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p.2 #1 · Tiny ballhead?

Stephan needs to be very clear about his relationship with Sunway, although it seems he is far from the only "spammer" / "leaner" in the works.

Oct 14, 2009 at 06:09 PM

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p.2 #2 · Tiny ballhead?

sorry

Oct 15, 2009 at 01:56 AM

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p.2 #3 · Tiny ballhead?

Smiert Spionam wrote:
drdrew wrote:
what is it?

A spammer's ad.

feel regret about that. I willing to delete my post if that displeased so many of you .

Oct 15, 2009 at 02:18 AM

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p.2 #4 · Tiny ballhead?

Thanks, Stephan (I replied more fully in the other thread).

Oct 15, 2009 at 03:26 AM

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p.2 #5 · Tiny ballhead?

Stephan Wei wrote:
Smiert Spionam wrote:
drdrew wrote:
what is it?

A spammer's ad.

feel regret about that. I willing to delete my post if that displeased so many of you .

the question at hand is simple: are you employed by or in anyway financially involved with sunway?

if so and you are pushing it on this site you are in violation of the rules set forth. if you wish to discuss any other gear feel free and you are welcome.

Oct 18, 2009 at 02:51 AM

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p.2 #6 · Tiny ballhead?

Incidentally, do that on ANY forum, regardless of the rules, and you basically trash your reputation and company.

J.

Oct 18, 2009 at 04:04 AM

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p.2 #7 · Tiny ballhead?

sjms wrote:
Stephan Wei wrote:
Smiert Spionam wrote:
drdrew wrote:
what is it?

A spammer's ad.

feel regret about that. I willing to delete my post if that displeased so many of you .

the question at hand is simple: are you employed by or in anyway financially involved with sunway?

if so and you are pushing it on this site you are in violation of the rules set forth. if you wish to discuss any other gear feel free and you are welcome.

hi, thank you for reminding me of that. i apologize for violating the rules. and i also like photograply and want to learn photography from all of you here. i will focus on that and not violate the rules once more.
thank you

Oct 19, 2009 at 02:11 AM

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p.2 #8 · Tiny ballhead?

Smiert Spionam wrote:
Thanks, Stephan (I replied more fully in the other thread).
thank you for your kindly suggestions.

Oct 19, 2009 at 02:13 AM

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p.2 #9 · Tiny ballhead?

Have you considered the Kirk BH-3? It is in the same size category as teh BH-40 from RRS, but cost is closer to that of the BH-25. I have had mine for going on 6 years now (got it at launch), and still love it.

Oct 19, 2009 at 02:23 AM

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p.2 #10 · Tiny ballhead?

My favorite small but full featured ballhead is the Markings Q3T. However, the PhotoClams have popped up on my radar screen for small ballheads.

http://www.tripodballhead.com/2009/02/smallest-ballhead-photo-clam-pc-30n.html

J.

Oct 19, 2009 at 02:28 AM

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p.2 #11 · Tiny ballhead?

JohnJ80 wrote:
My favorite small but full featured ballhead is the Markings Q3T. However, the PhotoClams have popped up on my radar screen for small ballheads.

http://www.tripodballhead.com/2009/02/smallest-ballhead-photo-clam-pc-30n.html

J.

Do you know anyone that has actually used one and is there a comparison to Markins? I'm invested in Markins with several heads

Oct 19, 2009 at 01:06 PM

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p.2 #12 · Tiny ballhead?

No, but they have just been popping up lately in the last several months. What is interesting is that they seem to go smaller in size. There have been some preliminary reports that they are ok but it's sketchy data.

J.

Oct 19, 2009 at 02:57 PM

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JohnJ80 wrote:
No, but they have just been popping up lately in the last several months. What is interesting is that they seem to go smaller in size. There have been some preliminary reports that they are ok but it's sketchy data.

J.

if you actually read this thread, you'd have found my review which is far from sketchy.
Right now I own PC-33NS and PC-36NS and they are great, sold both of my Markins - Q3 and Q3T
last week. Believe me - there is nothing sketchy about Photo Clam ballheads.

Oct 19, 2009 at 05:41 PM

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snowboarder wrote:
JohnJ80 wrote:
No, but they have just been popping up lately in the last several months. What is interesting is that they seem to go smaller in size. There have been some preliminary reports that they are ok but it's sketchy data.

J.

if you actually read this thread, you'd have found my review which is far from sketchy.
Right now I own PC-33NS and PC-36NS and they are great, sold both of my Markins - Q3 and Q3T
last week. Believe me - there is nothing sketchy about Photo Clam ballheads.

Snowboarder... JohnJ80 is skeptical of any first-person reviews that lack methodically tested data... don't feel bad. He responded to my tripod review the same way... long discussion ensued.

In any case, while I disagree with what I consider his dogmatic approach to invalidating most anecdotal reports (and I have a degree + in physics, so I'm all about a desire for real data)... his point is well taken: the photo world is really lacking in objective data on how well various tripods and heads mitigate various types of vibration. We'd all be better off with that kind of info at our finger tips (kinda like MTF charts... except way more valuable). That said, I think each and every anecdotal report builds towards something useful-- realizing that even products that started with bad or good reputations can change over time.

Oct 19, 2009 at 05:56 PM

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snowboarder wrote:
JohnJ80 wrote:
No, but they have just been popping up lately in the last several months. What is interesting is that they seem to go smaller in size. There have been some preliminary reports that they are ok but it's sketchy data.

J.

if you actually read this thread, you'd have found my review which is far from sketchy.
Right now I own PC-33NS and PC-36NS and they are great, sold both of my Markins - Q3 and Q3T
last week. Believe me - there is nothing sketchy about Photo Clam ballheads.

I did read your review, and it's no knock on that. That's pretty much the only one I've seen of any detail. That's what I meant by sketchy. I can go and get any number of reviews on other Markins, RRS or Kirk either here or elsewhere. It's just because Photoclam is a new company (or new at this) there is "sketchy" information out there. They are on my radar screen. For me, personally, I'd like to see a little more track record before I'd buy.

J.

Oct 19, 2009 at 07:29 PM

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p.2 #16 · Tiny ballhead?

Just saw the Arca-Swiss PO (zero) head at the PhotoPlus Expo on Thursday; very small, very very strong, very impressive. And not a bad price.

Oct 24, 2009 at 06:58 PM

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p.2 #17 · Tiny ballhead?

Real standardized, repeatable data would be nice, though it's tough and there are many variables. Some of what passes as "reviews" here, though, are really just a bunch of pictures and someone saying how good it looks. At minimum, it would be nice to have some reports of how the equipment actually performs, including focal lengths and shutter speeds.

Oct 24, 2009 at 07:15 PM

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p.2 #18 · Tiny ballhead?

E-Vener wrote:
Just saw the Arca-Swiss PO (zero) head at the PhotoPlus Expo on Thursday; very small, very very strong, very impressive. And not a bad price.

Here's a PDF of their ad copy:

http://www.precisioncameraworks.com/Media/p0-eng-web.pdf

Very interesting.

Oct 24, 2009 at 07:18 PM

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p.2 #19 · Tiny ballhead?

Smiert Spionam wrote:
E-Vener wrote:
Just saw the Arca-Swiss PO (zero) head at the PhotoPlus Expo on Thursday; very small, very very strong, very impressive. And not a bad price.

Here's a PDF of their ad copy:

http://www.precisioncameraworks.com/Media/p0-eng-web.pdf

Very interesting.

It look really cool

Oct 24, 2009 at 07:33 PM

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p.2 #20 · Tiny ballhead?

E-Vener wrote:
Just saw the Arca-Swiss PO (zero) head at the PhotoPlus Expo on Thursday; very small, very very strong, very impressive. And not a bad price.

Huh, that is interesting indeed. If anyone picks one of these up, I'd love to hear how it performs.

Oct 24, 2009 at 07:35 PM

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