Have you ever looked at the price of professional tripods! Ridiculous. I knew for sure that was a pipe dream.
I’ve been hanging out the in forum for this camera that I was able to purchase for the moon shots and while it takes a great photo the camera is forward heavy as the lens extends. The result is the tripod dips and you loose the moon in the lens because of the dip. So it becomes a guessing game and about a dozen times of adjusting the tripod to try and offset the dip that’s coming when you extend the lens again. I really truly thought the only solution for the monster camera that gives us those beautiful moon photos was a new tripod and no way could I afford what it needs. BUT!
Stalking the forum gave me information on an attachment and I took a chance and ordered from amazon. Boy I thought I had lost my money. It took a long time to make it work with my old tripod. I had to take off and remount one of the mechanisms on the attachment but with a little tinkering I have a new camera mount attachment for my 15 year old camcorder tripod that will stabilize that camera. For the price of the attachment I’ll make it work for quite a while.
The attachments has wheels that rest under the extended lens.
The new moon watch will be the 26th (the 25th it will only be visible with binoculars). It should be an easy sighting if it’s not raining… here’s to clearer photos with less wobbleHave you ever looked at the price of professional tripods! Ridiculous. I knew for sure that was a pipe dream.
I’ve been hanging out the in forum for this camera that I was able to purchase for the moon shots and while it takes a great photo the camera is forward heavy as the lens extends. The result is the tripod dips and you loose the moon in the lens because of the dip. So it becomes a guessing game and about a dozen times of adjusting the tripod to try and offset the dip that’s coming when you extend the lens again. I really truly thought the only solution for the monster camera that gives us those beautiful moon photos was a new tripod and no way could I afford what it needs. BUT!
Stalking the forum gave me information on an attachment and I took a chance and ordered from amazon. Boy I thought I had lost my money. It took a long time to make it work with my old tripod. I had to take off and remount one of the mechanisms on the attachment but with a little tinkering I have a new camera mount attachment for my 15 year old camcorder tripod that will stabilize that camera. For the price of the attachment I’ll make it work for quite a while.
The attachments has wheels that rest under the extended lens.
The new moon watch will be the 26th (the 25th it will only be visible with binoculars). It should be an easy sighting if it’s not raining… here’s to clearer photos with less wobbleUpdated Jan 22, 2020, 10:52 PM