Gitzo 6X for a light weight tripod?

[John Riley-2]

On Jul 15, 2008, at 7:32 PM, bigwade wrote:

> Feisol Customer service is indeed VERY GOOD. (Hi Orion!)



Ditto on that!  I had one minor problem and he had the materials out  
the door and on my doorstep faster than I thought things could get  
here from Taiwan!  Some of the best customer service I have had.

John

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[Andrew G-6]

Ok, you've got me interested in Feisol!!

I've been reading up and the CT-3441S seems to be a good deal for my
purposes and weighs only 1.0kg  / 2.2lbs. The max load is 10kg  /
22lbs so that's enough for what I need sat on it. The price tag
(US$299) is a whole lot better than the Gitzo 6 X.

I went to the photographers store here in Vancouver to try out the
Gitzo 6 X. There seemed to be something too flimsy about the legs. Ok
for a regular camera and lens but not the added pano head and ball
head? Perhaps I'm expecting too much out of a light weight tripod.


Thanks for all the input and I'm really happy to hear of a new brand
of tripods.

All the best,

Andrew

[qsecofr88888]

the 3441S actually has bigger and stronger screw lock then the 3441
but the height will be 8 cm shorter than the 3441. cheers

--- In PanoToolsNG@..., "Andrew G"
<conanthedestroya222@...> wrote:

>
> Ok, you've got me interested in Feisol!!
>
> I've been reading up and the CT-3441S seems to be a good deal for my
> purposes and weighs only 1.0kg  / 2.2lbs. The max load is 10kg  /
> 22lbs so that's enough for what I need sat on it. The price tag
> (US$299) is a whole lot better than the Gitzo 6 X.
>
> I went to the photographers store here in Vancouver to try out the
> Gitzo 6 X. There seemed to be something too flimsy about the legs.

Ok

> for a regular camera and lens but not the added pano head and ball
> head? Perhaps I'm expecting too much out of a light weight tripod.
>
>
> Thanks for all the input and I'm really happy to hear of a new brand
> of tripods.
>
> All the best,
>
> Andrew
>

[Andrew G-6]

Got the Feisol CT-3441S and I'm finally carrying a lighter tripod
around. It works perfect for my needs and it's solid. Weight hook
underneath if things get a little too windy.

Can't believe how many outback locations the manfrotto 2.2kg tripod
got carried to. A knackering experience (but worth it for the 360
shots I got).

Thanks again for the heads up on Feisol.

Andrew



> Ok, you've got me interested in Feisol!!
>
> I've been reading up and the  seems to be a good deal for my
> purposes and weighs only 1.0kg / 2.2lbs. The max load is 10kg /
> 22lbs so that's enough for what I need sat on it. The price tag
> (US$299) is a whole lot better than the Gitzo 6 X.