Moose,
Not all Cullmann tripods are alike, so I don't think a bad experience with one
is necessarily an indication they are all inferior. I'm tripod poor: two
Bogens, two Cullmanns (not counting the little one in the travel kit), an old
Quick Set, and an ancient and battle-scared but super sturdy Graflex.
I have found the Cullmanns to be particularly well suited for macro work.
Since the center post is in two sections, unscrewing the bottom part allows the
tripod to sit right flat on the ground with the legs extended horizontally. I
liked this feature so much that I took hacksaw in hand and cut the center post
in my Bogen 3221 down to four inches so I could get the marvelous Manfrotto 405
head down closer to the ground -- not as low as I can go with a Cullmann, but
still down in creepy-crawly critter country.
Walt
-------------- Original message from Moose : --------------
> They aren't all great. I have a tripod I inherited from my father that
> is more imperfect than many other tripods of similar specs. Legs overly
> prone to sympathetic vibration, much worse than the mugh lighter Velbon
> 343E. Sticky altitude adjustment from lub aging, but I couldn't find the
> right lube. Center post lock doesn't lock azimuth movement properly.
>
> Moose
>
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