Using any tripod with the center column extended makes it less steady...
Tripods should be purchased so they can achieve the correct max height for
the user without the need for a center column.
Kenneth Waller
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Þráinn Vigfússon" <t...@vortex.is>
Subject: Re: good low angle tripod
I have the 055XV and I replaced the center column with a plug. This means
the tripod will go even lower, as the legs go out to 90° and there is no
center column to get in the way. I originally got the plug because I read
that raising the center column was a bad idea, but I found that I liked the
tripod better without the column.
Thrainn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph McAllister" <pentax...@mac.com>
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: good low angle tripod
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
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