I have the Velbon El Carmagne 640 legs and like them quite a bit. The head I'm using, unfortunately, is a crappy Promaster hunk of iron that I wish I could afford to replace. The legs are fantastic, though. Super light for their size, and quite versatile.
John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/jacelio -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Carbon Fiber Tripod Recommendation? From: eactiv...@aol.com Date: Wed, December 23, 2009 12:34 pm To: pdml@pdml.net I am thinking about getting a carbon fiber tripod. My current one is too heavy, so I rarely use it (always makes me think that standard tripods are a "guy thing" -- i.e. lots of upper body strength to lug around). Want light, want one that goes fairly tall (I am tall), and one that collapses to a fairly short length. And I want to keep it around $300 max. Don't want a lot, do I? ;-) I've been looking online and the Velbon El Carmagne seems doable. My hesitation is that I have a Velbon non-carbon fiber now and don't like it much (admittedly it was only about $70). I mean it's okay and workable, but the pan and tilt head moves even after I have it clamped all down and I have found that highly annoying. I don't like ball heads much. Anyone have experience with it or some other that they can recommend? Thanks, Marnie aka Doe --------------------------------------------- We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
