Without doubt the most sensible and informative m4/3 vlogger on KZread. Thanks David.

@DavidThorpeMFT

5 жыл бұрын

What can I say? Thanks, Chris.

Hey David, thanks for the review, we especially loved the stop motion towards the end! Our best, Asude

@DavidThorpeMFT

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Asude. I love doing those stop motion sequences. They do take time, though!

Saw the title which doesn’t interest me much right now... But I’m STILL going to watch David’s video because I know I’ll learn a gem or two about photography or unique perspective from years of experience.

@DavidThorpeMFT

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks you - I'm flattered!

@derekbarkham2314

4 жыл бұрын

I second that as I always enjoy learning from you David.

Thank you for showing me something I just can’t live without! 😊. I always enjoy your vlogs.

@DavidThorpeMFT

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Kent! For me too, life would lose all meaning if I didn't have a Flextilt 😂

Thank you, David. Good to see you back.

@DavidThorpeMFT

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you David, this seems to be exactly what I've been looking for.

@DavidThorpeMFT

5 жыл бұрын

:-)

Your video is the one i was looking for..thank you.

the last part stop-motion is cute. thanks for sharing

Thanks David! Another Great Review!

@DavidThorpeMFT

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great for table top photography.

@DavidThorpeMFT

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, ideal, a real time saver.

thanks David for this review

@DavidThorpeMFT

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Joe.

Glad to see an upload from you today. No thumbs down allowed here!

@DavidThorpeMFT

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Joe!

Oh my! What a great idea! I’m off shopping! Thanks! Btw, I agree on the Dremel comment, and get the big accessories kit!

@DavidThorpeMFT

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I bought the big accessories kit and I've had the Dremel do all sorts of things that I didn't think about when I bought it.

Thanks for pointing on a hardware piece I need for macros

@DavidThorpeMFT

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I find it great for macro. It needs a bit of getting used to and fine tuning the friction but once it is setting up its very....well, flexible :-)

Can't wait for you to review the 10-25 Leica. Panasonic do everyone a favour and send him one ASAP!!

@DavidThorpeMFT

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Yannis! Unfortunatley Panasonic don't even reply to my mails, let alone lend me anything :-(

@johnvr1

5 жыл бұрын

@DavidThorpe stupid marketing on their part...

What solution do you use for levelling the head David? I’ve always found it to be a complete pain on any non level ground. I’ve had a couple of threaded adjustable plates but am now using a thing called a ‘Sunwayfoto DYH-66i’ a sort of lockable gimbal type thing. It works quite well.

@DavidThorpeMFT

5 жыл бұрын

I just use the tripod for levelling but that Sunway item looks very interesting fro precise work. I guess you could put a ball and socket head on the Flextilt, too.

Hi David, I looked at these a couple of times but always wondered what the solution for portrait orientation was. Any comments?

@jakobhovman

5 жыл бұрын

an L-bracket for your camera is a good way

@DavidThorpeMFT

5 жыл бұрын

@@jakobhovman As you say, Jakob.

Good little gadget Dave Lad. Not sure I’d trust those friction joints to be perfectly honest? But an interesting concept none the less. Best regards, Dazza. 🇬🇧

@DavidThorpeMFT

5 жыл бұрын

It is handy, that's for sure. Not suitable for everything but good for 90% of the day to day tasks I do and video especially. The friction joints can be set _very_ finely and they don't change. They are the reason the device costs so much. It's German engineering at its best and I feel very confident it will see me out! Best to you, Dazza.

@MrDazza64

5 жыл бұрын

David Thorpe - Well I hope that’s a very long time then mate! 🤣

@DavidThorpeMFT

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrDazza64 :-)

It looks great for macro

@DavidThorpeMFT

5 жыл бұрын

That was quick! Yes, it is. Probably been my main use if it.

At 3:22 it becomes self-aware 😮

@DavidThorpeMFT

4 жыл бұрын

Clever device - it can dance the samba now :-)

Link please!

@DavidThorpeMFT

5 жыл бұрын

I'm always unsure whether KZread allow commercial links - I'll put it in the description and see what happens. Otherwise, it is edelkrone.com/products/flextilt-head-2

I'm probably missing something but I don't see the advantage over a ball head

@DavidThorpeMFT

5 жыл бұрын

You can radically alter the positioning of the cameras with one hand, up and down by 24cm or so, back and forth by 15cm or so. With a ball and socket head you need to move whole the tripod itself and/or the centre column and positioning of the ball and socket itself. It's much quicker and speeds up macro and product shots hugely. I wouldn't suggest it was useful for everyone but for my videos, for instance, it probably saves me 5-10% of my shooting time.

@cocteaufan

5 жыл бұрын

@@DavidThorpeMFT I see that now. Thanks for the reply David :)

It looks to cumbersome for me.

@DavidThorpeMFT

5 жыл бұрын

It isn't cumbersome at all which is why I use it so much. You do need to get the friction adjusted just right, enough that it doesn't move, not so much that it it cumbersome to oerate. As I said, not for everyone, though.

@chrisklugh

5 жыл бұрын

@@DavidThorpeMFT I think it would be great for product photography. I don't see it any good it would be for any other type.

@DavidThorpeMFT

5 жыл бұрын

@@chrisklugh It's good for macro too. I usually focus by moving the camera back and forth which I can do with the Flextilt. But I use it for all sorts of things. I have a pan head, ball head and geared head but the Flextilt gets used most often. Superb for video using my motorised slider and side/ up movement motor heads. Enables you to each the camera further forward. Also, on a tripod, if copying or doing rostrum video on stills, you can move the camera out to avoid the tripod legs creeping in to the shot. The more I use it the more uses I find for it. Certainly it has paid for itself quickly which is my main requirement of anything I buy!

Articulates with less rigidity than any decent standard head and has no Arca clamp. Not for me.

@DavidThorpeMFT

5 жыл бұрын

As you will note, I didn't suggest this would be the only tripod head anyone would need. That's why I compared it to a Dremel.

Carole, Hannah, Jonathan, are you collecting revenue from David's affiliate programs? Or are they all wrapped up somehow? If you are, I'd like to use his shop to grab a few things as I need them as a way of saying thanks. :-(

@fredio54

3 жыл бұрын

Also, if there's any chance of his sites/blog coming down because of lack of funds to cover web hosting, you could retain control by keeping and paying the domain charges and I could host them on my server as is, for as long as I'm alive. It'd be a shame for his site and blog etc to go down. I hit "save now" on the wayback machine on both the site and blog, but I'm not sure how deeply it scans them. At least the front page of each is safe, there. As are a lot of previous versions, which in the case of the blog should cover the majority of the older articles, too.