I went out & bought a Manfrotto/Bogen 3401 today. I like it. It's got the
center-post-parallel-to-the-ground feature, both a short and long center
post, is fairly light for a non-composite, will drop the center point of the
lens down to around 8" _without_ reversing the center post. And it's
actually the first tripod I've owned that extended the camera _above_ my
eyes without center post extension.
I looked a it's heavy-duty puke-green big brother and passed on it. Not
only did the color turn me off, but it was considerably heavier than the
3401. I looked at a few Gitzos, but it was Sunday and I couldn't go to the
bank to cash in a CD... <g>
Interesting -- I have no compunctions about shooting Velvia if I want
super-saturation, but I insist that my camera gear be pretty monochromatic.
Dave
> -----Original Message-----
>
> This is one area where the Slik U-212 Deluxe is truly
> versatile - as a macro
> 'pod. Mount the head on the leg that's already fitted with a
> mounting bolt;
> remove the center column; extend the leg angles as far as
> they'll go, or to
> one's preferences; fire away. Since the leg sections aren't
> extended for
> this use they don't wobble (Slik's fancy-schmancy square
> section tubing
> really ain't a great solution).
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