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izzikio_rage

Technomancer
Chill maaro, getting the best kit is a never ending process. Enjoy what you have.

But yes, the center column is a last resort. Use the legs as much has possible, use a timer to minimize shake, turn off OIS when on tripod and other steps to increase stability.
 
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nac

nac

Aspiring Novelist
Nac I am telling you again...dont expand the center column to max...just use 20-30% of center column ...it will feel more stable...and u should not exert any load on the tripod by hand or body weight...its just to keep cam stable not to support you :D

A quick search tells me your thickest column have diameter of 27mm and of a manfrotto 055 have 30mm-26-22 ...your whole tripod weights 1350 gm and manfrotto legs alone weights 2.5kg :) so you can see
Point noted. Yeah, I got to keep that in mind. Else I will bend the legs if not breaking it.
Yeah, the quality of aluminum also matters. Going by the manfrotto spec, the wall thickness is just 2mm (aprox). I think iron are stronger than aluminum, they can try that right? or is it super heavy?
Chill maaro, getting the best kit is a never ending process. Enjoy what you have.
But yes, the center column is a last resort. Use the legs as much has possible, use a timer to minimize shake, turn off OIS when on tripod and other steps to increase stability.
Yeah, I shouldn't keep blabbing about it. After all I know it will be. :)
Turning off IS on important thing. Even though I know about it, I don't remember how many I have done it when I used my cam on make shift arrangements. Thank you. :)
 

sujoyp

Grand Master
[MENTION=125321]nac[/MENTION] its not that iron is stronger then alumunium.....but ultimately tripod is made to carry around...as you now know tripod need to be durable, portable and stable.
I think Iron have tendency to catch rust and its heavy...Alumunium they play with , making it light and its durable too but not too stable...Stronger Alumunium tripods are easily available but they are heavy and not too portable..

So its a adjustment between those 3 :)
 

sujoyp

Grand Master
Got the new lens and was soo excited to try but no subject :duh2: As its a portrait lens , my usual subject was not ready for shoot...and I was dumb what else this 35mm can do ..I have to kick start my creative mind again :stirpot:
 
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nac

nac

Aspiring Novelist
Got the new lens and was soo excited to try but no subject :duh2: As its a portrait lens , my usual subject was not ready for shoot...and I was dumb what else this 35mm can do ..I have to kick start my creative mind again :stirpot:
You don't have restrict yourself with portrait. If the sky is clear, go for astro photography. It's just few days after new moon day, you can very well try star trail. I have seen (you too would have seen) landscape with tele zoom lens. So you can try landscape too. It's just the start of the week, plan something and you can go and have fun your new lens this weekend.
 

sujoyp

Grand Master
star trail in mumbai :) nac I will do someday if I go out of mumbai 100km away ;) ... yaah landscape with 35mm but then I have 17-50 for that...why should I use 35mm for landscape??
I will plan something for sure
 

sujoyp

Grand Master
Tomorrow I am planning to visit karnala Bird scentury in early morning around 7. Anybody interested to join..its near panvel.
 
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nac

nac

Aspiring Novelist
oops startrail on around fullmoon is bad idea...
That would give a different effect.
But I wonder how you guys keep up from morning 7 till midnigh... I will be dog tired, in fact I would have packed up even before noon. That's the kinda stamina I have in my body.
 

sujoyp

Grand Master
No no we will be going for a trek+birding+landscape+macro tour till 11 maybe...then will be back home...

that startrail plan is saperate...not same..will go there afterwards.
 

Anorion

Sith Lord
Staff member
Admin
yeah at least we can come back down before 12. From base to panvel and from panvel back, timing can vary a lot depending on transport availability
 
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nac

nac

Aspiring Novelist
No no we will be going for a trek+birding+landscape+macro tour till 11 maybe...then will be back home...

that startrail plan is saperate...not same..will go there afterwards.
O... Oh! I thought so much of you guys. So you guys too are like me, not super humans ;)

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Happy Christmas Guys...
 

sujoyp

Grand Master
O... Oh! I thought so much of you guys. So you guys too are like me, not super humans ;)

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Happy Christmas Guys...

Nac I could have statyed till that time but the enthusiasm goes down...and without enthu things dont work well ;)
 

Anorion

Sith Lord
Staff member
Admin
well, there is a shortcut. Was looking at stars in Rajodi beach and it struck me that as long as you know which star is where, they are just points of light and it is possible to extract a startrail from a single exposure in pp
Single Image Star Trails ? a Powerful Technique to Create Star Trails in Minutes Using Phototoshop
 
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nac

nac

Aspiring Novelist
without enthu things dont work well ;)
:agreed:
well, there is a shortcut. Was looking at stars in Rajodi beach and it struck me that as long as you know which star is where, they are just points of light and it is possible to extract a startrail from a single exposure in pp
Single Image Star Trails ? a Powerful Technique to Create Star Trails in Minutes Using Phototoshop
I am yet to read the post, but I already thinking about giving it a try.... :) Thanks for the link.
 

sujoyp

Grand Master
Anybody read articles in this website- Digital Camera News, Reviews, Tips and Techniques | Digital Camera World

loved the site..soo many thing to read..and its opening in my office :D yey. ;)
 
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