Buying a new tripod

9 years 7 months ago #399500 by sureshretro
Hello there,

I would like to know which tripod would be very ideal for photography. Like for example rigidity and steadiness.

I have these tripods in mind.

1) Manfrotto the 055 carbon fire XCPRO4

2) Gitzo Systematic GT2542LS or GT3542XLS

3) Gitzo Mountainer

Please advise me accordingly. I would really appreciate that. Thank you very much (:


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9 years 7 months ago #399561 by Stanly
Good choices, and frankly you can't go wrong.  However if I had to pick one, I would go with #3.

Nikon Z6 | Nikon FM10 | Nikon D80 | Nikon 50mm f/1.8D | Nikon 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-S VR | 35-105mm f/3.5 Macro | 80-200mm f/4.5 | SB600 | Pocket Wizard II
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9 years 7 months ago #399758 by sureshretro
Mr. Stan,

I thought having a centre column will affect a lot on stability? As three leg section would be a great advantage of stability right?


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9 years 7 months ago #400970 by MoPhoto
I have had a Gitzo 3541XLS (the older equivalent of the 3542XLS for a few years, and it is rock solid. However, it is heavier than a 2500 series Gitzo or the Manfrotto. When weight is an issue, then I use a Gitzo 2530 LVL, but only when I can't take the bigger one.


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9 years 7 months ago #400972 by Tim Burg
I'm with Mophoto with the Gitzo, the difference is, I don't have and want one!  


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