Here's a picture of my RRS accessories

[dmdigital]

Unfortunately not a TDV8 Range Rover Sports:(

Rather the Really Right Stuff panorama system I now use. This will allow me to do multi-row panoramas with minimal parallax error.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/03/331.jpg

[slt]

That was quick for the PCL-1 replacement all the way out your way ... or did you manage to fix it somehow?

I sill need the second PCL-1 and CRD rail ... might be the time to get it!

[werdan]

Nice!

Do you think it's worth all those extra hundreds over this setup? :D

08-08-14_001 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

click the link at the top of the video box.

How the hell do you just like to a flickr page on this site without it thinking it's a video?

[slt]

Do you think it's worth all those extra hundreds over this setup?

Actually I do think it's worth! If you haven't used RRS stuff before you might doubt it, but once you have you won't.

[dmdigital]

Andrew, no that doesn't even come close. Like Slt says once you have used it you will understand.

Slt, PCL-1 took 3 days to get through Sydney otherwise it would have been here on Tuesday. It's a new clamp, I should put up a picture of the old one, I just get annoyed every time I see it though.

You'll notice I've put a dovetail under the PCL and I'm using a quick release on the ballhead. Thought I'd try this but as yet I'm not convinced as have to then centre the PCL and dovetail on the clamp whereas when you bolt it on everything's just aligned. What is brilliant though is the spirit level for the hotshoe. Makes levelling a lot easier:)

Slt, WHat RRS do you have?

[slt]

Slt, WHat RRS do you have?

BH-55 PCL (no seperate clamp)
MPR-192 with clamp pack
D700 L-plate

I rationalised this setup as kind of minimalist (as in number of items to worry about): head and PCL are always on the tripod, L-plate always on the camera, with the only loose item in the bag being the nodal rail. I generally shoot landscapes just off the PCL and only use the rail if parallax becomes really an issue. The advantage of using the 192 over the MPR-CL being that it handles both wide angle and teles.

PS. For those not in the know, please don't ask why you'd wanna drive your RRS with an L-plate :D

[dmdigital]

PS. For those not in the know, please don't ask why you'd wanna drive your RRS with an L-plate :D
:Rolling:

That's what I started with. I sometimes think a macro rail may have been better than the 192. BH-55 is brilliant and the L-bracket is almost never off the camera, whill have to update when I get the D3s.

[CowsGoMoo]

Nice setup.
I've got the RRS horizontal pano setup. I'm kicking myself for not getting a mint condition 2nd hand vertical setup.

I opted for the macro rail and find it very handy with macros. Glad I got it.

Have to agree that once you've used RRS you'll love it. Top quality.

[Yorkshire_Jon]

Actually I do think it's worth! If you haven't used RRS stuff before you might doubt it, but once you have you won't.

Just like most things in life that are worth having.... Other expensive stuff thats worth its weight in gold... Canon L series lenses (sorry Derek, I know your a Nikon man!), Manfrotto Carbon Fibre tripod... Genuine Leatherman etc etc... Oh yeah, one more Land Rovers!

[dullbird]

Just like most things in life that are worth having.... Other expensive stuff thats worth its weight in gold... Canon L series lenses (sorry Derek, I know your a Nikon man!), Manfrotto Carbon Fibre tripod...
Genuine Leatherman etc etc... Oh yeah, one more Land Rovers!

ironically I think there crap!!!:D

[dmdigital]

I'd agree I have a Leatherman and a Victorinox multitool and the Victorinox is much better and safer to use.

[dmdigital]

Back on topic I'm have wonderful fun - NOT - setting up the multi-row system. Horizontal panning isn't an issue, you can be reasonably precise with the entry point for the lens as long as everything is level.

Now as for the vertical panning... #$%@!!! You need the lens plumb centre over the tripod and you also need the entry point spot on. Easy with a prime but I tend to use the 24-70 and I therefore need to persist at this a lot more to get it correct.

Fortunately the RRS gear slides easily and is easy to adjust in fine increments, but I do thing the macro rail would be better for this than the MPR-192