Can I make good "pan & tilt" movements with this tripod?
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I'll say, for the money, it works pretty darn smoothly. I haven't found a tripod at this cost that works this well. Its definitely not something you can play rough with, and at full height I wouldn't leave it unattended in wind. Very light weight. But, yeah, for under 100 bucks , you can get good smooth moves if you're not a spaz.
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Yes. Or at least mine certainly does. Oddly the stabilization goes a bit wonky if there is no motion at all, so just don't use it when you're on a tripod.
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Not really. IIRC, they claim a mode where you can tilt it up to 4 degrees, but I didn't find that useful at all. In some cases I had to put the tripod on a table or other objects to get to desired height. Tripod that is included is useless - too small and too shaky, I use my wife's professional photo tripod instead.
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you could. if your tripod is 1/4" then you need to buy 1/4" to 3/8" converter. the only thing is on the older tripod that does not have set screws on the base to lock down the head, if you did not tighten it much , it may come unloose when you pan from right to left.
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None. There is no specific tripod mount feature. You'd just have to rest it on something.
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There is a video on Amazon.com site posted by a reviewer that is excellent. He describes how to adjust this gimbal to accomodate different situations. I think you will find your answer there.
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I just use a regular tripod, but my slider isn't completely rock solid either; it is, however, stable enough to use. If you have another tripod, you could attach one on either side of the slider, which would keep it really steady. I also take my pan head off of the tripod, so there's no wiggle room coming from the quick release plate - i just attach it directly to the screw coming out of the tripod.
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You'll need a tripod with a tilt head to make the best use of it. A removable plate is a must as well.
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Not an ideal choice for still. A good still photo tripod has vertical and horizontal tilt on the tripod head. I did get a good one Rafelli mon Amazon for still work.
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I'm so sorry, someone recommended this tripod to me but I know nothing about camera equipment, so I don't know what a pan head is.
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The floating is what you want to in some applications change terrains smoothly, glide, fly. The tripod can be remove the sled, snap into tripod for the pans to create loops you edit, for transitions. But as for attaching a tripod to "fly" would screw up the balance and add an anchor that messes up the motion. Gib crane might be a good idea or slide to add to the tools to make the video connection, cause engagement!
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No,you cannot control pan and tilt with the PC. The camera body attaches to the clamp/base with a ball-and-socket joint.This allows you to make some small adjustments by hand.
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For high end panning and tilting, no. For limited panning and/or tilting (with a little graphite put in the assemblies, and using them a bit to loosen them up), it will do in a pinch, but the results will NOT be the same as using a fluid or geared head. If you do limited pans and tilts, it might be suitable for what you need. If you do a lot of them, or a lot of "delicate" pans or tilts, then no, it is definitely NOT suited to your needs.
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Hi, The tripod head rotates frontwards almost 180 degrees, so you can smoothly point the camera towards the ground and move it on up towards the sky. The tripod head can also be cranked up and down with the camera itself in a static position (I'd have to double-check the range) but whether it moves smoothly enough for your needs is a different issue. The rotation is done with a lever and it rotates smoothly. The up and down motion is done with a crank, and is slightly less smooth and controllable. Since I don't use video very often I use the crank adjuster simply to adjust the overall height of the tripod and then I lock it into place. I expect the crank is mainly meant for that purpose.
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You can also tilt the lever of your Tripod for full 360 degrees adjustment (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41oh%2Bq7XPBL.jpg)
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It would work with that. If you plan on doing a lot of panning might want to look at something a little more pricey. It can have some jerky movement.
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Sorry this is so late, but hopefully this will help. As far as stability is concerned, this tripod won't let you down. However, for video, panheads just aren't the best way to go. This particular panhead is very smooth and will work decently for video and outperform most other panheads I have dealt with, but you're really going to want a different head for video if you intend to use this tripod. The stability and versatility you get with this tripod are phenomenal for the price. You could buy the legs only (around $100 right now on Amazon) and get a fluid video head (EI-717AH for around $75 on Amazon) and have a great video tripod package for the same price as the 700DX with the panhead. That would be the route I would go if I was planning on shooting video with my tripod.