[Konvas] Base Plates, Rods, and Diameter Hell...

[H. W. Stone]

 Titanium flexes too much in response to camera vibration, the same problem magnesium has.? Leaded bronze has the least vibration problem, btw, but lacks strength.? Phosphor bronze is very good-- but costs top dollar and weighs a lot.

Weight matters if you are hand holding, which is why the hollow steel tubes showed up-- cut the weight by one half, supposedly the same strength.

If you are on a tripod, crane, et cetera, the weight is an advantage in keeping the picture smooth, and the greater the weight the less movement the same amount of vibration energy produces.


 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Haas <peterhaas at cruzio.com>
To: Konvas Discussion List <cinema at konvas.org>
Sent: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 1:42 am
Subject: Re: [Konvas] Base Plates, Rods, and Diameter Hell...










On Oct 27, 2008, at 10:13 PM, Adam Frey wrote:?
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> Of course, there's always titanium, but it's really expensive...?
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Nearly impossible to machine, too.?
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