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From: "ann sanfedele"
Subject: Re: good low angle tripod
I was wondering when the Benbo was going to get mentioned... it is hard
to describe to
someone who has never seen it in action, but invaluable for low angle
shooting with a minimum
of futzing around. I had a small lighter weight one that I took on the
trail because I normally
was interested in macro work shooting flowers and fungi and the
occasional lizard... the standard
sized one was fine for just hopping out of the car and setting up... or
when Caesar was around to
haul it at GFM :-)
I never got to like the Benbo's. To me they seemed like a great idea, but in
use I found them fiddly and difficult to set up and adjust, to the point I
just decided they were more trouble than they were worth. The inverted leg
design is good in theory, but in practice I have yet to jam up a tripod leg
due to filth getting into the telescoping sections.
I can see how they would be great for low level work, but I don't think they
would be any better than a Super Clamp with a ball head attached to a
regular tripod leg.
William Robb
William Robb
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