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<blockquote data-quote="Joseph Bautsch" data-source="post: 3075" data-attributes="member: 654"><p>The reason I asked is because tripods come in all sizes, weights, features, and prices. I'm looking to purchase a TilTall tripod that is 18&quot; folded up and less than three pounds and one of the legs can be used as a monopod. I'm primarily a scenic photographer and do a lot of traveling by car, plane,bus, boat and on foot so size and weight is important. Very light weight and I don't expect to last more than three or four years, if that long, under moderate to heavy use. It's cost is $129.95 including shipping. The tripod I currently have is 28&quot; folded up including the head and weighs almost 10 pounds. Not very convenient for travel but great for studio type work. There is also the Manfrotto 190XPROB which is a little heaver than the one above and the Manfrotto 055XPROB which has a feature that allows the center post to fold out to a horizontal position. Both of them have legs that will spread out and lock at three levels up to 88 degrees for low level shooting. Both should be good for general field use. My research has shown all three of these tripods to have good ratings by other users, depending on use and needs. The Manfortto 190 is around $150 W/shipping and the 055 is around $170 w/shipping.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Joseph Bautsch, post: 3075, member: 654"] The reason I asked is because tripods come in all sizes, weights, features, and prices. I'm looking to purchase a TilTall tripod that is 18" folded up and less than three pounds and one of the legs can be used as a monopod. I'm primarily a scenic photographer and do a lot of traveling by car, plane,bus, boat and on foot so size and weight is important. Very light weight and I don't expect to last more than three or four years, if that long, under moderate to heavy use. It's cost is $129.95 including shipping. The tripod I currently have is 28" folded up including the head and weighs almost 10 pounds. Not very convenient for travel but great for studio type work. There is also the Manfrotto 190XPROB which is a little heaver than the one above and the Manfrotto 055XPROB which has a feature that allows the center post to fold out to a horizontal position. Both of them have legs that will spread out and lock at three levels up to 88 degrees for low level shooting. Both should be good for general field use. My research has shown all three of these tripods to have good ratings by other users, depending on use and needs. The Manfortto 190 is around $150 W/shipping and the 055 is around $170 w/shipping. [/QUOTE]

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