Lightweight and decent are usually considered oxymoron's when applied to tripods. Gitzo used to make one the was ok, but it was god awful expensive. Other than that consider tripod substitutes like: beanbags, tabletop tripods, ball-head on a clamp, etc. If you do get a lightweight tripod, get a short one you may have to kneel to use it but it will be somewhat steady. Most bets are off with that 300 though.
Ciao, Graywolf ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 6:42 PM Subject: OT:Travel Tripod question > I am looking to acquire a decent lightweight tripod that will fit in a backpack for an > extended (9 week) trip can anyone recommend anything? I will be taking an LX > and an MX with largest lens being the 300 A* (no tripod mount). I also want to have > a decent head on the tripod. I know this is an open-ended question but I am sure > that some of other list member has done this type of travel and can give me some > ideas. > > Thanks, > > Geoff > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
