Posted by Smarty on 04/09/07 17:49

This is really a great forum, with an excellent variety of experienced
people, and the suggestions are very much appreciated. At risk of sounding
like I am a cheapskate, I ordered the Velbon and will try it out. At $69 I
think I am willing to assume the risk of it not being exactly right, and
will return it if it is really bad (a very unlikely scenario based on what I
am hearing about it and reading about it). I have a couple other non-video
tripods here (from Sony and Slik) and neither is suitable for smooth panning
whatsoever, so I am going to have to see how well I can master this Velbo
and develop the right technique. Again thanks for all the help.

Smarty


"Steve King" <steveSPAMBLOCK@stevekingSPAMBLOCK.net> wrote in message
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>>> Thanks Geekboy for the suggestion and I will check it out. I would like
>>> to know how the head is designed. If have other tripods here without
>>> fluid heads, and they just cannot do a really smooth pan or tilt. How
>>> well does the Velbon 607 do?
>>
>>
>> Acually for a rather inexpensive tripod wold say it does quite well,
>> though do take in mind it is under $100 and you are not going to get the
>> same quality something like a Bogen. But I am satisfied with how it pans.
>>
>>
>
> Whether a fluid head performs satisfactorily is truly a personal
> preference. If you want smooth pan at telephoto extremes I haven't found
> anything under a few thousand dollars that is satisfactory. That doesn't
> mean that I don't use lesser expensive tri-pod head configurations from
> time to time, but they don't make me happy generally. Of course, cost and
> portability are sometimes even more important. As you are testing, pay
> particular attention to the ability to smoothly start and stop pans and
> tilts. Many cheaper fluid heads will pan just fine after you get them
> going. Unfortunately, jerky starts and stops call attention to
> themselves. Sometimes this deficiency can be overcome with operator
> technique. Sometimes not.
>
> Steve King
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