Hola everyone! I'm on a quest to find the smallest folded carbon fiber tripod without the hefty Gitzo cost. I'll primarily be using it in mountainous backcountry with a lensmated G11 although it will occasionally have a DSLR and small prime on it. A center column isn't important.
I'm attempting to downsize my gear right now both in size and cost, so any Gitzo is out of the question.
I have found the
Induro CT014 which is 18.1" folded and 2.1 lbs.
Feisol CT 3301 which is 23.6" and 2.6 lbs.
Buy.com recently had the Velbon 540 carbon fiber at the unheard of cost of $130. It is short when folded, but will not carry a ton of weight- your set up should be fine. I predict lots of these tripods on ebay and the forums soon.
Nov 10, 2009 at 03:04 PM
Lars Johnsson Offline Upload & Sell: Off