I second Markins Q3 head. It is great. I like feisol carbon tripods - I could only wish they had quick release locks.
--Sasha On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 9:57 PM, Thomas Cakalic <[email protected]> wrote: > Bob, > > I haven't done the math or even very much comparison shopping of > late,,, I guess that's why others who have, may have valuable insight. > I have a Gitzo (2541 I think). Costs about $600 USD unfortunately. > But goes from a little over 1" up to at least eye level (if I > remember). I'm 5' 10"... if I remember... :-) > > Under 5 lbs... if I remember... > > The 8 & 10 lb Manrottos are rotting away upstairs... if that's what > they weigh... if I remember... :-) > > I understand where you're coming from. If you're too tired out by the > time you reach your destination, it's unlikely you'll have the focus > to produce excellently composed photographs. > > Tom > > > > On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I am thinking abot getting a carbon fiber tripod. My >>> current one is too heavy, so I rarely use it (always makes me >>> think that standard tripods are a "guy thing" -- i.e. lots >>> of upper body strength to lug around). >>>t >>> Want light, want one that goes fairly tall (I am tall), and >>> one that collapses to a fairly short length. >>> >>> And I want to keep it around $300 max. >>> >>> Don't want a lot, do I? ;-) >>> >>> I've been looking online and the Velbon El Carmagne seems >>> doable. My hesitation is that I have a Velbon non-carbon >>> fiber now and don't like it much (admittedly it was only >>> about $70). I mean it's okay and workable, but the pan and >>> tilt head moves even after I have it clamped all down and I >>> have found that highly annoying. I don't like ball heads much. >>> >>> Anyone have experience with it or some other that they can recommend? >> >> No experience with this, but some comments. >> >> You should be able to get the head separately from the legs, and choose the >> head you want. You have to spend a bit more to get a pan/tilt head that >> doesn't shift slightly when you tighten it. At the price you're looking at I >> would expect to be able to choose the head separately from the legs. >> >> The legs you're looking at have 4 sections, and this can be a bit of a pain >> to put up and down. It also tends to mean that one of the sections my be a >> bit thin and weak. I prefer to have 3 sections because it's easier to handle >> and stronger, although longer when folded. >> >> Bob >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
