It is expensive, but to put the price into perspective: the Arca-Swiss Monoball P0h head which has become my standard ball head on my other legs is over $900 all by itself, never mind the legs.
I rationalize the cost because I use a tripod very very frequently. :-) G > On May 4, 2020, at 12:47 PM, Bob Pdml <[email protected]> wrote: > > That is a bloody expensive tripod! I rarely use a tripod. If I think I’ll > need one on a bike trip I take a Manfrotto pocket support; if I think i’ll > need something bigger I’ll use a Leica table tripod and ball & socket head, > or a bean bag. Mostly that’s adequate - I can always find something to put > them on for height. The Leica ball head is superb. > > https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/51582583 > > https://www.camerareview.ca/leica-table-top-tripod/ > > > >> On 4 May 2020, at 19:17, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hah! I like that, Bob! Although I somehow bet it wouldn't fly.. :-) >> >> A minor equipment note: I've found that the Peak Design Travel Tripod is a >> nice size (40cm long, 25cm circumference, 8cm diameter cylinder in the >> case), weight (1411g, 1322 without the case), and match for bicycling. In >> its case, it slips into my small cycling backpack easily and deploys/packs >> down again quickly. It takes up only a little more space in my backpack than >> a good tabletop tripod does and is far more useful. I've carried it a fair >> bit now and find it very nice to have along for a lot of situations. It's >> much more stable and convenient than the Sirui T-025x travel tripod was, and >> actually packs down smaller. >> >> G -- 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.
