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  1. Hermann

    Manfrotto 190GOA4 + 128RC compatibility with Kowa 883, plus backpack/transport question

    What you need to take into account: I've been using Gitzos for over 40 years now, so I may well be prejudiced! There are quite a few good tripods on the market. My sister uses an old Slik, so does my mother, a friend uses a fairly heavy Leofoto, another a Feisol, yet another a Benro. FLM makes...
  2. Hermann

    Manfrotto 190GOA4 + 128RC compatibility with Kowa 883, plus backpack/transport question

    Yep, it is confusing. And the Gitzo website doesn't help much. But you do know the Centercolumn website? They did tests on quite a few Gitzo tripods (and many others): Gitzo Some background: I've got three Gitzo carbon tripods myself: an (old) Mountaineer GT2541, a Traveler GT1545T, and a...
  3. Hermann

    Manfrotto 190GOA4 + 128RC compatibility with Kowa 883, plus backpack/transport question

    Definitely a Mountaineer, not a Traveler. My go-to tripod is a GT2541, the predecessor of the GT2542, for both my 60mm and my 82mm scope. I personally prefer tripods with three leg sections though. But for general use a shorter tripod with four leg sections is more convenient. That said, I think...
  4. Hermann

    Manfrotto 190GOA4 + 128RC compatibility with Kowa 883, plus backpack/transport question

    Get a medium-sized tripod first. Use it. And then decide if you need something heavier or something lighter for special situations. I assembled my tripod collection over a period of some 40 years ... :) Hermann
  5. Hermann

    Manfrotto 190GOA4 + 128RC compatibility with Kowa 883, plus backpack/transport question

    My light tripod (Gitzo GT1545T, probably too light for the Kowa 883) fits into some of my larger daypacks. The bigger ones don't. I normally carry them on a strap over the shoulder. The scope is sometimes in the pack, sometimes it's attached to the tripod all the time. Yes, 1.27m is too short...
  6. Hermann

    Manfrotto 190GOA4 + 128RC compatibility with Kowa 883, plus backpack/transport question

    I don't have any Manfrotto tripod (I'm a Gitzo guy). I do have several Manfrotto heads though, including several 128RC heads I collected over the years. I also have a lot of packs, bags and so on. Too many really ... :-) But then you can't really have too many packs and bags. Let me start with...
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