sjms wrote:
feel free not to. in my life i have learned to work with people i feel not to be my liking for their social and political views.
In general, I'm very much in agreement. Part of the basic business of citizenship is respectful disagreement, and I don't vet the politics of people and companies I do business with.
What makes this different is the extremity of the issue, coupled with the high dollar amount, which goes well beyond incidental support of a political candidate or cause. I can't conscionably purchase from them when I know that some of the profits of that transaction help fund an anti-civil rights campaign. At that point, it becomes less like the everyday disagreements that are part of a healthy public sphere, and more a question of ethical investing. In our society, we vote with our dollars as much as with ballots.
Smiert Spionam wrote:
In general, I'm very much in agreement. Part of the basic business of citizenship is respectful disagreement, and I don't vet the politics of people and companies I do business with.
What makes this different, for me, is the extremity of the issue, coupled with the high dollar amount, which in my tax bracket goes well beyond incidental support of a political candidate or cause. I can't conscionably purchase from them when I know that some of the profits of that transaction help fund an anti-civil rights campaign. At that point, it becomes less like the everyday disagreements that are part of a healthy public sphere, and more like a question of ethical investing.
Others will disagree, of course, and that's fine....Show more →
actually it goes further then that considering the fundemental backround of the owners.
i also work in an industry that has a form reverse discrimination in certain areas of benefits. but in the long run i just let it ride. but it is annoying.
it really isn't something that should be discussed in this, a photographic forum
Let me get back to the equipment for a moment....my old-school tripod is the three-lever Bogen head. I don't have the actual number. Does the RRS equipment (or other manufacturers) require a ball head on the tripod?
mdbassman wrote:
2lbs is NOT heavy for me at 61 1/2 yrs young on a 5-10lbs tripod on a Tamrac Expedition 7 and 8x bp loaded
Every little bit helps though. I used to think like that but then I got a lighter carbon fiber tripod and was very pleasantly surprised. I was like 'Wow, this is what I've been missing!" Even a half pound reduction is noticeable and as you reduce more weight it becomes so much nicer and more fun to carry and use in the field.
dmcginnis wrote:
Let me get back to the equipment for a moment....my old-school tripod is the three-lever Bogen head. I don't have the actual number. Does the RRS equipment (or other manufacturers) require a ball head on the tripod?
Thanks,
Dave
You need a clamp and an appropriate QR plate for your camera or collared lens.
RRS and the other top manufacturers (Kirk, Markins, Arca, etc.) generally sell ballheads paired with clamps, but you can also add a clamp directly to your existing head. In that case, you just need the clamp and a plate for your camera.
Kirk sells fairly inexpensive clamps on ebay. Here's one:
Turning to more positive comments: I love my Kirk stuff, too. My BH-3 is a great head, as are his clamps and plates. Though his ballheads aren't quite as elegant as RRS, they're just as stable, and considerably cheaper. His clamps and plates are also excellent and affordable, and I like his approach to replacement lens mounts like that for the Nikon 300/4, which has a two-position support.
I also bought my big Gitzo from Kirk, and got great service.
I don't really care where their contributions is going, but it does bother me that they're making enough money to be making political contributions. Hello, how about stop giving money away and instead lower the price on that $140 5D2 L-plate!
I have a RRS clamp with a lever (only RRS makes lever clamps) and an L-plate for the 5D2... both are excellent.
