My own tripod is a Bogen 3021 which allows removal of the center post
and reinsertion at 90 degrees so the center post is horizontal and
parallel to the ground. Splaying the legs way out then gets you fairly
close to the ground. Mine also came with an optional stubby center post
so you can also run it close to the ground but with the (now) stubby
centerpost still vertical.
Mine is about 15 years old (or more) but I think it's still available as
the Bogen 3021 Pro. Basically the same thing but it has a built-in
bubble level. Here's a youtube video of it in use. The owner sets the
centerpost horizontal about 1/2 way through the video. A "B" in the
model number indicates that the tripod is black. Drawback? Heavy!!
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Oym9ZdJ4ME&feature=related>
Somewhere in the groups photo archives I believe there is a photo of
Walt's Cullmann tripod which was similar in that the centerpost pulled
up and out but instead of simply laying horizontally it was also
tiltable so that it reached right down to the ground. I've no idea what
the model was or if it's still available. Maybe someone else remembers
where the photo is. I think the Cullmann was aluminum and lighter
weight with some plastic components. Maybe Moose remembers. I think he
was inspired by Walt to use Cullmann quick release plates.
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/27/2012 12:24 PM, Chris Trask wrote:
>>
>> I'm not one for tripod inversion. That's a recipe for extreme
>> frustration. It doesn't take long before you are thinking about
>> bashing the tripod into a tree.
>>
>
> I would be concerned about damaging the tree if I came to that point.
>
>>
>> For ground-level photography, I've got a couple of tripods which I've
>> modified in order to get the camera all the way down to the ground. If
>> I could ever convince myself to invest in a new CF tripod, it would
>> have a flexible arm instead of the center-column.
>>
>> The best part of my smallest tripod is that it is small enough and
>> light enough that a four-mile hike is easy.
>>
>
> Could you provide a photo or two of those modified tripods? I need to
> find a solution for this problem. I've looked at smaller tripods as well as
> mounts that clamp on to tripod legs and I'm not at all enthusiastic about
> anything I've seen. A sturdy clamp that would fit on the Manfrotto 3001 leg
> would do.
>
> Something I didn't think of until now was to spread the 3001 legs out
> as far as they would go. I'm going tpheck that out when I return home later.
>
> Chris
>
>
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