Hi Lee,
I think I know the ad to which you refer, which is commonly found in many
photography magazines these days. The tripod in question is the Bogen 3001
Pro (Manfrotto 190 Pro). The legs can be spread wide enough that the tripod
almost lays flat. The centre column can be removed and attached horizontally
for macro work. These tripods are a fairly good deal if you use light
equipment (up to 11 lbs). Good for hiking as the tripod weighs a bit over 3
lbs. I recently bought one in a kit with a Manfrotto 141 tilt-pan head for a
little under $200 CDN. I find that it is solid enough, although I probably
wouldn't raise it to full height with anything close to its maximum 11 lb
load.
Hope this helps,
Bruce
Bruce Hamm
Ottawa, Canada
bhamm@xxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: Lee Penzias <l_penzias@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 12:06 AM
Subject: [OM] OT Bogen tripod ad question
> I saw an ad in one of those trendy outdoor rags - could have been "Hooked
on
> the outdoors" or one similar - for Bogen distributed tripods. It pictured
a
> camera tripod that was configured like a machinegun tripod in proportion
> with a crossbar on top - camera at one end and (I presume) a
counterweighted
> opposite end. It was picturted in an outdoor setting on steep ground and
> looked like a good tripod for those tricky vantage points. I went to the
> Bogen website later and looked at every Manfrotto etc on there and
couldn't
> see it. Anyone know what it is?
>
> Thanks,
> Lee
>
>
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