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- From: lakhindr@ESD.3Com.COM (Lakhinder Walia)
- Newsgroups: rec.photo
- Subject: Re: tripod for travel,or,why are Gitzos so expensive?
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- Date: 23 Nov 92 17:48:46 GMT
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- I heard Gitzos are cheap in UK.. !
- Will somebody confirm..?
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- -Lakhinder Walia
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- ktubman@inetg1.ARCO.COM (Ken Tubman) writes:
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- >I'm looking for advice on a good tripod for travelling. I realize
- >there is a tradeoff between stability and size. I'm just trying to
- >find a good compromise. I have a Canon Elan which is just 35mm.
- >My longest lens is the 100-300 USM so I think I can sacrifice some
- >stability and still not have a big problem.
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- >I looked at the Bogen 3001. It's OK but I like the quick release
- >on the 3021 better. But the 3021 is bigger.
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- 3021 & quick release.: Heavy but very useful IMHO.
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- >I saw a Gitzo 126 which was small and seemed sturdy. The legs are
- >shorter and much of the height adjustment is with the long center post.
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- I wonder whether this is a very good approach.. ! I would rather have a
- smaller center-post and long legs.. ! For mechanical stablity/vibration, of
- course.
- >This tripod is even smaller than the Bogen 3001, but feels just as strong.
- >But it was more than $200! What is it that makes Gitzo so expensive?
- >Is it that hard to make a smaller tripod stable? Is Gitzo really worth
- >the money?
-
- >Any suggestions would be welcome about other brands to look at.
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- Look at any brand which allows you full choice of camera positions..
- I had bought a light (& cheaper) tripod. The camera kept rotating about
- the tripod-screw because there was no friction hold-- if you want to
- tilt by 90 deg: portrait mode. Problem is more serious with heavier lenses.
-
- >Is Gitzo the only brand that uses the same style and makes a decent tripod?
- >Am I just chasing an impossible dream of a small, pretty stable tripod?
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