Article: Close to the (Photo) Vest

AN E-MAIL zapped across my screen the other day, asking for a bit of nitty-gritty photo info. What, for example, was the exact model number of that small Bogen ball head that I placed on a tiny Gitzo tripod that I recently mentioned?

Answer: It's the Bogen Midi-Ball Head, model number 3262. Listing for $48, it beautifully complements my Gitzo G-126 tripod.

And, my e-mailer added, as long as I was at it, what's the best photo vest to buy? I love getting questions like these because they lend themselves to finite -- if not necessarily easy -- answers. Sure, a photo vest is not going to make a good photographer out of a bad one. But a good vest will help a shooter go about the business of ...

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