I just looked that tripod up. Wow. Amazing strength-to-weight ratio! My Slik 444 is short and heavy, and my Velbon Maxi is light but unsteady (serviceable only when I hang my camera bag from it). But, they weren't expensive.
Reminds me of the computer maxim: "Fast. Reliable. Cheap. Choose any two." Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jun 6, 2008, at 8:48 AM, Fernando wrote: > > > I did my homework and came up with this list of > characteristics (in > > order of importance): > > > > 1 Has to be quick to setup > > 2 Should be able to handle the weight of a K10D > (790g) + FA Limited > > (heaviest is the 31 = 346g) or DA16-45/4 (368g), > so a total of 1.2kg > > 3 Ball head > > 4 Better if it's on the smaller side > > 5 Would like to spend around 300 u$s/Ca$ (no > Arca Swiss I guess ) > > > > Nice to have (in order of importance): > > 1 Lightweight > > 2 Can handle a DA* 50-135/2.8 (in case I buy one > in the future) > > > > I'm leaning towards a $200 Manfrotto 055XB (which > has quick action > > legs and is suitable for 2.3 kg) paired with a $85 > 486RC2 compact ball > > head (suitable for 6 kg). > > > > Any suggestions? > > Am I forgetting something? > > Are these quick action legs any good / useful? > > That's a good basic set of legs and head. Not the > lightest, but > worthy of many years use. If setup speed is > important to you, you > might consider the Manfrotto 322RC2 grip action ball > head instead of > the 486RC2, but it's not designed to carry as heavy > a load. Either > head would do fine with the K10D + 50-135/2.8 lens. > > There are many subtleties in legs and heads. Lever > action vs twist > leg locks, head movement precision, elevation > potential, etc etc. > What you've chosen is a good broad spectrum setup. > As you learn more > from using it, you might want to upgrade legs, head, > or both ... or > you might find them just fine for your use and use > them for many > years just as is. > > Lighter weight, more potential elevation and more > load capacity are > the obvious directions to improve upon, but you'll > spend > disproportionately more money to obtain them. All > depends how > important they are to you. My tripod is a Feisol > CT3442 Tournament > legs with optional column plus a Markins Q3 Emilie > head plus A-S QR > camera/lens adapter plates. Very light, very strong, > taller than the > setup you chose, but about $800. > > Godfrey > -- > 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. > -- 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.
