Currently i am using a manfrotto 058b tri-aut tripod with a manfrotto 405 head, but ever since i got the 058 I loathed moving it around. now i am looking for new legs. It has to be very stable, but light. as i am moving it around a lot, no hiking though. I'd like it to have a geared centre column, It is mainly for tabletop food work.
I really like my gitzo GT2942L, but it is much too light for this kind of work, where we do multiple exposures and focus layers a lot. another problem is stumbling and careening art-directors or clients, who love to knock the tripod...
I am loading this tripod with anything from a big canon to a Linhof 679, no long lenses though. Working height is usually something between 1m and 1,5m.
My current favourite is the Gitzo 3541XLS with the GS3310GS column, I like the idea of having the possibility of getting it up to 2m.
I looked at the Induros, but wasn't impressed.
are there any transportable Column tripos, anything below 10kg?
hardly any budget restriction, I plan this to be my last tripod for at least 10 years...