re: travel tripod - OT

2002-09-27 Thread mike wilson
Hi Francis, I have a Benbo Trekker. It is light, adaptable, waterproof up to the first joint (one joint/two part legs) and goes up to about 1.8m/5'10. You do need a PhD in Civil Engineering to erect it, though. mike

travel tripod - OT

2002-09-26 Thread Francis Alviar
Hi guys, I don't know if this have been covered before but here goes: I'd like your opinion on the Velbon Chaser EFL-4A travel tripod featured in last month's Pop Photo. Any good reviews/bad reviews on this tripod? Another question: Is it possible to use the PH-243 compact ballhead on the

RE: travel tripod - OT

2002-09-26 Thread Amita Guha
Any other travel tripod you could suggest? Price is a major factor (~$100-120). I love my Slik 444-Sport. It only weighs 4 pounds and folds to 19 inches. I don't think it would take a ballhead, but it has been great for my purposes, and it's taken a lot of abuse from me in the past year. I

travel tripod - OT

2002-09-26 Thread Herb Chong
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I'd like your opinion on the Velbon Chaser EFL-4A travel tripod featured in last month's Pop Photo. Any good reviews/bad reviews on this tripod? Another question: Is it possible to use the PH-243 compact ballhead on the chaser? If not, what