Ya know, I like my 3046. Very, very stable, like that of the old wooden tripods. I added three small blocks of wood to eliminate small, high frequency vibration that may happen if you accidentally "twang" a center leg. They just press fit between center legs and side legs. I also have a surveyor's tripod with a thread converter. It's seriously stable but very heavy.
Regards, Bob.... -------------------------------------------------------------------- "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!" - Benjamin Franklin From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 26 Dec 2002 at 10:05, Lon Williamson wrote: > > > And here's what's wrong with it: It's a knuckle-bruising > > finger bleeder. The centerpost is too long. I use mine, > > but prefer the Slik 300 DX (not the flimsier 330) for > > everything but telephoto work. If I were 5' 2", eyes > > of blue the 300 would be my only tripod. -Lon > > My original 055 had a split centre post so you could shorten it to around 6" > and my current 441 tripod (Carbon version of the current 055Pro) has a little > plate with thread for mounting a head which will allow the centre post to be > removed completely when weight is a concern.
