Mark Roberts wrote: > Well, I got myself a new CF tripod, and for less than I had expected to > spend. I took a chance on a relatively unknown, Adorama's new line of > "Flashpoint" tripods > http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=itemlist&cat1=Flashpoint%20Carbon%20Fiber%20Tripods&cat2=Tripods%20/%20Monopods%20/%20Accs > > Clearly Gitzo-inspired, even down to the model numbers. I got the 1328 > for $299 and I'm impressed so far. Big and beefy and reasonably > lightweight. *Very* lightweight for its size & sturdiness, really. > > Comparable in sturdiness to my Manfrotto 3021, but with *more* load > capacity and less weight. The leg lock system is better than my old > Gitzo (the legs don't rotate when you turn the locking collars), though > I hear the new Gitzos also work this way.
oooooh that's nice... It's on my list now. Only 21" closed; that would help a ton with travel. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
