Hi,
I've been reading some great posts here regarding what to consider when choosing a tripod. I've noted some recommendations from many of you:
- avoid raising the center column because it can make the tripod more unstable - only use it for fine adjustment if needed
- be aware that the informed max. height of a tripod can be based on the legs set in a narrow and unstable angle
- save money by buying good equipment .. read the recommendations by Thom Hogan. I did..
I've concluded that the Feisol CT-3441S could be the right one for me - it seems to support the weight of the gear I expect to use and it's possible to buy a short center column or maybe even with a fixed plate:
http://www.feisol.net/feisol-traveler-trip...rapid-p-38.html As recommended, I would like to have the possibility to work without the centercolumn - on the ohter hand I don't want to get down on my knees. Feisol informs that the height is 128 cm without the center column - adding a ball head will probably make the height just fine to work with for me .. I'm not tall. But if the legs needs to be angled much wider to get the tripod stable it could become too low. Has any of you experience with this Feisol tripod without the center column and have any opinions regarding it's stability, optimal leg angle, load etc.?
I will use the tripod for nature/landscape/architecture and expect to use a pano-head like the Pano-MAXX - this will probably require some kind of leveling base. Maybe a good ball head can do the leveling job. On top of that, of course, a camera+lense .. I'm expecting my next camera to be a Nikon D90 sized camera. I'm not using heavy lenses.
Regards
Lars