Posted by GeekBoy on 04/09/07 19:26

"Smarty" <nobody@nobody.com> wrote in message
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> 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.
>


For $69 I think you will be happy with it. I am too at times quite frugal.
Out of all the cheapies I have tried this one performed the best.

> Smarty
>
>
> "Steve King" <steveSPAMBLOCK@stevekingSPAMBLOCK.net> wrote in message
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>> "GeekBoy" <ner@nerdy.com> wrote in message
>> news:461a5ecb$0$17180$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>>>
>>> "Smarty" <nobody@nobody.com> wrote in message
>>> news:MuydnWWQIMFNqofbnZ2dnUVZ_h6vnZ2d@adelphia.com...
>>>> 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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