Jay,
I see what you mean know. I can see where a bit more extension would be nice
to have. Also, that short column could come in handy when you want it in the
horizontal position, but not extended very far. That way you don't have all
that extra column sticking out getting in your way. Although, to be
practical, you'd need to have a separate head mounted on each column. I'm
planning on buying a new head soon, so I may just pick up one of these short
columns too, for just in case.
To be clear that was $100 for the legs only, no head included. But to answer
your question, yes I believe I would. If memory serves, B&H was asking about
$170 for the legs only, so still a pretty good value. Unfortunately, the
3021 Pro seems to have been discontinued. So, that would leave you with only
the carbon fiber version at $312, which is only about 1lb. lighter and 2
lbs. more load capacity. Almost double the price for not that much benefit.
Not my idea of a great cost/benefit trade off!
Darin
Jay wrote:
>
> Darin,
> You are not missing something. When you split the center column and just
> use
> the upper portion on the tripod, you can go to ground level. I found on a
> couple of occasions it was a bit troublesome to get just a little bit more
> elevation at that low level because of slippage in the legs when splayed
> out at
> the extreme angles (the feet don't have anything to bite with). So I
> bought the
> small column. It just wasn't practical. Plus when you did need to go
> right
> down to the ground, that shorter column doesn't split like the normal
> column, so
> you can't go all the way down. That's why I said it wasn't worth it.
>
> You did much better on your purchase than I did. But would you still buy
> a
> Bogen 3021 if you paid B&H pricing?
>
> Jay
==============================================
List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com
List nannies: olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx
==============================================
|