Helpful Posts: Went to P1 and AquaX shoot in Docklands this past weekend, and decided to travel light, I had my Lowepro X300 filled and two printers in the back so too just one tripod, I made an impulse buy on the Thurdsday before going at LCE, a Manfrotto MT055CXPRO3 tripod.
Looks good, nice and light with a decent payload, as I would be carrying it a lot I decided on this rather than my usual Giottos MTL9271B legs, also bought a new Lensmaster gimbal (love them have 4 now) for it.
What a mighty mistake.
The wind was very bad blowing over docklands, the CF tripod was no match for a decent Alloy mount, the dampening just is not there.
I have learnt from my error, take both, or when needed the Manfrotto 475B. CF mounts are ok for travel and general use, and when "weighed" ok for winds, but they don't match the stability of a decent Alloy or steel mount.
The poor quality image (due to upload restraints, is my son Simon getting ready to go out with Andy Wilby of Cardinal Racings "Team Ty-phoo" who I am sponsoring for the next three years
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1st April 2014, 05:14 PM #1
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It doesn't always pay to travel light
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1st April 2014, 05:43 PM #2
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Re: It doesn't always pay to travel light
The old catch-22, if you take it along you won't need it, if you leave it behind....
Nice images.
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1st April 2014, 06:01 PM #3
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Re: It doesn't always pay to travel light
No, what I mean is that I should have taken a heavier mount, the CF just does not cut it in windy conditions
Thanks
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1st April 2014, 06:46 PM #4
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Re: It doesn't always pay to travel light
Live and learn so the wiser man says...
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