Issue with a tripod drifting on macro shots?
Jun 21, 2022 12:49:06 #
When you've thrown more money into the wrong solution, will you then buy a RRS Ball Head?
Jun 21, 2022 13:21:30 #
Artcameraman wrote:
It's all about balance. You think you have problems I still use a bellows with my 100mm Canon macro lens and I have to counterbalance it so it doesn't drift. Some day I'll get off my ass and go down into the workshop and make a suitable plate out of aluminum and move the fulcrum point and all will be right in this world.
Or maybe someday youll luck into a dual rail bellows.
Jun 22, 2022 15:36:55 #
User ID wrote:
Or maybe someday youll luck into a dual rail bellows.
Beautiful equipment
Jun 23, 2022 08:11:28 #
deerpark243 wrote:
I have a Nikon Nikkor 105mm 2.8G Macro lens I use ... (show quote)
You are asking way too much from a very light duty ball head. I am surprised you can get it to lock with a D3 and a 105 sitting on it. It has a tiny ball and virtually no sweet spot.
I use a $400 Arca-Swiss z1 and I still experience a little drift. It is designed for a 130 lb load, the MH-1000 is designed for a 22lb load.
This will eliminate the problem you are having.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/629979-REG/Arca_Swiss_8501000_1_C1_Cube_Geared_Head.html
Or you can save a lot of money by continuing with your "guesstimating"
I hear the Benro is decent - but I haven't tried it. I did have a C1 for a while and it is a beast - rock solid, no drift.
Jun 23, 2022 10:11:16 #
Strodav
Loc: Houston, Tx
robertjerl wrote:
I used a 3 way geared head. My Manfrotto is rated to hold 4kilos/8.8lbs, the current price is just under $200 direct from Manfrotto. They do make much heavier geared heads.
The gears don't slip like heads that depend on friction to hold the position.
https://www.manfrotto.com/us-en/x-pro-3-way-tripod-head-with-retractable-levers-mhxpro-3w/
The gears don't slip like heads that depend on friction to hold the position.
https://www.manfrotto.com/us-en/x-pro-3-way-tripod-head-with-retractable-levers-mhxpro-3w/
I went with a Benro geared head, mainly for macro shots because of the time I was wasting with a ball head getting the framing where I wanted it.
Jun 24, 2022 12:50:34 #
deerpark243
Loc: La Mirada, California, USA
CHG_CANON wrote:
When you've thrown more money into the wrong solution, will you then buy a RRS Ball Head?
I ended up getting a Manfrotto MHXPRO3W X-PRO 3-Way Tripod Head with Retractable Levers. I haven't tried it out yet but it seems very stable.
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