I cut off all but about six inches of the center post in my big and heavy
Manfotto 3221WN, the one with the fancy 405 head, so I could get it down on the
ground for macro stuff. If I extend the tripod legs all the way, it's as high
as I can comfortably use, so why the heck do I need that two-and-a half-foot
center post anyway? I don't want to have to tote a stepladder along with a
tripod.
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Jeff Keller" <jeffreyrkeller@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> The Gitzo tripods clamp the center column in a way that leaves open
> the possibility that there is some flexing because of it, even if the
> center column is as low as it will go. By attaching a solid platform
> directly to the legs, there is no center column to flex.
>
> Many people put short center columns in their tripod so that it will
> get very close to the ground. If you are going to use a short center
> column, this alternative should eliminate one possible point of
> flexing with the only cost being $.
>
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