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    Gitzo Traveler series 2 for seabirds?

    For something sized like a Kowa 553, consider a monopod. If one wants the scope to be free standing then a Gitzo Series 1 Traveler. Finding a small/light tripod head that is well built may be the bigger challenge for such a small scope on a tripod. I’ve tried one of the really small (micro)...
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    Gitzo Traveler series 2 for seabirds?

    We have the GT2545T and use a VA-5 head with it, and also have thicker/heavier carbon fiber and aluminum tripods mounted with the Manfrotto MVH500AH head. We have a variety of scopes with different sizes of objective lenses: 60, 65, 80, 88 mm After use in the field in lots of conditions our...
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