Posted by: "ozrall"
> They look like peas out of a pod - I think my tripod is pretty much
> the same.
No matter the brand the lighting stands all seem to look the same. Mine
don't have any brand name on them, came off ebay many years ago.
> Funny you should show that one with a SASS.
> I would like my next purchase to be a SASS modded for a pair of MKH8020's
> They don't seem to be available in this country.
I'd like to try one with the new omni's too. Here's my page on them:
http://frogrecordist.home.mindspring.com/docs/mod_sass.html
The SASS is a key component in my kit.
> Are they Coyotes I hear in the background ?
Yes, probably several hundreds of yards to a quarter mile away, a pack
calling on the run. The recording is in a wildlife refuge I frequent.
But there is a pack that comes through my place too, sometimes calling
within a hundred yards of the house. Always short sessions, however, and
in the middle of the night. I'm sure the subdividers will fix that.
> I got an off the shelf brass studio lighting threaded (double ended)
> adapter for my rig that I just turned down the hex head flanges that
> would normally be used to tighten it down with a spanner and it fitted
> perfectly - it was a 2 minute mod and cost $8 from the local pro photo
> shop.
I just started from a plain piece of aluminum hex stock, less than a
dollar and maybe a half hour on the lathe. Then the lock screw machined
up from a bit of DelrinAF. It's some 120miles round trip to the nearest
decent photo shop from here.
> I think for John's intended use he could just get one of the small
> lighting tripods with a single extension and without air dampening.
For backpacking, yes, he'd need lighter and smaller. Though I have a old
stand here that goes higher and is short enough when compacted. I am not
sure about putting the SASS on it as it's pretty lightly built.
You'd never try this with the lighter stands:
http://wwknapp.home.mindspring.com/tall.tripod.2.jpg
Walt
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