I use the big #075 and its solid as they come. Dr E D F Williams
http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: March 30, 2002 ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 4:43 PM Subject: Re: OT: Tripod recommendations please > I discovered Manfrotto makes a nice kit for not too expensive (about 120 EUR in france). It consists of Manfrotto 190D legs and their standard 3-way head. > > 190D is like the more famous big 055 but : > > - a bit smaller :1.82m max. - about 0.55m compacted (maybe less than 2 feet) > > - a bit lighter (1.7kg versus 2.3 kg). > > - twist release legs with screw/unscrew mechanism. > > It is really a sturdy tripod but if you are taller than 1.85m the bigger 055 > will fit you better. Hopefully this is not the case for me. > > Good luck, > > Thibault Grouas. > > > >Hi folks, > > > >Would anyone like to recommend a decent tripod to me? > > > >Requirements: > >must be fairly sturdy > >must extend to about 5 feet in height without extending any central mech. > >must have twist-release legs (eg not pull out clasps etc) > >must compact to about 2 feet in length > >head not important 3-way/pan and tilt/ whatever. No balls! > > > >All thoughts considered. > > > >Thanks, > > > >Cotty > > > >____________________________________ > >Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at > >http://www.macads.co.uk/ > >____________________________________ > >Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! > >http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/ > >____________________________________ > > >
