I have a zone vi junior tripod. It came with a bogen 3047 head. So far, so good. I have taken some good photos with my speed graphic with this setup. But the hexagonal platform is a bit small and I have had problems with swiveling when I use my Arca Swiss 4x5 or Tachihara 8x10. So I swapped the bogen 3047 for a Majestic 1200 geared head. This head has a nice big platform so the camera doesn't swivel around. But there is more vibration at first until I let it settle down. What do you think?
Set up the camera and film holder and let the vibration settle down? Or go back to the bogen? Or try something else? Or move to Samoa?
David Michael Bigeleisen
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