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Comment on Feisol Carbon Fiber Tripod Review by admin

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:04:44 +0000

John, for backpacking I suggest as short as possible. It helps with how it fits on your backpack, especially once you mount a ballhead (or whatever head you choose) and the shorter the tripod the less it snags on branches, brush, etc.
I have found the 4 section to be very sturdy in all but heavy wind load situations. Then I just hang a weight from the hook and good to go as long as you don’t let it swing around.

You really have to choose what works best for your needs. As you know it is an investment.

I found the swing-out style too bouncy with up to 6-8 lbs of camera, so test it with your chosen rig. FYI, Feisol also makes a horizontal adapter:
http://www.feisol.net/horizontal-adapter-c-7.html

-Landon

Comment on Feisol Carbon Fiber Tripod Review by John

John — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:42:51 +0000

My story sounds so similar to many of the reviews I’ve come across about moving from older tried and true aluminum tripods to carbon for lightness, but still wanting the sturdiness and durability. I’m close to a decision about a Feisol Tournament, and would like opinions on 3-section vs 4-section legs. It’s tempting to go with the most compact folded size (I backpack with my gear) but for the sake of about 4″ difference what is the tradeoff for sturdiness, leg vibration, etc.

Also am tempted by the Manfrotto 055CXPRO3. Not as light as Feisol, but has 29mm top leg diam, and the ability to mount the centre column horizontally. Is this as useful for macro as I’ve been told, or more unnecessary complication? The 4-section version of this tripod has 16mm diam lowest leg, which is too skinny.

Appreciate any insights!
John

Comment on Fader ND Mark II: First Look by admin

admin — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:37:31 +0000

My pleasure Doug. Also looks like there are lots on the market now. Saw that Tiffen has one now, as well as several other brands. A great tool!

Comment on Fader ND Mark II: First Look by Doug K

Doug K — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:39:32 +0000

Landon:

I was just looking into vari-ND solutions and was thinking about sending you email to ask if you had any experience with these when google popped up with this review! Thanks for the useful information.

Doug

Comment on Cover Photo: Performing Arts Center by Damian

Damian — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:52:08 +0000

Amazing job, especially in what must have been very hard photographic conditions (short window to shoot & low light)

Comment on Fader ND Mark II: First Look by Martin

Martin — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:03:24 +0000

I wasn’t aware of these – it certainly looks like a cheaper alternative to the Vari-ND, yet without compromising on image quality.

Unfortunately B&H are out-of-stock of the 77mm Fader ND…

Comment on Fader ND Mark II: First Look by admin

admin — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:04:37 +0000

I have not seen that issue, but I am inspecting the CSS that came with this template to see how I can improve it. Thanks for the feedback!

I am still trying to reverse out just the blog part and not affect the rest of the template so I can keep the theme, but have black text on white blog entries.

Comment on Fader ND Mark II: First Look by Photoburner

Photoburner — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:00:57 +0000

Your review is completely unrreadable, whatever made you post dark text against a dark background?!

Comment on Server Migration In Progress by admin

admin — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:02:44 +0000

That was too easy by the way, it was just a URL issue I did not test at the bottom of the page.

-Landon

Comment on Server Migration In Progress by admin

admin — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:23:09 +0000

Thanks Chris!
I am back in town and running load tests and fixing things I left on the table. Will get it done.

-Landon