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Swarovski ATC: which lightweight tripod?
Interesting handicraft work. But I wonder if a decent tightening of the screw of the exchange plate would not have been enough. That was the case for me: six months ago, I screwed the exchangeable plate on very tightly and have had no problems with my ATC since then. But maybe it's because I... -
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Swarovski ATC: which lightweight tripod?
Fully agree with Hermann. Never had an issue with rotating scopes - with or without anti-rotation-pin. If you are really one of the more cautious ones, the following life hack might be something for you: With one look you can see if the screw has loosened. Kind regards, Toni -
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Swarovski ATC: which lightweight tripod?
Removing the centre column is a good idea to reduce the weight even further. But I haven't done that yet because it also has disadvantages. I think that without the centre column you lose the flexibility of being able to increase the height without problems. Furthermore, the packing principle of... -
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Swarovski ATC: which lightweight tripod?
The Gitzo 1545 works perfect with the small video head MVH400AH by Manfrotto and the tripod can be packed just as compact as with the ball head. The video head has a weight of 305g without handle and plate - the handle is way too big for the head and weighs 80g - that's the first thing to be...