on 11/1/02 9:57 AM, Winsor Crosby at wincros@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Let me repeat:
Subtract the weight of the CF tripod from the weight of the equivalent metal
model. Subtract the price of the metal tripod from the price of the CF
tripod. Calculate the cost per ounce saved. get light headed. Buy aluminum
tripod.
Bill Pearce
One could use the same argument against anything of high quality
including our single digit OMs compared to the double digit ones for
instance. Certainly lightness as well as rigidity is a measure of
quality in a tripod. If a couple of pounds make the difference in
whether you take it out of the back of the car and carry it a quarter
of a mile to get a shot, then perhaps it is worth it.
--
Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California
This comes up all the time on my motorcycle lists... and I suspect it is
also on all the bicycle lists. The guy wants to know if spending the extra
$200 for the titanium or CF slip-on muffler is worth it over the aluminum or
the OEM stock can...
Pound for pound, $ for $, the best performance weight-saving is for the
*rider* (or photographer... <g>) to drop a few pounds. Costs less and
benefits are much more likely to be beneficial.
I guess I don't use a tripod enough to understand why someone would pay $300
or more for a CF one... but that said, I guess I'd take one if someone gives
one away. My old Bogen 3011 works OK otherwise, and its no lightweight!