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help selecting carbon fiber tripod legs
Hello all-
I'm getting to the point where I can't carry all my large format equipment like I used to (getting old sucks!) I really love the stability and rigidity of my Bogen 3021BPRO legs, but they are quite heavy to hike with. My primary camera is a 4x5 Shen Hao field camera, but rarely (maybe 5% of the time) shoot a Kodak 2D 8x10 field (I'm not too worried about the 8x10 camera for these legs though.) I use a Bogen 486RC2 ball head, which I really like. I tried the cheap route buying some $165 no name brand carbon fiber legs off Ebay, but on a shoot in the Smoky Mountains last week, the center column broke on my 3rd 4x5 sheet (luckily I had the 3021BPRO in the trunk of my car.) They are refunding my money, but I guess you get what you pay for! Economy is a priority, but stability is most important (good but economical!) I really like Bogen stuff, so I'd like to stay with that brand if possible (but am open to other brands, if necessary.) Please give me some options here, folks. What do you recommend? Thanks in advance for your help! -Chase M. |
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