You all sound like you need a bit of hardening up. I often carry 5kg of Manfrotto around the forest in addition to cameras and lenses. Sometimes a rifle too, depends on where I'm going. We've had trouble with bears in this part of the country. A jogger was killed not so long ago by a female bear who thought he was interfering with her cub.
Don Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: March 30, 2002 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan van Wijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 12:49 PM Subject: Re: Praises and Thank Yous! > Hi Brad / Rob, > > On Fri, 01 Nov 2002 09:02:23 +1000, Rob Studdert wrote: > > >> So I looked at the carbon fibres, and I had the > >> money, but I didn't like them, too light. I wanted something strong, heavy, > >> where I can plant it in heavy winds and not worry about it. The 055CB is that > >> old? Interesting. Anyhow, it's all I want in a tripod, sure light is nice if > >> you have to carry it far, but I like 'em heavy ;-) No pain, no gain. > > > >Brad, > > > >You gotta think outside the square dude, light means that you can get where you > >need to go with more of the gear that actually makes the photos. > > My feelings exactly, I have been carrying arround a 055NAT for a few years now, > and I sometimes leave it behind because of the wheight and size! > > Also, the size (3 legs) makes it hard to carry with you on plane trips. > > So for the occasions where wheight and size matter, I decided to get the 4-leg > carbon tripod Manfrotto makes (440), it is noticably lighter and small enough to fit > in standard carry-on luggage (50 cm without a head). > > >Carbon tripods > >are better at dissipating vibrations and if it is too light (which can be the > >case) then it can easily be weighed down. > > > >Manfrotto make a triangular apron that you fit between the legs that you can > >either dump photo gear or water bottle or rocks in to weigh down the pod. > > I might consider that, I am currently using the 405 geared head on it which > is slightly heavier than the tripod itself (1.6 Kg versus 1.4 Kg). > > I use for both 35mm gear and the 67II ... > > Regards, JvW > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery > > >
