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Travel tripod

Postby PhilC » Wed Jun 24, 2020 5:18 pm

I currently have a Manfrotto 190proxb tripod that is now many years old. I am also looking at a Vanguard Range 38 shoulder bag that fits Vanguard Range ‘h’ series tripods - are these Vanguard carbon fibre ‘pods any good?
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Re: Travel tripod

Postby peterr » Sat Jun 27, 2020 7:15 pm

Well, they seem to get good reviews. There seem to be quite a few Chinese made carbon fibre travel tripods in the £200-£250 price range. I have the Leofoto Urban LX-CT225 and have been very pleased with it.
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Re: Travel tripod

Postby PhilC » Tue Jun 30, 2020 10:01 am

Thanks for your reply; I will be looking for a carbon fibre travel pod soon.
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Re: Travel tripod

Postby rogerb » Fri Jul 03, 2020 7:30 pm

I have a Sirui that is very similar to Peter’s. I think both are Chinese clones of a Gitzo, at a fraction of the price. It works well and, for its size and weight, it seems pretty stable,
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Re: Travel tripod

Postby peterr » Thu Aug 06, 2020 1:27 pm

Beats wrote
Note: I wouldn't recommend this for serious, long-exposure landscape work. You do need something meatier for that.


Perhaps it doesn't qualify as "serious" landscape work and not easy to show the IQ here, but this was a 77 second exposure with 2kg of camera gear mounted on my Leofoto urban tripod, taken last winter with a very strong northerly wind whistling down the Buttermere valley. We later had to make a hasty retreat over Honister pass due to white out conditions.
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