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High stability tripod options
Basically just a holiday ... :-) We'll be too late again, my partner can't get away before early July. Still, some nice birds in that area, like breeding Purple Sandpipers and so on. And of course some mammals as well. Never saw Dotterels in that part of Norway. But then we get them in my neck...- Hermann
- Post #16
- Forum: Tripod and Heads
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High stability tripod options
I agree. However, there are situations where you have to keep the weight down. We'll be off to Norway again in the summer, and on long hikes in the Norwegian fjells you simply can't carry a big and heavy tripod. You have to use a lightweight tripod. Mine is a Gitzo GT1545, and I use it with a...- Hermann
- Post #14
- Forum: Tripod and Heads
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High stability tripod options
Well, I tried that, several times. Not with an extra bag with sand, rocks or soil - you can't always easily find suitable material to fill your bag, and I wouldn't like to carry a shovel in addition to my gear - but with my regular backpack. It works, sort of. However, as soon as it gets windy...- Hermann
- Post #13
- Forum: Tripod and Heads
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High stability tripod options
100x is quite a lot. I'm not surprised the 190prox3 doesn't really work at such magnifications. The head should work resonably well. Not perfect, but it should work OK. No. "Max load" is basically the manufacturers guess as to what weight should work, and some manufacturers are more...- Hermann
- Post #4
- Forum: Tripod and Heads