Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: dwdallam on February 06, 2006, 11:10:47 pm
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I have a lighter Manfrotto Tripod, which is nice for traveling. However, I need something a lot heavier for studio and landscape work, where packing the weight isn't really an issue.
I have this tripod now: Manfrotto 3001N
I want a much heavier tripod, and I want it to have the option of 90 degree center peice for top down shooting.
I was thinking about this one, but since I can't touch it, I was wondering if any of you would think it would be a enough improvement over my current tripod to make a real difference.
Bogen / Manfrotto 3221GN3:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller...egoryNavigation (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=271755&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation)
In the event that the above tripod does not have the 90 degree center piece option, what about this:
Bogen / Manfrotto 3021 Pro
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller...egoryNavigation (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=217262&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation)
I have actually seen and played with the 3021 Pro at the local shop, and it is much beefier, but still not tons more beefier than my 3001N.
Any other sugestions?
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I have a 3001, which I use on trips. I've taken out the center column for backpacking and canoeing though. I really don't think that you'll gain much from the 3001 to the 3021, at least, not what you really want.
I use a Gitzo 1340 or 1440. I don't remember which one I bought. At any rate, the thing is beefy and solid. If I were buying today, I'd probably get the carbon fiber version of it. You can add a center column later if you need one. I can highly recommend this tripod for a good one that will do both. I'm not sure if you can add wheels to it though.
Bryan