twentysevenone wrote: doc4x5 wrote:
Saint Ansel said something along the lines of "Carry the largest tripod you can." Tripods are a bit like sensor/film real estate, bigger (heavier), while not always absolutely necessary, is usually better. It is telling that modern carbon tripods often have a hook on the center column (if you sacrilegiously use a center column) to hang weights to stabilize the tripod. Having said all that, I guess, some tripod is better than no tripod at all. I still have an aluminum 3 series Gitzo; it does not tend to leave the studio.
Not challenging you I'm genuinely curious, why not use a center column?
It has to do with stiffness of the set-up. The straight vertical tube is typically more prone to side force than the 3 legs. So under windy condition or just simply by holding and releasing your camera during a tripod shot (no remote shutter), you can still see blur even with a 2-sec delay. Top heavy set-up like this This center column is pretty thin so the stiffness is even more in question.
May 21, 2019 at 02:04 PM
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