1. What kind of tripod head is that?2.
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This is why no one talks to me at parties.
You should hang out with some Pierson's Puppeteers.
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1. What kind of tripod head is that?
2. What kind of tripod is that?
3. What lens is that?
4. What camera bag/case/backpack is that?
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694. What model camera is that?Questions you might ask me when I'm out making photos, in order of interestingness.
@mattblaze ok, now I'm curious. You usually mention the lens used for most pics, and I think you said that you usually use an Arca-Swiss C1, but which tripod legs?
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@mattblaze ok, now I'm curious. You usually mention the lens used for most pics, and I think you said that you usually use an Arca-Swiss C1, but which tripod legs?
@laird Depends on how light I'm traveling. RRS TFC-34 if I'm packing into a carryon, otherwise usually a Gitzo 5543XLS if I have the packing space or are near home.
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This is why no one talks to me at parties.
@mattblaze you should get yourself invited to astronomy parties because everyone wants to talk about their tripods and tracking systems there!
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@laird Depends on how light I'm traveling. RRS TFC-34 if I'm packing into a carryon, otherwise usually a Gitzo 5543XLS if I have the packing space or are near home.
@laird The Gitzo is a beast, but extremely stable. I usually don't have to extend the lower leg sections unless I'm shooting from an incline or something, which makes it even more solid.
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@laird The Gitzo is a beast, but extremely stable. I usually don't have to extend the lower leg sections unless I'm shooting from an incline or something, which makes it even more solid.
@mattblaze Ah, I was going to guess a 5-series Gitzo systematic. I have a knockoff that's similar in height and rarely end up using either of the bottom two leg segments. I'll keep it in the car if I'm going someplace to shoot, but mostly use a mid-sized set of FLM legs that are way easier to carry around. Not as nice as the RRS, but nice enough.
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You should hang out with some Pierson's Puppeteers.
@cazabon @mattblaze
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This is why no one talks to me at parties.
@mattblaze You’re just at the wrong parties
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1. What kind of tripod head is that?
2. What kind of tripod is that?
3. What lens is that?
4. What camera bag/case/backpack is that?
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694. What model camera is that?Questions you might ask me when I'm out making photos, in order of interestingness.
@mattblaze One time I was walkng around with a Koni-Omega and some guy says "What the hell is that!?"
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1. What kind of tripod head is that?
2. What kind of tripod is that?
3. What lens is that?
4. What camera bag/case/backpack is that?
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694. What model camera is that?Questions you might ask me when I'm out making photos, in order of interestingness.
@mattblaze nothing wrong with that cause lets be honest I could care less about the body as I have what I like as do you and not even a thermonuclear weapon will dislodge that but gear?
I love to talk gear all day
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1. What kind of tripod head is that?
2. What kind of tripod is that?
3. What lens is that?
4. What camera bag/case/backpack is that?
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694. What model camera is that?Questions you might ask me when I'm out making photos, in order of interestingness.
@mattblaze a medium format back is relatively unusual though; it’s not surprising when people focus on it (if you will forgive the pun).
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1. What kind of tripod head is that?
2. What kind of tripod is that?
3. What lens is that?
4. What camera bag/case/backpack is that?
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694. What model camera is that?Questions you might ask me when I'm out making photos, in order of interestingness.
@mattblaze I still have the first Manfroto tripod I bought 40 years ago along with three others including a carbon fibre. They wear like iron and they’re just as heavy. I own two of the Pistol Grip heads shown and I love them. I also have a ball head that came with the carbon fibre tripod. I don’t like them because they’re too light duty for my Nikons with lenses. But the CF works just fine when I mount my iPhone 15 PM on a quick release mount.
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This is why no one talks to me at parties.
@mattblaze@federate.social You are definitely at the wrong parties. In astrophotography setups, the tripod is usually the single most expensive thing.
It's not easy to take long exposure photos when your camera is on a rotating surface, especially at crazy focal lengths. (2000+ mm is not uncommon) People get real proud if they can get the tracking error below 1 arcsecond. -
Seriously, I could go on and on about tripods and tripod heads
@mattblaze I'm now picturing you going around like the stereotypical sword master. Two swords crossing on the back, four hanging on the sides, in pairs, and one in the hand, except it's tripods instead of swords
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1. What kind of tripod head is that?
2. What kind of tripod is that?
3. What lens is that?
4. What camera bag/case/backpack is that?
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694. What model camera is that?Questions you might ask me when I'm out making photos, in order of interestingness.
@mattblaze ooh, do you have any strong recs for not-enormous camera bags or tech / laptop backpacks?
