Tamrac Slingshot tripod

12 years 7 months ago #144286 by Hoss
I'm thinking about getting one of these, is there another company that makes something this compact?


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12 years 7 months ago #144294 by John Landolfi
Sirui.I just got one. 16in closed, 58in deployed, comes with a nice case. Can find the on ebay


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12 years 7 months ago #144298 by Number 7
How much weight will that hold?


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12 years 7 months ago #144333 by Gammill
John, are you using yours for light stand or holding camera with?


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12 years 7 months ago #144514 by John Landolfi
D3, with 17-35mm f/2.8 and 75-300 F/4=5.6. It would easily hold 20lbs, Since I am flying, I'm trying to keep things light, and am using a smaller ball head. With my regular ball head, I would have no hesitaton in using it with the 70-200 f/2.8VR. Really goos quality.


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12 years 7 months ago #145633 by PMurphy

John Landolfi wrote: D3, with 17-35mm f/2.8 and 75-300 F/4=5.6. It would easily hold 20lbs, Since I am flying, I'm trying to keep things light, and am using a smaller ball head. With my regular ball head, I would have no hesitaton in using it with the 70-200 f/2.8VR. Really goos quality.


Are you talking about one of these slingshots? If so I'm impressed.


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12 years 7 months ago #146037 by Frisco
Got one for Christmas last year, but have only used mine to hold my flash

Nikon 18-55mm VR, Nikon 70-200mm VRII f/2.8, Nikon 50mm f/1.8, Nikon 10.5mm Fisheye, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8, SB-700 & SB-800
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