Manfrotto 055XDB (1 Viewer)

[louisfh]

I've been looking at tripods to buy with the total of the head and tripod coming to around £100 and have decided that for my needs a manfrotto 055 will be suitable for the tripod legs. what I can't understand is the differences between certain models in the 055 range.
I can't work out why the 055xdb is so cheap, at £49.99 here or £85.99 with 804rc2 head.
from looking at manfrotto's website it looks like the lowest height the tripod can reach with legs splayed is 48cm, but I don't think that would be a problem. Is this the only difference or is there something I'm missing?

 

[louisfh]

I think the only other difference is that the tripod has thumb screw leg locks which I think would take longer. So my question is pretty much answered

 

[Perry Grin]

If you haven't decided on a head yet and woould prefer not to have thumb screw leg locks this might be worth a look.

http://www.parkcameras.com/10351/Manfrotto-MN055XB-with-128RC.html

I think that this one has the removable centre column so that the tripd can be set very low to the ground. It is slightly above your orginal budget though, but you could save on delivery if you are within reasonable driving distance ..........

Perry