Ian Stuart Forsyth

I would lean more towards just knowing where the saturation point at your lowest iso setting of the sensor you are using. One of the major problems is your really don't know where this limit is ...

I really don't know, one of the reasons why I went with such a large base plate was to give me clearance for both time lapse and also a gimbal head, the cameras body has more clearance

The clearance is nice for use with a gimbal head and for time lapse

good luck

So that I had clearance for time lapse and also a gimble head

To add to what a tri bracket is that they are made to rotate a prism or other attachments to the tripod and can be easily rotated and I feel would not give you the rock solid base you would need He ...

Last year I converted a old surveying tripod to be used with my EQ mount Here is a close look at the baseplate Here is the base plate along with the 3/8 (C) bolt to accept any head attachment Here ...

I find the tribracket is not very stable and not very good for support off axis. I am going to start a new thread on how I built the base plate

No it was a 30 year old pod that need some work

The funny thing on used tripods is that you can buy new for about the price they ask for used https://www.engineersupply.com/CST-Berger-60-WDW20HV-72in-Wing-Screw-Wood-Flat-Head-Heavy-Duty-Tripod.aspx

as for weight that is why I like the lower part of the legs to be fluted and cutting it down 4 inch's helped somewhat. and for its intended use I like it to be on the heavy side ;) And that I have ...

Now with your heap is only the top part of the legs fiberglass and the lower wood? If the lower is wood you can replace the top with tubes with wood doweling

I have 2 more and I think I have enough parts to build 1 complete tripod, what I am going to do it cut it down even more and make it into hide tripod for when I am in a hide Here is one I have my ...

I also went with a surveying tripod, I had it in the back of my mind to refinish one of the old one I had at work, After removing the ugly mustard yellow  and orange paint I found a nice wood grain ...

+1 also for the correct WB more often than not   for me done to taste, something I find better done on a controlled monitor, and also the WB I select will be influenced by the profile I will use ...

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Well yes Its not that big of a deal

+1 I will also add that I prefer using a heavier lens all day for handheld work over 150mm. One day I figured that to save some weight I went with the 70-200 F4 for the reason of a lighter weight. ...

Ya might want to try a little math :( If you had you would find that 35mm is 36x24= 864mm squared APS-C is 23.5x15.6=366.6mm squared 864 divided by 366.6 is equal to 2.35 times larger 53x40=2120mm ...