Tripod primary leg angle - Is 23 deg. the new trend?
Just talked to an architecture photographer, a tripod enthusiast/collector, and a Leofoto distributor, we had a little debate on why Leofoto transitioned from 25 deg. primary leg angle to the current 23 deg.
From his experience as a professional photographer, his reasoning for such a transition are:
1. To raise the overall height. I thought this is the only reason to do so to look better on spec sheets. There is no standard to quantify the loss in stiffness/stability.
2. To reduce the leg spread, especially beneficial in a crowded environment (e.g. a bunch of togs taking pictures at an event, landscape attractions, etc.). This is the first time I heard of this as something to consider while buying a tripod.
He also noted Leofoto used to make all of theirs with 25.deg primary angle but they changed that later. He also pointed out that the industry already migrated to this new 23 deg. standards, even RRS with their latest gen. Versa, TFC, and Ascend. It seems that RRS did make the Ascend's angle 23, but need to verify for the rest.
What do you think of this trend and this possible explanation?
May 18, 2023 at 02:22 AM
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