thank you, Sir!
I did not bother with a geared head - totally unnecessary for the things I want it for; I did look at the 808 head though - it is a lot heavier and although it will support a greater weight I do not think it likely I would need to support more than 4 kg.
Sadly the tripod/head/case was only a relatively small part of the total order. What I have ordered to go on top is what is really costing the money!
How sad are we that we are talking about tripod heads.....?
I did not bother with a geared head - totally unnecessary for the things I want it for; I did look at the 808 head though - it is a lot heavier and although it will support a greater weight I do not think it likely I would need to support more than 4 kg.
Sadly the tripod/head/case was only a relatively small part of the total order. What I have ordered to go on top is what is really costing the money!
How sad are we that we are talking about tripod heads.....?
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 02:45 PM
Spill the beans then, what else you ordered?
I was only after a P-Series ND8 filter
I was only after a P-Series ND8 filter
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 02:47 PM
do you mean apart from the new camera bag (I do mean bag this time!) and apart from the new lens I have just bought?
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 02:54 PM
Nice tripod 
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 03:07 PM
QUOTE (BenF @ Jul 5 2007, 03:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
do you mean apart from the new camera bag (I do mean bag this time!) and apart from the new lens I have just bought?
Take it the lens was not exactly cheap from your previous comments
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 03:10 PM
wasn't the lens either - have just bought a top of the range Swarovski spotting scope - just the excuse I needed to buy a new tripod as well!
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 03:18 PM
and here was me worrying about spending over £100 on a lens lol.....
nice tripod tho
nice tripod tho
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 03:25 PM
Last lens was a present, and dont think I'll by buying another one just yet
Did think i was going to have to buy a new camera the other day, thought the Minolta had the dreaded firmware delete syndrome, turned out the battery was flat
Found out the hard way that if you leave the camera connected to PC with USB lead that the auto shutdown is over ridden
Did think i was going to have to buy a new camera the other day, thought the Minolta had the dreaded firmware delete syndrome, turned out the battery was flat
Found out the hard way that if you leave the camera connected to PC with USB lead that the auto shutdown is over ridden
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 08:04 PM
QUOTE (PussCat @ Jul 5 2007, 04:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
and here was me worrying about spending over £100 on a lens lol.....
nice tripod tho
nice tripod tho
Worrying about over £100 on a lens..? Worry when you have to spend over £100 on the filter for a lens
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 08:07 PM
must be one hell of a filter!
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 08:10 PM
77mm Nikon Polariser...I declined their kind offer when I realised it wasn't going to be free!
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 08:12 PM
figures....
the most expensive filter I have is a polariser!
the most expensive filter I have is a polariser!
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 08:13 PM
nah spending £100 on a lens is fine... it's just 'justifying' spending £100 or more on a lens, when I don't really NEED it, that takes a bit more doing
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 08:16 PM
how about spending a whole month's salary on optical stuff in one go when you are the only wage-earner in the house...?
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 08:18 PM
that would be financial suicide for me lol......
I think I need to get a job that pays me more
I think I need to get a job that pays me more
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 08:19 PM
lol - that is a teacher's ANNUAL salary
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