Feisol tripod info (bottom of thread)

obelix

Bay bridge, testing the 300mm.

Main learning.

- My tripod does not cut it



What about some bins for sale?



What the 300mm can really do!



The sun actually came up



Waiting for the fish



Aaaaaah



What will he say today?



What is a visit to the city without a tilted building?



From the market, let me see how many really like this



Vinegar



Waiting for the signal



And my absolute favorite


Critiques welcome.

GREAPER

Nice Set...

Love the bins, The building in the sun, the gull and the night shot. They are my favorites of the bunch.

wxwax

OK, first question: Did you use the tripod ring on the 300, or mount the camera to the tripod?

wxwax

I like these two:

obelix

Thanks greaper. Each one has a different opinion

GREAPER wrote:

Nice Set...

Love the bins, The building in the sun, the gull and the night shot. They are my favorites of the bunch.

obelix

wxwax wrote:

OK, first question: Did you use the tripod ring on the 300, or mount the camera to the tripod?

I used the tripod ring, no way I can use the camera . My tripod does not cut it. I got great shots from a Bogen 3001BN and acratech.

I have ordered feisol 3401 legs and Kirk BH3 - this hobby sucks.

obelix

Oh, thanks.

I should learn from you guys. Including the human element always makes a photo very interesting.

wxwax wrote:

I like these two:

pathfinder

GREAPER wrote:

Nice Set...

Love the bins, The building in the sun, the gull and the night shot. They are my favorites of the bunch.

I'm with Greaper here. Very nice use of color in your images. Nice mornings work.

ian408

Nice work Anand!

Good to see some sun in SFO too. My favorite is the tilted building.

Ian

pathfinder

obelix wrote:

I used the tripod ring, no way I can use the camera . My tripod does not cut it. I got great shots from a Bogen 3001BN and acratech.

I have ordered feisol 3401 legs and Kirk BH3 - this hobby sucks.

For 300mm and up I like the Gitzo 1325 legs with an Arca Swiss head and a Wimberly side kick. Not the lightest to carry around, but stable.

wxwax

obelix wrote:

I used the tripod ring, no way I can use the camera . My tripod does not cut it. I got great shots from a Bogen 3001BN and acratech.

I have ordered feisol 3401 legs and Kirk BH3 - this hobby sucks.

obelix

pathfinder wrote:

I'm with Greaper here. Very nice use of color in your images. Nice mornings work.

Thanks pathfinder

obelix

ian408 wrote:

Nice work Anand!

Good to see some sun in SFO too. My favorite is the tilted building.

Ian

Thanks Ian

obelix

pathfinder wrote:

For 300mm and up I like the Gitzo 1325 legs with an Arca Swiss head and a Wimberly side kick. Not the lightest to carry around, but stable.

Hmm, it is a 3lb 300mm f/4 IF ED lens, not the 300 mm f/2.8. I hope the feisol is enough for that . What do you think?

fish

Nice shots, obelix! I love the big sky.






I_must_stop_coveting_glass

gubbs

I love the richness of the colours and reflections in this one, rainy days can add an extra element Also like the bins and the tulips.

obelix

Thanks fish, I love your signature

fish wrote:

Nice shots, obelix! I love the big sky.






I_must_stop_coveting_glass

obelix

Thanks gubbs, the human element always wins.

gubbs wrote:

I love the richness of the colours and reflections in this one, rainy days can add an extra element Also like the bins and the tulips.

pathfinder

obelix wrote:

Hmm, it is a 3lb 300mm f/4 IF ED lens, not the 300 mm f/2.8. I hope the feisol is enough for that . What do you think?

http://www.nikonians.org/dcforum/DCForumID15/872.html#3

I had never heard of the Feisol so I googled and came up with this page from the Nikonians discussing Feisol tripods which are made in Taiwan of Carbon -fibre and are not available via retail in this country. Apparently you can buy them via ebay or by dealing with the company directly via PAYPal.
One poster on the Nikonian thread compared them point by point with Gitzo and felt that the feisol was a much better value than the Gitzo ( it is a lot cheaper), but not as well made or as smooth in operation. He declared the Gitzo was like a work of art. For me, ease of set up and take down are what really determine a tripods value and usefullness after the image quality needs are met.

If the Feisol tripod can support your bag with a hook for weighting, the Acratech head should be adequate for a 300mm lens and a Nikon body.

obelix

Pathfinder

Yes, that thread is one of the main reasons to buy the tripod. I ordered it online from feisol.com. Lots of contended reviewers in dpreview as well. I bought a kirk BH-3 instead of the Acratech. The kirk got some good reviews by Thom Hogan.

Both arrive in about 2 weeks. I will post a review. Yes the Gitzo 1228 (?) and acratech would be a great combination, right now I am cutting corners for almost comparable equipment with minor quirks. I will post a review once I start to use them.

pathfinder wrote:

http://www.nikonians.org/dcforum/DCForumID15/872.html#3

I had never heard of the Feisol so I googled and came up with this page

wxwax

I've taken the liberty of copying this thread to the Accessories forum, for those who've never heard of Feisol. Obelix, I look forward to your review!

pathfinder

wxwax wrote:

I've taken the liberty of copying this thread to the Accessories forum, for those who've never heard of Feisol. Obelix, I look forward to your review!

Good idea Waxy