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Talofa
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p.1 #1 · Small folded carbon fiber tripod

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.

Any others that you know of? Thanks for your help

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Nov 10, 2009 at 01:25 PM

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p.1 #2 · Small folded carbon fiber tripod

try benro, they have a similar model to gitzo GT1550T

Nov 10, 2009 at 01:32 PM

Talofa
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p.1 #3 · Small folded carbon fiber tripod

Thanks lordofwar. I'll look into them.

Nov 10, 2009 at 01:50 PM

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p.1 #4 · Small folded carbon fiber tripod

I use the Feisol 3442 which folds down to 19".

Nov 10, 2009 at 01:58 PM

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p.1 #5 · Small folded carbon fiber tripod

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

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p.1 #6 · Small folded carbon fiber tripod

Just look at the B&H website. They sell 15-20 different CF tripods that are between 13 and 20 inch folded. Benro, Giottos, Induro, Slik & Velbon

Nov 10, 2009 at 04:40 PM

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p.1 #7 · Small folded carbon fiber tripod

I just picked up a Benro Travel Angel and really like it.....

http://www.benro.com/products_catalog_CarbonTravelAngelTripodKits.html

Nice little carrying case too......

Nov 10, 2009 at 09:31 PM


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