Peter Leyssens wrote:
>
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>Now, my question : I'm planning to ask a tripod for my birthday (end of
>March). The requirements : (1) it has to be *very* solid. The kind of
>tripod that you handle and you think : "This is going to outlive me !"
>(I'm going 26). (2) Preferably not over 5 kg. I know that, the heavier
>a tripod is, the more stable it is too. But I'm planning to take it
>with me when I'm going trekking this summer. (3) price tag : $100 to
>$200. Or make a suggestion and give a good reason why this one is
>really worth it's $500 :-)
>
>I've heard about Manfrotto here and I've seen one (quite heavy) that
>really seemed like a good tripod, but I don't know what I need, really.
>Maybe in the future I'd like to use it for astrophotography (ev. with a
>motor) too, so would I need a levelling instrument for that ? A round
>one or 2 for north-south ? Or would this be built-in into the motor
>system ?
>
5 Kg is an awful lot for trekking. My Manfrotto is 4 kg (tripod and head)
and I certainly don't intend to carry it with me up the Himalayas if I ever
go there, or even down the Grand Canyon (I refused to carry ANY tripod here
= mediocre shots). Maybe you should go for two different, one lighter for
trekking and one for star-shooting etc. The Manfrottos/Bogens are good
tripods, very reasonably priced, but I doubt they'll outlive you!
Ulf Westerberg
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