What kind of head are you using with your monorail camera?

[Dan Fromm]

The leveler sits between the tripod's axis and the head. When setting up with a leveler the first step is to level the head. This makes the pan axis vertical, ensures that the horizon won't move up or down when panning. Much more useful for cinematography, which is why I got one, that for still photography. Not absolutely necessary for still photography but I wouldn't do without one in the field.

I don't work in a studio, suspect that in a studio with level floors there's really no need for a leveler.

[Leigh]

I don't work in a studio, suspect that in a studio with level floors there's really no need for a leveler.

Hi Dan,

There's no need for a leveler on any tripod with adjustable legs. You just change the leg length as needed.

That might be easier with some tripod designs that with others.

Sorry.

- Leigh

[Dan Fromm]

Leigh, all that you say is true and I've done what you suggest. It is slow and painful. I'm not that much of a masochist. Whatever makes you happy ...

Cheers,

Dan

[asf]

Look for a Majestic, a larger Reis, manfrotto 400, foba asmia, or Toyo TPM-II

Majestic will be the best bang for the buck, you can often find a complete head and legs set for $200-400. I'm not a majestic expert so can't suggest which ones to look for.


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[Tin Can]

Notice this link, posted today on another thread about AA and His Norma.

AA is using the same model Majestic head and legs I have.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-ZCEXWdIMg

[Leigh]

Notice this link, posted today on another thread about AA and His Norma.
AA is using the same model Majestic head and legs I have.

And same as mine.

- Leigh

[Michael Graves]

I am going to both agree and disagree with Leigh. I disagree, in that when I'm using my 4x5 Chamonix, I wouldn't want anything but my ball head. For with a larger cameras, however, I prefer a pan\tilt. The larger cameras make using a ball head extremely difficult. After fighting with several different versions of tripod head, I finally went back in time, and got an old Gitzo Rationale 4. not even my horsemen 8x10 fazes that beast, and it operates as smoothly as silk.

[Leigh]

I am going to both agree and disagree with Leigh.

If one head would satisfy everybody...

They'd only make one head.

- Leigh

[William Whitaker]

De rigueur for the well-dressed Norma.

I have a large Linhof tripod with a Kardan head. It is massive and beautiful in its Teutonic way. I thought it would be good for the Sinar in 8x10 dress. But honestly the Sinar Pan/Tilt head is quite adequate. Those Swiss engineers know their stuff! Can't say if one (or one of the Chinese knock-offs) could be adapted to a Toyo 810G, but might be worth some thought.

Gitzo G1548Mk2 legs, for the perpetually curious. ;-)

[mixthe76]

The leveler sits between the tripod's axis and the head. When setting up with a leveler the first step is to level the head. This makes the pan axis vertical, ensures that the horizon won't move up or down when panning. Much more useful for cinematography, which is why I got one, that for still photography. Not absolutely necessary for still photography but I wouldn't do without one in the field.

I don't work in a studio, suspect that in a studio with level floors there's really no need for a leveler.

Thanks for the info Dan! Lots of other useful info on this thread as well!