My Manfrotto 055CXPRO3 is a superb carbon fiber tripod: sturdy, light, easily expandable and rugged as one could hope for. The cool kids don't buy Manfrotto because it's not the trendy brand, but when I worked in ad agencies I found plenty of pro's used them. I've tried similarly sized Gitzos and you couldn't pay me to switch.
Paul via phone > On Aug 11, 2016, at 8:19 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. > > Bill, did you find a Canadian source for Feisol, or import? > > And I was young and very naive and only had a K100D Super with a > plastic 18-55 to support when I got my Manfrotto stuff. Seemed like a > good idea at the time ... :) > > >> On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 8:07 PM, Bill <[email protected]> wrote: >> Manfrotto tripods suck donkey dick. Seriously, friends don't let friends buy >> Manfrotto Tripods. >> >> Have a look at the Feisol carbon fiber tripods. I have two of them, and am >> majorly happy with them. >> They give good head as well. >> >> bill >> >> >>> On 8/11/2016 5:19 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >>> >>> I must finally give in. It's clear even to me that my trusty Manfrotto >>> 190XPROB tripod with the 486RC2 ballhead simply cannot support a 645Z >>> + 90mm lens -- total weight 5.7 lbs / 2.59 kg. I'm trying to do macro >>> shots and the damned thing has to be torqued well above the target >>> framing then allowed to slip down into final position. Grrr. >>> >>> It may be that I could just upgrade the ballhead, but I find that the >>> quick release plates don't grab as securely as they should. Ie, >>> there's slippage and the camera shifts in the mount. >>> >>> So ... >>> >>> What tripod + ballhead + qr plate is recommended by the collective >>> wisdom of the PDML? >>> >>> It should fold down to around 2 feet so I can strap it onto my camera >>> roller case. It should securely hold at least 6 lbs of camera bits. >>> >>> I really like the way the 190XPROB lets me mount the camera close to >>> the ground -- within 6 inches or so by flipping the center post >>> horizontally and spreading the legs out wide -- but I could sacrifice >>> that I suppose. >>> >>> Preferably one that I can buy new, retail, in North America. :) >>> >>> Thanks! >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. -- 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.
