Thanks for this info, Jostein. I was hoping someone would mention Induro as that one and Benro are available here retail.
On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 8:19 AM, Jostein <[email protected]> wrote: > I believe Feisol, Benro, Sirui and Induro all come out about the same. I'm > not positively certain that they all come out of the same factory, but I > certainly have my suspicions... :-) > I have two different carbon Induros. They're both a little fiddly with the > locking mechanism, but not annoyingly so. They operate in a wide range of > temperatures; the larger one has accompanied me to both Spitsbergen (-25°C) > and Death Valley (at a balmy +30°C). > > Jostein > > > Den 12.08.2016 17.19, skrev Godfrey DiGiorgi: >> >> My Feisol CT3442 Tournament legs are about ten years old and show no signs >> of wear or age as yet. They've been used a lot. >> >> I looked up the latest version and note that they've been uprated to 55lbs >> load and have the new "rapid anti-leg-rotation" technology in the leg locks. >> The anti-rotation gizmo would be nice, it would speed up their use a good >> bit. As I said, I find the weight ratings absurdly optimistic—even the old >> ones!—but a set of these legs will handle an 8lb+ camera and long lens very >> well. They're also very light and easy to carry: all up weight of legs and >> head with carry bag is four and a quarter pounds IIRC. >> >> G >> >> >>> On Aug 11, 2016, at 5:19 PM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Two strong recommendations for Feisol; I am already Googling as we >>> speak. I notice that Feisol is a lot less expensive than Gitzo which >>> appears to be the Leica of tripods in comparison. … >>> >> >> > > -- > 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. -- -bmw -- 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.
