- remember that load capacities are relative to literally nothing in the real world.
- both of these models are based on existing designs from elsewhere (you know who with a 3 letter acronym) when theirs first one came out. of course there are minor differences in the "looks" department.
i can spit ball that possibly in the TLB-2 there was an "minor improvement" on the half ball locking mechanism thus they threw on an extra "max capacity" increase on paper. basically both models in a vertical load mode will support in excess of either rating given as long as they are attached to something else that can too. remember i mentioned the concept of that possible "minor improvement". now on a off axis loading their might be a a infinitesimal difference. is it really relevant in the long run? that is up to you. are you going to put something on your tripod anywhere near the lowest overall capacity component on your tripod setup?
now if you look at the difference between the the Kirk TLB-1 (essentially the first revision of the RRS TVC2x and later their first universal version of it when the TFC series came about) and the latest RRS combined one design to cover that range TA-2U-LB the ideal was it works on many legsets in the RRS 2x series type and others in that range served to:
- create 1 SKU to work with many
- reduce original weight somewhat
- reduce the overall stack height
- remember that load capacities are relative to literally nothing in the real world.
- both of these models are based on existing designs from elsewhere (you know who with a 3 letter acronym) when theirs first one came out. of course there are minor differences in the "looks" department.
i can spit ball that possibly in the TLB-2 there was an "minor improvement" on the half ball locking mechanism thus they threw on an extra "max capacity" increase on paper. basically both models in a vertical load mode will support in excess of either rating given as long as they are attached to something else that can too. now i mentioned the concept of that possible "minor improvement". now on a off axis loading their might be a a infinitesimal difference. is it really relevant in the long run? that is up to you. are you going to put something on your tripod anywhere near the lowest overall capacity component on your tripod setup?
now if you look at the difference between the the Kirk TLB-1 (essentially the first revision of the RRS TVC2x and later their first universal version of it when the TFC series came about) and the latest RRS combined one design to cover that range TA-2U-LB the ideal was it works on many legsets in the RRS 2x series type and others in that range served to:
- create 1 SKU to work with many
- reduce original weight somewhat
- reduce the overall stack height
- remember that load capacities are relative to literally nothing in the real world.
- both of these models are based on existing designs from elsewhere (you know who with a 3 letter acronym) when their first one came out. of course there are minor differences in the "looks" department.
i can spit ball that possibly in the TLB-2 there was an "minor improvement" on the half ball locking mechanism thus they threw on an extra "max capacity" increase on paper. basically both models in a vertical load mode will support in excess of either rating given as long as they are attached to something else that can too. now i mentioned the concept of that possible "minor improvement". now on a off axis loading their might be a a infinitesimal difference. is it really relevant in the long run? that is up to you. are you going to put something on your tripod anywhere near the lowest overall capacity component on your tripod setup?
now if you look at the difference between the the Kirk TLB-1 (essentially the first revision of the RRS TVC2x and later their first universal version of it when the TFC series came about) and the latest RRS combined one design to cover that range TA-2U-LB the ideal was it works on many legsets in the RRS 2x series type and others in that range served to:
- create 1 SKU to work with many
- reduce original weight somewhat
- reduce the overall stack height
Aug 25, 2020 at 05:58 AM
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