I wouldn't buy any tripod that does not allow you to interchange heads
easily.
After an excellent experiene on the Isle of Man using my friend's
Manfrotto 190CX 3-section aluminum legs fitted with my Markins Q3
head, I purchased a set of 190CXpro3 carbon fiber legs for myself.
It's a little smaller tripod than I normally thought I would prefer,
but it's very stable, very fast in the field, folds up small, and is
very light. The height suffices for that 95% of what is needed in most
circumstances, and it holds the camera and long lens quite nicely.
As a complete setup, it's quite a bit more than your $200 price point,
unfortunately. The head cost me $270 and the legs another $270. But
the quality, precision, and sturdiness is well worth it, they'ver very
light; I think they'll last a very very long time.
For that $200 price point, you can get the Manfrotto 190XB legs fitted
with one or another of the mini or midi Manfrotto ballheads. And
upgrade the head later when you can afford to.
Godfrey
On Oct 24, 2008, at 7:47 AM, Subash wrote:
On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:32:56 +0200
Andreas Pfotenhauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
dont know how much you are willing to spend on your tripod, but here
some suggestions:
- i do have a Velbon Sherpa Pro 640 which is lightweight and
sturdy, i
can recommend it
- they also say Benro tripods are worth a look
- but the next one i buy (for carrying around manually) will most
definitly be a Feisol CT-3441 Pro (under 0.9kg weight, folded length
43cm, 4 segments, carbon, carries 6kg load), it has been said to be
comparable in quality and features with Gitzo's Explorer brand but at
a fraction of costs
thanks Andreas. yes i did forget to mention by price range. i am
looking for something within about (converted) US$200. the sherpa pro
looks a bit out of reach right now. but thanks for the suggestions. i
am still looking around...
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