Tripod Tips

hobkyl · Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:11 pm

I picked up a CF Rocketfish tripod with pan head for a good price on eBay and so far like it very much. It offers all the capabilities of the heavy hitters for a quarter of the price.

ApproachingLight · Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:58 am

Ebay!

Des219 · Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:41 pm

Old thread but... I just got a Manfrotto 054-Q2

http://www.manfrotto.com/054-magnesium- ... ck-release

Only used it on 2 hikes, but it is much lighter than my old pan & tilt and so much quicker to setup. It feels like a rock. The knobs are easy too. I find I locked it down so quickly that I would forget and go to lock it, but it would already be locked in position.

For legs I use the 190.

Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:58 pm

I may have to upgrade to that head soon. My old steel one is just too cumbersome on long hikes.

Des219 · Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:20 pm

I would recommend it. Every ounce helps.

Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:17 am

Matt wrote:I may have to upgrade to that head soon. My old steel one is just too cumbersome on long hikes.

At your ripe old age, wouldn't it make more sense to downgrade your hikes?

Mon Sep 24, 2012 2:06 pm

I have. I no longer climb back down the waterfalls I scale. I just let my hip give out and i topple down like any respectable old man.

backpacker · Fri Oct 26, 2012 6:17 pm

Matt wrote:I have. I no longer climb back down the waterfalls I scale. I just let my hip give out and i topple down like any respectable old man.

now waite a minute I recent that

I may be old but I still out do the yongsters I hike with :funkydance: