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Is this better than the Wimberly sidekick?

Postby Matt. K on Thu May 05, 2005 11:32 am

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Re: Is this better than the Wimberly sidekick?

Postby birddog114 on Thu May 05, 2005 11:39 am

Matt. K wrote:http://www.dietmar-nill.de/content_sk2_eng.htm


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It cost 10 times more than the Wimberley Side kick and 3 times more than the Wimberley Gimbal or King Cobra.

I don't think it's better than the Wimberley or King Cobra products, it has its limitation of axis but not with other.

They are special order and built for Rupert Murdoch or Kerry Packer :lol:
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Postby Glen on Thu May 05, 2005 11:40 am

Have seen that before Matt, Michael Weber uses it, but I have only read his review, never any others. His review: http://www.imagepower.de/IMAGES/imgEQUIPMENT/Nill.htm

600 Euros, who is brave enough to try? Maybe we build a sample out of old angle brackets. Not that I do this sort of thing but the dual body feature must be handy. KIpper is about to buy a 800mm lens, maybe he will be the first?


ps Notice how much camo you need to put on those Canon white lenses?
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Postby Matt. K on Thu May 05, 2005 12:32 pm

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I haven't seen Murdoch or Packer at any of the mini-meets? Did they buy them some where else? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby birddog114 on Thu May 05, 2005 12:36 pm

Matt. K wrote:Birdie
I haven't seen Murdoch or Packer at any of the mini-meets? Did they buy them some where else? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


They have been here at 2:00am meet :lol: :lol:
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Postby MHD on Thu May 05, 2005 12:45 pm

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Postby PiroStitch on Thu May 05, 2005 3:28 pm

Top Camera for top half of the body and bottom camera for bottom half, also to show the knees in great detail ;)
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Postby Glen on Thu May 05, 2005 3:37 pm

Birddog114 wrote:
Matt. K wrote:Birdie
I haven't seen Murdoch or Packer at any of the mini-meets? Did they buy them some where else? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


They have been here at 2:00am meet :lol: :lol:


Birddy, good to see Packer and Murdoch recognise a bargain, if they are there at 2am they must be a member of the Sigma club :wink:
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Postby birddog114 on Thu May 05, 2005 3:54 pm

Glen,
Yes, they're :lol: :lol:
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Postby sirhc55 on Thu May 05, 2005 4:54 pm

MHD wrote::shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Must be German design - they had a habit of placing aircraft on top of each other - hence the camo :lol:
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Postby leek on Thu May 05, 2005 4:58 pm

sirhc55 wrote:
MHD wrote::shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Must be German design - they had a habit of placing aircraft on top of each other - hence the camo :lol:


The top one is the viewfinder for the bottom one???
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Postby phillipb on Thu May 05, 2005 5:05 pm

Looks like stereo is back in vogue :lol:
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