egnaro
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u can find it in K13 at pennisular or Lau Marketing in High Street Centre level 2. not much stock... this tripod is brought in by Lau Marketing and they only bring in limited stock.
any recommendations for tripods?
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u can find it in K13 at pennisular or Lau Marketing in High Street Centre level 2. not much stock... this tripod is brought in by Lau Marketing and they only bring in limited stock.
There are two models on the link : Alta Pro Carbon Fiber Tripod and Alta Pro Aluminum Alloy Tripods. Both looks good. The $230 is for Alta Pro Carbon Fiber Tripod?
$230 confirm is for Alumiunium
Shen siung
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Agree on Benro, the price range of ~160 can give you a tripod able to support about 4 kg. However what telephot prime you are looking into? As someone said before, if 200 or 300mm prime, is going to be a bit weight, + a 50D, I think better get a tripod can support 5 kg. My own experience, I always get a tripod can support about one time more weight then my set up.
Cartman2000
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ok damm.. today went to try 350ex and found that it was not very stable. would have to move to 500ex for something sturdier. I also noted that the 500dx is out of stock at most places. so i decided to look at 400dx. studier and more well built than the 500ex, i feel, though it doesnt have a ballhead but a panhead instead. will get this tomorrow from alan photo @ sls for 185 since they have to bring it over from their warehouse first. surprisingly, the 1st floor con money shop is where i found the lowest price for a tripod lol
Cartman2000
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lol benro is light and cheap. dunno whether sturdy not. 1.3kgs.. supposed to tahan 5kgs
geekbrains
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Wow, I didn't know that Vanguard makes Tripods. Thanks for the info! I was looking at their ball heads and they look pretty impressive with SBH 300 with a max load capacity of 70 lbs. Now, I should start googling for some reviews
Just wanna share a point that I have taken into consideration when looking for a tripod.
As I wanna use it for travel and light enough for long walk, the tripod dead weight is one thing that I have to consider.
The weight is very subjective. However, I did experience finding the weight to be acceptable while testing at the shop. But once bought and during my first excursion with the new tripod, I said damn and feeling like getting a trolley for it. Particularly the weight is not killing me but I just don't like the idea have to lug something that distracted my attention to look for a good subject while walking.
That's my 2 cents.
As I wanna use it for travel and light enough for long walk, the tripod dead weight is one thing that I have to consider.
The weight is very subjective. However, I did experience finding the weight to be acceptable while testing at the shop. But once bought and during my first excursion with the new tripod, I said damn and feeling like getting a trolley for it. Particularly the weight is not killing me but I just don't like the idea have to lug something that distracted my attention to look for a good subject while walking.
That's my 2 cents.
Cartman2000
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have picked up the slik 400dx at alan photo sls for 185. at first impression it seems to be quite a solid tripod for the price. let's see how it goes. field test in 12 hours!
egnaro
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Cathay photo, they have Gorillapod for heavy setup as well.
Reportage
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how solid you want? if weight is not an issue,
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=450021
Shen siung
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Could be, if you visit Shanghai, you may go Xing Guang to check out.
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=508390
Thanks egnaro, i hope it's not too ex.
egnaro
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I think it is quite ex...
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