On Thu, 07 Oct 2010 16:35 -0400, "Ed Keeney" <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm in the market for a simple/basic tripod (read: used, cheap). It > will probably only get used 1 time per year (unless I can get myself > motivated). > > I found one at an online auction site but don't know much about the > brand (seems like it might be an Australian company?). > > Does anyone know anything about this... > > Velbon CX 540 PH-656Q >
I've got one of those. It was my first tripod and these days it'd stored permanently in my car for use in (photographic) emergencies. I have to say, it's not great. The mechanism that holds the quick release plate in place became loose fairly quickly and the one of the clips that tightens the leg extension in place broke early on (I fixed it but the extension still pops out now and again). If you hang a weight off the tripod frame to increase its stability, it's probably adequate for light loads. I replaced mine with a Slik Pro 500DX, which is excellent for my purposes, but I don't use heavy lenses. The higher spec Velbons are reportedly OK. By the way, Velbon isn't Australian - here's the background to the company: http://www.velbon.co.uk/newvelbon/pages/home.html Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia > Thanks!!! > > Ed > http://picasaweb.google.com/ewkphoto > -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - IMAP accessible web-mail -- 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.
