Josh Root
6-Oct-1999, 02:02
Well, give a monkey a 4x5 and he'll bother you until the end of time with questi ons.
While doing a studio assignment for school today, I noticed that my Discovery tw ists around on my bogen (3047) hex Q/R plate. Today's assignment was a series of shots that consisted of a cube with light at different angles. Easy and simple, this should've taken just a few minutes, since once everything was set up, all I had to do was change the lighting and take another meter reading. But due to t he twisting, I had to re-compose almost every shot. No matter how careful I was putting my film holder in. I don't have enough cash for a A-S ballhead (nor am I sure that a ballhead would be best for me). But what is the best way for me to get a non-twisting (arca st yle) Q/R system on my Bogen head? And what plate would I need for my Discovery? The RRS web site isn't any help. The Kirk site is better, but everyone is so sto ked on RRS I thought I should at least compare the two.
I just hope that someday I'll be able to contribute something to this forum othe r than questions.
While doing a studio assignment for school today, I noticed that my Discovery tw ists around on my bogen (3047) hex Q/R plate. Today's assignment was a series of shots that consisted of a cube with light at different angles. Easy and simple, this should've taken just a few minutes, since once everything was set up, all I had to do was change the lighting and take another meter reading. But due to t he twisting, I had to re-compose almost every shot. No matter how careful I was putting my film holder in. I don't have enough cash for a A-S ballhead (nor am I sure that a ballhead would be best for me). But what is the best way for me to get a non-twisting (arca st yle) Q/R system on my Bogen head? And what plate would I need for my Discovery? The RRS web site isn't any help. The Kirk site is better, but everyone is so sto ked on RRS I thought I should at least compare the two.
I just hope that someday I'll be able to contribute something to this forum othe r than questions.