On 29 May 2004 at 23:48, Shawn K. wrote: > Hi list. > > Well the title pretty much says it, is there a stability difference between 3 > section and 4 section tripod legs?? In particular I am looking at the Gitzo > 1227M and 1228M series of tripods. While I would certainly appreciate the > smaller size of a 4 section tripod leg, I would not appreciate a reduction in > stability, even if it is fairly small. If anyone can chime in with their > experiences it would be appreciated. I really want to get the 1227 because it's > just that much cheaper, but if the 1228 is just as solid, and smaller, I'll > probably spring for it. Thanks for your help.
I have no experience with the Gitzos but I do have both the 3 and 4 section Manfrotto Carbon tripods. I use them in entirely different ways and stability has been less of a concern to me than weight and closed length. In both cases if I want the best stability I'll simply extend only the first leg section and get down lower. Four leg section might get a bit much with the Gitzo style leg locks too, the Manfrottos simply open and close so are very fast to operate. See the following link for a discussion entitled "Gitzo 1228 vs. 1227 - Small ballhead to go with": http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=000n3e Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
