I read this on twitter... someone tweeted that B & H was... blah, blah, blah! I don't want to repeat it because I don't want to smear a company that's near and dear to most of us.

I trust the photog's on this blog and I wanted to see first-hand of the validity of their post.

Whoever it was probably had a bad experience and wanted to flame them... I don't know.

I thank you one-and-all!!!

Thanks for the fast replies. I AM NOT trying to start anything, I was taken aback when I heard allegations of bad trade practices by them.

Whew! I'm glad of that, as they are very good and reliable and seem to always have just what I need when I need it.

Thanks again everyone!

I read that B & H Photo is an extremely bad place to purchase camera gear as they are very unscrupulous in their business ethics and activities.

With all of the "state of unrest" and "fake-news" in this nation right now, I don't know if I'm to believe this, or not. I've been using B & H for years buying my photo equipment, supplies, etc.

And, to me, between B & H vs Adorama, B & H is always easier and more cost effective to deal with.

So I ask: is there something wrong with B & H Photography or is this fake-news?

Y'all are the very best!

There's a "Lens Aberration Correction" setting (THANKS! Jrhoffman75 for leading me in the right direction). It took a couple of tries as there are 4 different setting in that group, and I had to turn *OFF* the Chromatic Aberration Correction. This removed the "ring-around-the-photo!"

Thanks to ALL ! ! !

Long time folks.

I've got a Canon 6D MkII. I haven't had it very long... about 350 shots.

I've got a Sigma EX 50mm 1:1.4 DG HSM that is giving me frames in the shots, but this is not the only lense that's doing this.

Attached are two photos, one from the 50mm Sigma, the other from a Canon 24-105mm. The Canon does not have a ring-around-the-photo the way the Sigma does. They're both designed for full-frame, so I'm at a quandary.

Ideas, suggestions... any help is appreciated.

Thanks so much!

MHarvey, you go on preaching! I'm not offended at all, I'm a realist. I am just tired of getting the focus on a 3-way head, and touch the camera to zoom in or out and I've lost the frame! I need something that will station the camera so I can't nudge it with my slight movements. That's why I thought about the geared 3-way.

But you go on preaching brother... I give you thanks for your honesty, brevity, and clarity.

Hi rfmaude41. Thanks for your response.

Okay then, the earth rotates (spins) @ 17,500mph, and one complete rotation equals one day on earth. I wasn't trying to get into a scientific discussion, just the fact that we're moving quickly through space, and nothing stays in the same spot, but moves slowly through the skies, so photographing celestial items at high zoom, 2000mm to 3000mm on a ball head or a pan & tilt head is very difficult.


I did just order the Manfrotto 410 3-way geared head from Amazon... they have it for $183.00. I hope to be posting great images of our solar-system buddies very soon.

Thanks Mharvey! I'll check into those as well.

The problem is that the skies move so quickly, and when you're at full zoom, the slightest nudge, or any kind of movement can take what your shooting and its completely out of frame. Whereas if the mount had gear tracking, like these do, then turning the knob for incremental control would be so nice. Its really difficult to keep objects framed at 3000mm if the mount allows the camera to move.

Thanks for the input.

Yeah I looked at the 405... nice geared head... very nice! But way overkill. I think I'm leaning to the 405's little brother, the 410.

Thanks for the quick reply.

Howdy from Texas. I have a Nikon CoolPix P1000 and a Canon 6D mkII with Tamron 150-600mm, and I truly enjoy taking pix of the moon, Saturn, etc... however, as the earth is rocketing through the solar system at 17,500 mph its really difficult to capture shots on a ball head, or even a 3 way pan and tilt head. I need a 3 way gear head--I think.

I'm looking at the Manfrotto XPro 3-way geared head ($155.00) or the Manfrotto 410 3 Way geared head ($255.00).

I'm open to ideas, suggestions, and comments please.

TIA

Outstanding! What's more, it was hand-held--truly outstanding!

What a great picture! One thing I love about eagles... if you're looking straight at them, they look mad/angry. If they lift their head just a little, they look loving and kind--okay, maybe not loving. I sure wouldn't want to be on the business end of that bird.

You must be very pleased that you have eagles near you. Never a dull moment!

Brapoza, since you've had a few weeks to play with the Sigma 150-600 "C", what are your thoughts on the lens with your Canon camera?

Thanks MT Shooter! I was basing the weights off of Amazon's site... it has the Sigma @ 6.0lbs and the Tamron @ 4.3lbs. I know that Amazon's specs aren't always on point.
But its great to know about the poly casing on both.

If you don't mind me asking, where do you get your info from, you sound very well informed, and I try to find out as much as I can about what I purchasing... especially when its over $1k! I looked at DPReview.com, amazon, Amateur Photographer, American Photo, and of course UHH!