I discovered Manfrotto makes a nice kit for not too expensive (about 120 EUR in france). It consists of Manfrotto 190D legs and their standard 3-way head.
190D is like the more famous big 055 but : - a bit smaller :1.82m max. - about 0.55m compacted (maybe less than 2 feet) - a bit lighter (1.7kg versus 2.3 kg). - twist release legs with screw/unscrew mechanism. It is really a sturdy tripod but if you are taller than 1.85m the bigger 055 will fit you better. Hopefully this is not the case for me. Good luck, Thibault Grouas. >Hi folks, > >Would anyone like to recommend a decent tripod to me? > >Requirements: >must be fairly sturdy >must extend to about 5 feet in height without extending any central mech. >must have twist-release legs (eg not pull out clasps etc) >must compact to about 2 feet in length >head not important 3-way/pan and tilt/ whatever. No balls! > >All thoughts considered. > >Thanks, > >Cotty > >____________________________________ >Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at >http://www.macads.co.uk/ >____________________________________ >Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! >http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/ >____________________________________ >
