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    To Balance Rail or not?

    As a former photographer and relative newcomer to 'video' or fluid heads (and with no intention of using such a head for video), I went around in circles figuring out what I needed in a head for birdwatching, until I eventually realised that a lot of what was written about video/fluid heads was...
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    To Balance Rail or not?

    Hello Q. I used a Gitzo GH2720QR head and plate with that scope. It's not a true fluid head (I never did video), but has a single kn0b to adjust both tilt and pan resistance. There is no need to balance a 65mm (or even 80mm) scope with a longer plate than the one that comes with it, because only...
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