No problem, thanks Doc One of my main worries was the height the tripod folds down to (50cm seems quite good) as well as the weight.
Craig Higson said
Wed Feb 12 7:56 PM, 2014
Tripods with the hook certainly exist Charles - a number of the carbon fibre ones have these hooks. But whether that makes them anymore stable I don't know. I'm still lugging round a very stable but very heavy manfrotto 144b birder model!
Doc Brewster said
Wed Feb 12 3:18 PM, 2014
Hi Nev
I have sent you a PM, hope that's OK
Charles Farrell said
Wed Feb 12 12:09 PM, 2014
I have a number of tripods but none of them seem to meet all my criteria.
At Birdfair 2012 I purchased
Giotto VGRN Vitruvian Tripod Kits - Aluminium It is lightweight, it folds up into a very compact size and it also converts to a monopod. It cost me around 180 quid
However it hasn't stood up to wear and tear very well, several of the knobs fell off and the plastic things inside one of the legs broke, meaning that only 2 of the 3 legs extend fully. It is also a bit too light-weight to stand up to the sort of winds we have had recently. It has also proved difficult getting it repaired.
I then went for this model
Manfrotto MKC3-H01 Compact Tripod - less than 50 quid from Argos
Its light-weight and reasonably compact meaning that I can squeeze it inside a rucksack alongside my Opticron scope. However it is not quite sturdy enough to stand up to high winds either. :(
So personally I wouldn't recommend either.
I would quite like a light-weight tripod which would remain stable in high winds and which had a hook below the central section from which a heavy item (rucksack etc) could be hung to provide extra stability. However I'm not sure that such a thing exists. :(
-- Edited by Charles Farrell on Wednesday 12th of February 2014 12:10:13 PM
-- Edited by Charles Farrell on Wednesday 12th of February 2014 12:10:41 PM
Nev Wright said
Tue Feb 11 8:13 PM, 2014
can anyone recommend a lightweight travel tripod. I've been looking on the web and the swaro version is expensive (~£500!), but I wondered about the velbon carbon fibre from in-focus. Both seem to reduce to 50cm or less in height. Any advise or user comments welcome! Ps I'm looking for 2Kg weight and under, probably for a swaro 65mm scope (ATS or ATX). Cheers Nev
One of my main worries was the height the tripod folds down to (50cm seems quite good) as well as the weight.
I have sent you a PM, hope that's OK
At Birdfair 2012 I purchased
Giotto VGRN Vitruvian Tripod Kits - Aluminium
It is lightweight, it folds up into a very compact size and it also converts to a monopod. It cost me around 180 quid
http://www.giottos-tripods.co.uk/index.php?page=productpage&cat=4e0ae5b2ba971&product=518a72bc14f32
However it hasn't stood up to wear and tear very well, several of the knobs fell off and the plastic things inside one of the legs broke, meaning that only 2 of the 3 legs extend fully. It is also a bit too light-weight to stand up to the sort of winds we have had recently. It has also proved difficult getting it repaired.
I then went for this model
Manfrotto MKC3-H01 Compact Tripod - less than 50 quid from Argos
Its light-weight and reasonably compact meaning that I can squeeze it inside a rucksack alongside my Opticron scope. However it is not quite sturdy enough to stand up to high winds either. :(
So personally I wouldn't recommend either.
I would quite like a light-weight tripod which would remain stable in high winds and which had a hook below the central section from which a heavy item (rucksack etc) could be hung to provide extra stability. However I'm not sure that such a thing exists. :(
-- Edited by Charles Farrell on Wednesday 12th of February 2014 12:10:13 PM
-- Edited by Charles Farrell on Wednesday 12th of February 2014 12:10:41 PM
I've been looking on the web and the swaro version is expensive (~£500!), but I wondered about the velbon carbon fibre from in-focus.
Both seem to reduce to 50cm or less in height.
Any advise or user comments welcome!
Ps I'm looking for 2Kg weight and under, probably for a swaro 65mm scope (ATS or ATX).
Cheers
Nev