carbon fiber. since i have gotten my first one, i have never looked back. none of my tripods are metal anymore. as much as i dislike the Gitzo twist lock mechanism, they are the strongest and stiffest tripods out there and provide good vibration damping.
Herb... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amita Guha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 10:50 AM Subject: RE: what to get husband for Christmas? > True, although I now have 2 tripods that I'm happy with. For now, he has > inherited my old Slik tripod. He really likes those new Bogen Neotec tripods > that don't have any twists or locks; the sections just slide out and stay > put. But I'll have to go down and look at them because they seem a little > large and heavy for hiking.
