Not in carbon fiber deep diving submarines. It has never been an excepted building material for that because it was not build to industry standards and testing for deep dives.
Not sure which person you are implying is missing technical knowledge, but my point is that Alan ruled out something out of hand without realizing he's made journeys over oceans in vessels made of the same materials. And the word you're looking for is "decisions."
Moderator hat on:
Comparisons of deep sea submersibles designed for the depths of the Titanic and tripods suitable for normal usage make no sense on a photography site!
Hat now off.
Not too sure what the metric equivalent of a 10-gallon cowboy hat is… but you need one!
Hi folks,
I know this has probably been done to death over the years, and with all things there is a trade off, however I'd love to hear your thoughts.
I'm wanting a sturdy carbon tripod to for me to take on my travels, it will be my primary tripod so I want something that works well.
I intend to mount my Hasselblad 500CM and also my EOS 30V with 24-70 USM lens (which is quite heavy).
I've not got a massive budget, circa £250/$300!
I've seen quite a few used older Gitzo series 2 types come through on eBay in the £150-250 range on eBay which look well built and seem to come highly regarded.
I'll be wanting one with a hook where possible so I can weigh it down a bit to help stabilise, as I plan to use it for long exposures outdoors.
I've always been of the view that it's better to buy good quality stuff used, than new stuff that's cheaply made, which is why I've not considered any of the newer (Chinese made) stuff.
The only other thing I've considered is a Peak Design Aluminium tripod, however there is a lot to suggest they have more vibration than their carbon equivalents and people should pony up for the carbon version (which is sadly out of my price range!)
If anyone has any suggestions or recommendations, I'm all ears!
Thanks!
TT
Do you mean a golden lariat that makes one tell the truth?How about spurs instead - and a lariat?
Would you ever fly over the Atlantic Ocean in a vessel which uses materials used to make soda cans (aluminum) and tripods (carbon fiber)?
Would you ever cross the Atlantic in a plump, slow, hard to manoeuvre and even harder to stop overloaded steel and iron made heavy oil burning and stinking, noisy and trembling 'tub'?
If you do, watch out for the icebergs
I know you’re not considering Chinese tripods, but Leofoto products are quite nice at half the price of others. Take a look at the reviews and ratings on https://thecentercolumn.com/
I would say check out Leofoto, they have alot of tripod options on their site. Plus on their leofotousa.com site they having a "Summer Flash Sale" for 20% off, it even applies to stuff they have on sale/open box. The coupon code is SFS2023
Not sure which person you are implying is missing technical knowledge, but my point is that Alan ruled out something out of hand without realizing he's made journeys over oceans in vessels made of the same materials. And the word you're looking for is "decisions."
I was trying to be ironic and funny.
I thought you were! So didn't comment.
I bought a used Gitzo G1228 tripod years ago for everything up to 4x5 monorail cameras up to 240mm lenses.
It's the original design. The round columns require a certain sequence of tightening and un-tightening the collars - easily learned and becomes a habit.
Replaced the center column with something from Markiins. The only time I don't use this tripod is when I want something heavier for weight reasons.
Interesting read, as I am also looking for at tripod, without it being urgent. I am mostly shooting handheld, but from time to time a longer exposure time would be great (not minutes/hours, just a bit longer then the usual handheld).
My heaviest setup would be the Pentax 645n with the A300/4 (together about 3kg), but mostly using shorter and lighter lenses. All my 35mm stuff is significantly lighter, and the Fuji GW690 of course as well (and has no mirror slap). Digital (in the rare cases I use it) is mFT, so even lighter, no extreme lenses there.
I am looking as well at the Leofoto LS-324C since it is in reduction, and the K&F Concept X324C4 (how does this compare to Leo?). Or 3 Legged Thing Billy2? Does this price range/weight category makes sense? I would need a ballhead (preferable arca type), and am 1.84m high. For portability, a bit shorter would be ok I guess.
I had a three-legged thing tripod and ended up getting rid of it. Too flimsy and the legs would loosen up at the base and need to be tightened up with a wrench every once in a while. I now have the Leofoto 324 with the LH40 ballhead and use it quite a bit for travel. Two downsides: no adjustable center column (there is a fixed one that comes with it or maybe as an accessory and the ballhead is not offered with a lever clamp like RRS (they copied everything else, why not that part?).
What was the brand and model of the bad tripod? That would help others avoid that model.
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