On the 055X, but the legs go out to 90°, and the center column tilts
to 90°, allowing you 3.2" ground height off to the side of the legs,
easy to use, allows vertical shooting, similar to the Benbo, and
several other models and manufacturers. I stick with Bogen/Manfrotto
same reason I stick with Pentax. Many accessories are interchangeable,
like the two head bar, the center column that has a short version, the
center column extension, the reversible monopod center column
(3221/055B), the feet for mud or marsh, the tools, etc..
On Jun 10, 2009, at 03:44 , David Mann wrote:
On Jun 10, 2009, at 12:03 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote:
I use the Manfrotto full size tripod 055XPROB. It's legs that go to
90° and center column that goes to 90°. their lowest height spec is
3.5". If you want the center column to remain upright, you can get
a short column that lets you drop down to 10". Go to the manfrotto
site to see what's available. The 055X is larger and heavier than
the 190X, but goes higher.
My oldish 055B allows you to remove the centre column and refit it
upside-down. Haven't looked to see if they still allow this (I
assume they would) but it has come in handy a few times. It's not
much fun to use like that as the legs get in the way and it's hard
to see into the viewfinder.
Also the pan/tilt head I use is quite large so I have to be careful
or the handles will bash into the legs which restricts the movement
a bit.
Dave
Joseph McAllister
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