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I've not heard that. What is it about the M1 X that makes it more immune to camera shake than its predecessors?
It has an extra stop of IS over the E-M1 II. Put the 12-100 with Sync IS on the E-M1X & it can be stable up to 7.5 stops.
Ross"I fiddle with violins (when I'm not fiddling with a camera)". My Flickr OM-1, E-M1 Mk II plus 100-400mm f5-6.3 IS, 7-14, 12-40 & 40-150 f2.8 Pro lenses, MC14 & 20.
My better half hasn't given permission to (money's gotta go towards another wedding this year).
Ross"I fiddle with violins (when I'm not fiddling with a camera)". My Flickr OM-1, E-M1 Mk II plus 100-400mm f5-6.3 IS, 7-14, 12-40 & 40-150 f2.8 Pro lenses, MC14 & 20.
Edit: re your link - can't get the head around how that gadget works. The Benro release is simple, safe and fast. I like it better than the Manfrotto system.
Your tripod has what is known as an ARCA type clamp. It was supplied with a small plate that you screwed to the bottom of the 40-150's detachable tripod foot (which looking at the photos is on the wrong way round the foot should point forwards. It should bayonet onto those pins and fully lock into place before you clamp it up tight). The ebay item I linked to is an ARCA base plate for the camera. It has that ARCA dovetail rail machined in along the bottom so it is designed to be gripped by the clamp. It is light and thin and can be left on at all times and has the added bonus of protecting the bottom of the camera. It's also flat on the bottom unlike when you screw the Benbro plate on.
Chris, does that not confine you to shooting mostly static subjects from a static position?
If I had to use a tripod all the time it would be like wearing a straight jacket - some might suggest that I should be put in one.
I pretty much do landscape 99% of the time, so yes but that's ok. I rarely even take my camera out unless I'm specifically going for a landscape shot! Family snaps on days out etc are with my phone.
I used it hand held last week for the wildlife park shots I put on here, and have a myset for such occasions, which before that I last used for the deer rut in autumn.
Something that can be changed on the tripod is the standard Arca-Swiss base (clamp) to a panoramic head which I have done with mine, then it can be levelled to then take panorama frames (which I stitch with Hugon software), but is done all manual since the E-M1 II doesn't have Scene Modes.
Ross"I fiddle with violins (when I'm not fiddling with a camera)". My Flickr OM-1, E-M1 Mk II plus 100-400mm f5-6.3 IS, 7-14, 12-40 & 40-150 f2.8 Pro lenses, MC14 & 20.
Your tripod has what is known as an ARCA type clamp. It was supplied with a small plate that you screwed to the bottom of the 40-150's detachable tripod foot (which looking at the photos is on the wrong way round the foot should point forwards. It should bayonet onto those pins and fully lock into place before you clamp it up tight). The ebay item I linked to is an ARCA base plate for the camera. It has that ARCA dovetail rail machined in along the bottom so it is designed to be gripped by the clamp. It is light and thin and can be left on at all times and has the added bonus of protecting the bottom of the camera. It's also flat on the bottom unlike when you screw the Benbro plate on.
Andrew, I am the most mechanically incompetent guy you could ever imagine. I would need to see a live demo to understand it.
I have the Benro set up beside me studying the picture of the "quick release" gadget but can't get my head around how it works.
The camera store sales girl spent 20 minutes teaching me how to fit and release the Benro base plate before I was able to do it.
She literally had to place my fingers on the knob while she twisted and pulled it. It sometimes pays to be a slow learner!
Edit: Beag', do you mean that the foot of the lens collar should face forwards, or do you mean the base plate that came with the Benro?
The base plate has no "back or front"' it is the same at either end. Sorry to be so thick. The M1.2 menu is child's play to this new device.
Edit: Beag', do you mean that the foot of the lens collar should face forwards, or do you mean the base plate that came with the Benro?
The base plate has no "back or front"' it is the same at either end. Sorry to be so thick. The M1.2 menu is child's play to this new device.
Yes foot forward. You should not see those tiny pins when fitted correctly. It only slots onto those pins in one position though so you will have to rotate it round until they line up. Slot it right on and then it will spin without falling off!
Perfect positioning of the strap old boy, top notch.
Having just sold 2 of my tripods, I now left with just 4, plus the big mast, a carbon fibre "mast" made from a carp pole and a monopod.
You have some catching up to do!
You need one of these now too! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Quick-Rel...AAAOSwUHRcrlmg
I've got that plate & it moves when attached because it doesn't have the recess it should have. I also have the Pro Master Code 7671 version (which I bought first) & there is one left here. It's not the cheapest at AU$129, but is good as a base plate which is what generally stays on mine if I'm not using the HLD-9 battery grip.
BTW, I leave the side bracket off normally.
Ross"I fiddle with violins (when I'm not fiddling with a camera)". My Flickr OM-1, E-M1 Mk II plus 100-400mm f5-6.3 IS, 7-14, 12-40 & 40-150 f2.8 Pro lenses, MC14 & 20.
I use a tripod a lot due to shooting in low light but I love hanhaolding if possible and often use two cameras on on thetripod the other in hand often pushing the limits of the IS I only have an E-M1 though. I often take my favourite shots handheld as I move (often quickly) around getting the framing that I would not get with the tripod.
I now need to replace my beach tripod (My wife found that amusing when I wrote it on the shopping list) as my Slik 500 DX has failed after five and half years.
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