Question on Gitzo Tripod

[yrh0413]

Yup, I've read about the segments for tripod (more segments less stable i think)
Having said that, may i know how much does it weigh for your setup (055CX3).

My heaviest setup should be my 1D3 + 24-70 + speedlite, around 2.5kg. But then I usually hang my camera bag on the tripod so that adds another 2-3kg to the total weight :bsmilie:

 

[Numnumball]

Happy Lunar New Year everyone!!! :vhappy: :cheers:

i am looking for a tripod and read quite a fair bit of threads on tripods.. Realised that Manfrotto & Gitzo are the more common ones.. and there are quite a fair bit of ppl recommending Gitzo for it's light-weight.

I went to the Gitzo webby and tried out the configuration tool and it shortlisted GT542L.

Anyone has any recommendation on this model? Most of the cs-er recommends 1541 gitzo tripod based on the threads which i've read.

Camera Eqpt
Canon 500D (480g)
70-200 f/4.0 (760g)
580EX II (525g)
+ maybe grip

Height is 1.68m.


the reason why i narrowed my selection to gitzo is because of the light weight.. i mean if the tripod is heavy I am less inclined to carry it around be it in singapore or overseas.

Strongly recommend CT1541 if budget is not a concern

 

[K S Kong]

Do‘t forget the tripod head, they are equally important.