Recent content by ryanpatterson

Completely forgot to update this. After doing a bit more research i ended up going for an FLM CB-58 mkII head. Got it at the start of the week and absolutely love it. The quality is outstanding and has some really nice features on it too. And i like that they give a 10 year warranty on their...

Yea it is maybe a tad too dark. There was a very heavy downpour that day and the sky was very dark. Think I had a soft grad in too that maybe pushed it a bit further than it should be. I got soaked a few shots after the third was taken. It doesn't look like it in the picture but there was around...

Thanks for the feedback. I was only away for a few days and just didn't get the light that i wanted. Was at some of the same locations at sunrise/sunset but the colour and light just wasn't there. That's what i love about landscape photography though, i can go back and try again under different...

Hey everyone. I am fairly new to landscape photography so would appreciate some feedback on my work and ways to improve. These few shots are taken around the north coast of Northern Ireland just before Easter. The weather was quite good but had a few dark skies and some rain as seen in the...

Completely agree with you on this. There is movement in the legs for sure but i was watching the head on my last trip out and there is movement in both axis on the 3 way. Its minimal but noticeable when doing a slightly longer exposure. Will be upgrading my tripod in the next few weeks also...

Thanks for the comment Dave. The way I look at it I'm hanging around 4k of gear from the head and just want something that I'm sure won't fail me. I also find in the less expensive heads a bit of movement in wind and when doing long exposures especially. I know £400 is a good sum of money that...

Thanks for all the comments, really appreciate people taking the time to give an honest opinion on what they use. Will have a look into some of the Brands mentioned Hopefully i will be getting a Really Right Stuff L bracket to go with it. I did like my 3 way head until i started doing more...

Sorry should have said I'm using a manfrotto 055 xpro 3 at the minute but will be changing in the next few months to something a bit more sturdy and probably carbon fiber. I have never had any experience with geared heads but have tried a few ball heads and liked the way they work.

Hey everyone. I currently have a 3 way head but I am starting to notice some movement in it and thinking of moving to a ball head. Just wondering what ball head people would recommend for around £400? I have been looking at the Arca Swiss Monoball Z1 Sp and the Gitzo GH3382QD online but would...

Thanks, yea they are crazy. Yea there was far too many people there. The guys on quads appear to come off worse when things go wrong lol

Thanks guys. Definitely worth a trip up. Some of the guys there are just mad, the speed then can get to is insane lol

Thanks. Thats all of them up now lol