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Fluid head instead of ball head for tripods
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<blockquote data-quote="AZShooter" data-source="post: 1600434" data-attributes="member: 5219"><p>I guess it depends on your needs. If you are a serious glasser like the guys around S. Az that hunt coues wt, we all use fluid heads on our heavier tripod setups. We spend a lot of time looking across canyons for these deer. There is a great deal of panning which is where the fluid head excels. Typically we use 15 x 56 Swarovski binoculars.</p><p></p><p>I looked at the various setups suggested by others and they all seem useful. I have an older fluid head like this one on the heavy tripod. Entire rig weighs 4.5 lbs:</p><p></p><p> <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1217468-REG/manfrotto_manfrotto_128rc_qr_micro.html" target="_blank">https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1217468-REG/manfrotto_manfrotto_128rc_qr_micro.html</a></p><p></p><p>I don't shoot from the tripod use a harris bi-pod and weibad bag. The fluid head has quick release base. I used a second base and made a small bag to sit on top of tripod but never used it during a hunt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AZShooter, post: 1600434, member: 5219"] I guess it depends on your needs. If you are a serious glasser like the guys around S. Az that hunt coues wt, we all use fluid heads on our heavier tripod setups. We spend a lot of time looking across canyons for these deer. There is a great deal of panning which is where the fluid head excels. Typically we use 15 x 56 Swarovski binoculars. I looked at the various setups suggested by others and they all seem useful. I have an older fluid head like this one on the heavy tripod. Entire rig weighs 4.5 lbs: [URL]https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1217468-REG/manfrotto_manfrotto_128rc_qr_micro.html[/URL] I don't shoot from the tripod use a harris bi-pod and weibad bag. The fluid head has quick release base. I used a second base and made a small bag to sit on top of tripod but never used it during a hunt. [/QUOTE]
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