On Thu, 23 Apr 1998, Winsor Crosby wrote:
|Tomoko,
|
|How do you like the Cullmann Magic 2? I have an old Leitz Tiltall which is
|sturdy and lighter than alot of the Bogens, but I usually don't take it
|unless in the car. I have looked at the Cullmann, but it seemed so light
|that I wondered whether it would function. I also have a Leitz table tripod
|that is light but rigid because of its solid cast aluminum construction,
|but the ballhead it difficult to get on target if the lens is very long.
I am not Tomoko-san, but I am currently using this tripod
until I save enough for a truly sturdy one. It is pretty
sturdy for its weight, although it requires help for lenses
over 200mm or so. I compensate by using my camera bag as a
center weight or by stressing the tripod (i.e., carefully
and deliberately applying force to the mounted camera and
lens while shooting).
The centerpost and the longest leg can be removed from the
main assembly and combined to form a monopod. Folded, it
weighs all of 13.5 ounces and can fit any good sized gadget
bag.
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