Kostas Kavoussanakis Wed, 18 Jan 2006 05:20:29 -0800 > >>On Wed, 18 Jan 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>They're less expensive and lighter than Bogen/Manfrotto stuff. > >I am not an authority, but I think that lightness is a drawback for a tripod: >it is just not steady enough. > >Kostas
Generally speaking, I agree. But there is a practical consideration as well -- how it is used. With long lenses, heavier is better, But with wide angle and light equipment weight is often not as critical. Rather, sound construction to avoid twisting and breaking are equally important. Spending $200 to $500 on a quality, solid, carbon fibre unit for a hiker shooting medium-lenth or wide angle lenses on 135 or medium may be suitable. For 4x5 & 8x10, when there's any wind at all, the big video unit comes out. With very little or no breeze, the 3021 suits even 8x10 just fine. Tripods are often suited to the application and environment just as much as the rest of one's equipment. Collin -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .
