On Fri., May 20, 2022, 5:27 p.m. Ralf R Radermacher, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Am 20.05.22 um 16:32 schrieb Bill: > > > It could just be that Manfrotto is the General Motors of tripods, but my > > experience with the 055 was such that when I went looking for a > > replacement, lever locks were at the top of my avoid this crap list and > > Manfrotto was not on my radar at all. > > I had a 055 and the main prob with those Manfrottos is anoter one. I call > it the Manfrotto twist. Put a camera with a longer lens on top, then > grip the camera, rotate it around its vertical axis and watch how the > legs bend around. > > This holds true for many tripods with tube-stye legs but seems to be > worst with Manfrotto. > > I'm using a Berlebach wood tripod. Admitedly nothing you'd want to take > along for air travel (although I've done just that) but it's the only > tripod I know that doesn't weight a ton and can be used with long lenses > even in gale-force winds. > > Ralf > My long lens tripod is a Zone VI Standard wood tripod that i originalky bought to use with my 4x5. I don't know offhand what it weighs but it is substantial. I took off the Bogen (Manfrotto) head that it came with and put a Wimberley gimbal on it and have more or less dedicated it to my 600mm. To be fair to Manfrotto, I have their 028 Triman, and it seems solid enough and the leg locks are a simple grub screw style. I haven't tried the twist test with it. I probably haven't used it in 20 years. I mihht try twist testing my Feisol tripods and see how they fare. The Tournament is very lightly built. I don't know how much torque the saddle will take. bill > -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
