Any quality tripod and head should last at least 10-15 years with just simple cleaning. I had the previous 3265 and Bogen 3221 legs for a decade, sold them when I upgraded to a friend in Alaska who is still using them today, 8 years later.
The Acratech ballheads are extremely good quality as well as lightweight and precise. That $320 is a very solid investment, should be worth 20 years worth of use. G On May 8, 2007, at 5:07 PM, Feroze wrote: > Thanks for your comments, I have to weight the amount invested in any > piece of equipment against what I'm getting out of it. > I've got to factor in the cost of the tripod as well as shipping > (these > 2 items to South Africa is $90 shipping), I'd probably a few good > years > service from the head, write it off over 3 years and replace it if > needed. > > The other head I looked at was a Acratech Ultimate, but at $320 with > shipping, a bit more than I can afford at the moment.... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
