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need tripod, I think
I have some large binoculars, Orion 10 x 70 MC Enhanced Giant, and they
are just too large to hold steady. I need a tripod I think. I was looking at a small table top set up but thought I might be able to find a good used one here. My main problem aside from the steady thing is that I am 6'6" and tripods will not get the binoculars high enough for me when I am standing. I had a camera tripod and placed it on the trunk of my car but it was too wobbly for these 10x 70's. I decided that someone here may have an idea for me. I plan to go look at Mars next weekend. Is there something more effective I could build? I am handy with tools and could fabricate most anything in my shop short of machine work or welding. TIA Scott -- If the countryside seems boring, stop, get off your bike, and go sit in the ditch long enough to appreciate what was here before the asphalt came. |
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need tripod, I think
Phyloe wrote:
My main problem aside from the steady thing is that I am 6'6" and tripods will not get the binoculars high enough for me when I am standing. Try a Manfrotto 075. Legs are 180cm, with the pillar extended you have 50cm from leg top to top of (#029) head, then you have the L-bracket on top of that. Obviously you lose a bit of height when you spread the legs, but you should still manage. But there may be better options. Is there something more effective I could build? Oh yes. Low-tech: A broom with an extended handle. It's amazing just how good a monopod is. (Try it with an ordinary broom) High-tech: Parallelogram mount on a decent (e.g. surveyors') tripod. Graham Wood's one is excellent (I have used it) -- see: http://www.gcw.org.uk/ Or (shameless self-promotion) see Scott Wilson's one in my ATM book (get it from a library if you don't want to buy it), which I think is even better than Graham's (Graham can tell you why I'm wrong g) Best, Stephen -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Stephen Tonkin | ATM Resources; Astro-Tutorials; Astro Books + + (N51.162 E0.995) | http://www.astunit.com + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |
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need tripod, I think
Phyloe wrote:
My main problem aside from the steady thing is that I am 6'6" and tripods will not get the binoculars high enough for me when I am standing. Try a Manfrotto 075. Legs are 180cm, with the pillar extended you have 50cm from leg top to top of (#029) head, then you have the L-bracket on top of that. Obviously you lose a bit of height when you spread the legs, but you should still manage. But there may be better options. Is there something more effective I could build? Oh yes. Low-tech: A broom with an extended handle. It's amazing just how good a monopod is. (Try it with an ordinary broom) High-tech: Parallelogram mount on a decent (e.g. surveyors') tripod. Graham Wood's one is excellent (I have used it) -- see: http://www.gcw.org.uk/ Or (shameless self-promotion) see Scott Wilson's one in my ATM book (get it from a library if you don't want to buy it), which I think is even better than Graham's (Graham can tell you why I'm wrong g) Best, Stephen -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Stephen Tonkin | ATM Resources; Astro-Tutorials; Astro Books + + (N51.162 E0.995) | http://www.astunit.com + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |
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