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EddArmitage
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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I'd recomend it to, although can't really make any comparisons to other tripods.
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nickminers
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You may have failed to notice that I left most of my equipment at the bottom of the mountain and only took the camera and one lens. *sigh*
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timark_uk
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Even though you have also been moaning about the weight of your tripod in previous threads? Mark
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timark_uk
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EddArmitage
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Have I? It's a heavy beast, and I'd love to be able to get a carbon fibre equivalent, but I couldn't see an affordable tripod that had the flexibility my one offers. I just plan where I take it more. It is heavy, though, but that's not much of an issue with some forward planning.
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veato
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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No no. There was no hidden meaning in my post. I just genuinely wanted to know what the other one couldnt do out of curiosity. _________________Twitter Blogflickr
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nickminers
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I know - I was just being mischievous. :D
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timark_uk
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Oh no. Nick's started being Nick …
*walks away shaking head*
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trigen_killer
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Well, before I nip off to bed and a night shift, I wanted to say thanks for the input and the laughs. I am not too bothered about the extra weight as I am used to lugging 20lb plus rucksacks around the mountains and the rest of my kit isn't too heavy at the moment so I'll give the Manfrotto some serious consideration.
I would see the extra height and low-height capabilities as a bonus, especially as it's cheaper and the weight shouldn't be a great problem.
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nickminers
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It may be cheaper but you need to buy a separate head for it. Don't forget to factor that in!
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trigen_killer
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Already covered in OP and helpfully answered by Heather. _________________My lowest spec operational system- AT desktop case, 200W AT PSU, Jetway TX98B Socket 7, Intel Pentium 75Mhz, 2x16MB EDO RAM, 270MB Quantum Maverick HDD, ATI Rage II+ graphics, Soundblaster 16 CT2230, MS-DOS/Win 3.11 My Flickr
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nickminers
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trigen_killer
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trigen_killer
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Well, I thought I'd just let you know that I went with the Manfrotto 055XPROB and the Giottos head.
I'm very pleased with both and the versatility of the tripod is amazing. Although it states that the minimum height is 10cm, it is possible to get a lens so close to the ground in that you could almost touch the ground with the end of the lens.
Thanks again.
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nickminers
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It's a great piece of kit.
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