JIM WHITE

WILLIE: I'M NOT SURE IF YOU GOT MY LAST REPLY OR NOT, SO I'LL SEND IT AGAIN. THE TRIPOD HEADS I HAD IN MIND ARE FROM VELBON AND SLIK AND RUN FROM BETWEEN $45.00 AND $55.00, MUCH LESS THAN MY MACHINED HEAD. TAKE CARE JIM

willie: the tripod heads I had in mind are much cheaper than mine, One is from Velbon and one from slik, we are looking at $55.00 and $45.00 TAKE CARE Jim

WILLIE: YOU ARE EXACTLY CORRECT, A THREE WAY PAN HEAD ALLOWS YOU TO QUICKLY LEVEL THE OPTICS MOUNTED ON THE TRIPOD. THE ORIGINAL DESIGN FOR THREE WAY HEADS IS FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS TO TAKE A "VERETICLE FORMAT" PICTURE. I HAVE SEVERAL TYPES OF THREE WAY PAN HEADS HERE IN MY SHOP IN WILLIAMS, AZ. I SEE YOU ARE JUST DOWN THE ROAD IN PAULDEN. I GO THROUGH PAULDEN ON MY WAY TO THE MACHINE SHOP I USE IN CHINO VALLEY. PLEASE GIVE ME A CALL AND I CAN SHOW YOU SOME OF THESE HEADS. TAKE CARE JIM WHITE 928-635-5316

VORTEX ALSO MAKES THE CROSSFIRE IN 8 X 42 AND 10 X 42, MINIMUM ADVERTISED PRICE ON THE 10 (S) IS $ 150.00 AND THE 8 (S) $ 140.00. I HAVE A PAIR OF EACH IN STOCK. JIM WHITE 928-635-5316

HELLO GUY: I DO HAVE ABOUT (2) TRIPLERS LEFT, BOTH OF THEM ARE SLIGHTLY USED. PLEASE...IT'S MUCH BETTER FOR ME IF YOU COULD JUST GIVE ME A CALL. THANKS YOU !!! JIM WHITE 928-635-5316

HI ALL: I JUST WANTED TO TAKE SOME TIME TO THANK YOU ALL, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR ALL OF THE PRAYERS AND POSITIVE THOUGHTS FOR MY WIFE IN HER BATTLE WITH CANCER. HER FIRST SURGERY IS DONE AND SHE IS DOING VERY WELL. SHE HAS HER SECOND AND MAYBE LAST SURGERY TOMORROW. AFTER THAT SHE WILL BE ON CHEMO FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN, WE SHOULD BE JUST FINE. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN VERY, VERY MUCH FOR THE PRAYERS. PLEASE TAKE CARE AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL !!! JIM & JONNETTE WHITE

YES, YOUR BOGEN BALL HEAD WILL MOST LIKELY WORK, WHAT SIZE IS THE TAPPED HOLE ON THE BOTTOM OF YOUR BALL HEAD? JIM WHITE

IT MOUNTS TO THE FRONT, USING THE TAPPED HOLE WHERE ALL OTHER ADAPTERS MOUNT, IN MY POST I SAID, IT IS THE SAME AS MY UNIVERSAL "FRONT MOUNT" ADAPTER. THANKS JIM WHITE

HELLO MR/ CASEY: NO, I WOULD NOT SUGGEST A HEAVY, BIG SPOTTING SCOPE, THIS ADAPTER WORKS BEST WITH SMALLER LIGHTWEIGHT ACCESSORIES. TAKE CARE JIM WHITE

HI ALL: I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW I'VE COME OUT WITH A NEW TRIPOD ADAPTER, I CALL IT THE "DUAL MOUNT" IT WORKS THE SAME AS MY UNIVERSAL FRONT MOUNT ADAPTER BUT, THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT YOU CAN MOUNT A SMALL DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA ON TOP OF YOUR BINOCULARS USING A SMALL SLIK BALL HEAD, WHILE ON A TRIPOD. IT IS WORKING VERY WELL. I USED A SONY 60 X ZOOM DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA. YOU GET THE EXACT SAME IMAGE THRU YOU BINOS AS YOU DO THRU THE CAMERA. SO IF YOUR'RE OUT GLASSING, SEE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO VIDEO, JUST HIT THE RECORD BUTTON AND YOU ARE RECORDING THE SAME IMAGE AS YOU SEE THRU YOUR 10 OR 15 POWER GLASS.AMANDA, WILL POST SOME PICTURES HERE AS SOON AS SHE GETS TIME. THANK YOU, TAKE CARE JIM WHITE

I just happen to have a new pair, still in the box, of 12x50 RAZOR, binos. I have had them out on my display table a few times at the 3-d shoots I attend but they would still carry the full VORTEX warranty, etc. Give me a call if you want to maybe come take a look at them. TAKE CARE JIM WHITE 928-635-5316

Velbon still makes the Chaser series tripods, they just changed the name to "sherpa" series, the 600 R, is about the tallest set of legs in that series, they advertise that the 600ra goes to 64.0" that is with a PH-157Q head.If you were to use a pistol grip head of some type you would be good to stand behind the tripod when necessary. Amanda sell the Velbon legs right here on her site. take care all Jim White

I THINK THE PROBLEM YOU ARE HAVING IS BECAUSE THE HEAD YOU DESCRIBE IS A "SINGLE CONTROL" TYPE PAN HEAD, WHEN YOU TIGHTEN THE PANING HANDLE YOU LOCK BOTH THE TILT AND THE PAN FEATURE, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY LOOK INTO A "DUAL CONTROL" PAN HEAD, WHERE THE TWO CONTROL KNOBS ARE SEPERATE. AMANDA HAS SOME OF THOSE TYPE HEADS HERE ON HERE SITE. TAKE CARE JIM WHITE