> >I want something really heavy. I've used Manfrotto tripods before, and
> >would like something a bit heavier. I have no problem lugging heavy
Have you looked at the heavy end of the Manfrottos? These things are huge
and both have braces from the legs to the center column.
075 Manfrotto Part #
3036:Bogen Part #
212cm (6.95 feet): Max height
4.50Kg (9.9 pounds): Tripod body weight
12.00Kg (26.5 pounds): Max load
161MK2 Manfrotto Part #
3058: Bogen Part #
267cm (8.76 feet): Max height
7.90Kg (17.4 pounds): Tripod body weight
20.00Kg (44 pounds): Max load
Ansel Adams covered tripods in a section of his book "The Camera" and on p.
131 relates how a heavier tripod may not be your solution to stability:
(After writing about weighting as others have already suggested, he said:)
"...If such resonances are persistent, try the tripod with a different
camera, or replace it. I have had many annoying experiences of this kind,
including one 19-pound tripod of great strength that nevertheless vibrated
when used with a small 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 camera."
It seems that I recall some other camera writer saying too light of a camera
on too heavy a tripod causes vibration.
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