Yes, I too can vouch for the Manfrotto Neotec 458. It's stupidly simple and
blindingly fast to set up. Bit heavy, sure, and (smirk) works very well
with the 405 geared head (bought on-list from Scott Gardiner).
Piers
On 17 Dec 2013 07:41, "SwissPace" <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Not Carbon and maybe a bit heavy but I have one of these (neotec)
> <http://www.manfrotto.co.uk/photo-tripods-neotec> which you press and
> hold the button on each leg to pull out and adjust, then let go ad it
> stays, to put the legs away, press the button at the top and push legs
> home very quick and very stable, my main regret though is not listening
> to Walt and getting a geared head, as most of my tripod use would now be
> Macro.
>
> I have no idea how the legs work but it does and they are infinitely
> adjustable.
>
>
> On 17/12/2013 01:04, Moose wrote:
> > On 12/16/2013 2:27 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> > Hard to tell how the "quick power lock" legs work. Looks like perhaps
> there are pins that connect the locks in collapsed
> > position, so that opening one opens all, or all above the one selected.
> >
> > It would speed up initial unlocking, although each would have to be
> individually locked when extended and when released,
> > and probably when being closed up. So some help, but only on 1/4 of
> operations?
> >
> > I want a lever that releases all legs to move freely, you hold the
> tripod in place, release the lever and they lock. :-)
> >
> > Still Waiting Moose
> >
>
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