Re: [OM] Carbon Fibre Tripods, any recommendations

[Paul Braun]

On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 1:07 PM, Mike Lazzari <watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> > No, no! It's not all about the weight and cost. It's about vibration
> resistance.
> Two reasons to pay the premium for CF. Weight and vibration resistance.
> CF is very stiff.
>
> Sacrifice weight and add wood to the mix. Berlebach and a couple
> others... you get a lot of tripod for the pesos. I've thought about the
> little tabletop Berelebach but just wouldn't use it enough. And the leg
> tightening screws put me off. I have a big wooden transit tripod which
> is much superior to the AL types. Especially in cold weather.
>
> Just found these
> <http://wooden-tripods.com/8023.html>
>
>
If I really wanted to go old-school, I've got a Graflex Crown #3.....

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