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<blockquote data-quote="Retro" data-source="post: 490708" data-attributes="member: 37517"><p>My son had my old tripod, and I got it back from him the other day, so I wanted to post comparison pics here. I haven't used this tripod in many years as I thought it was in bad condition, but as shown, I extended it and put my F100 on it. It is working fine, and I intend to use it with my FE2 or F100. Henry's had a good supply of these cheap tripods just a year ago. I wish I had bought another one at that time, because I went there to buy one this week, and they didn't have any, and the gentleman in the store had no idea what I was talking about when I described it to him. I find that hard to believe. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]178308[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]178311[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>This tripod is considerably shorter than my Cameron, which is way more versatile and camera-worthy. And I know what many photographers would say: <em>There's no way I would trust my precious gear to that piece of junk!</em>, and I empathize with that sentiment, but then there's this:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]178317[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>This old Vivitar will fit in a jacket pocket. The Cameron is another story.</p><p></p><p>When I saw this old thing at Henry's a year ago, I was shocked that it was exactly the same as this one, and the quality had not improved one little bit. With all the new photography products that have come on the market since I bought this Vivitar, nobody today is making a comparable tripod with better materials and design??? Really?? I think that's absurd. A tripod is an essential piece of kit for most photographers, and who doesn't want one they can carry and not be annoyed by it? Unless you're carrying a backpack, carry that Cameron around with your DSLR long enough and you'll be wanting to ditch it by the end of the day. I can carry that Vivitar in a jacket pocket all day long and hardly notice it, and regardless of what some persnickety pro might say, it holds up my F100 just fine. So I won't put a 300mm lens on it. Big deal. What if I want to use an 85mm? No problem.</p><p></p><p>I guess I don't understand the market very well. I looked at the MeFoto tripods at their site, and they have nothing that can compare with this cheapie for size and portability. Anything I've found that resembles this is just a tabletop tripod.</p><p></p><p>I think I'll bring this back to Lighthouse Cove and leave the Cameron at home.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Retro, post: 490708, member: 37517"] My son had my old tripod, and I got it back from him the other day, so I wanted to post comparison pics here. I haven't used this tripod in many years as I thought it was in bad condition, but as shown, I extended it and put my F100 on it. It is working fine, and I intend to use it with my FE2 or F100. Henry's had a good supply of these cheap tripods just a year ago. I wish I had bought another one at that time, because I went there to buy one this week, and they didn't have any, and the gentleman in the store had no idea what I was talking about when I described it to him. I find that hard to believe. [ATTACH=CONFIG]178308._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]178311._xfImport[/ATTACH] This tripod is considerably shorter than my Cameron, which is way more versatile and camera-worthy. And I know what many photographers would say: [I]There's no way I would trust my precious gear to that piece of junk![/I], and I empathize with that sentiment, but then there's this: [ATTACH=CONFIG]178317._xfImport[/ATTACH] This old Vivitar will fit in a jacket pocket. The Cameron is another story. When I saw this old thing at Henry's a year ago, I was shocked that it was exactly the same as this one, and the quality had not improved one little bit. With all the new photography products that have come on the market since I bought this Vivitar, nobody today is making a comparable tripod with better materials and design??? Really?? I think that's absurd. A tripod is an essential piece of kit for most photographers, and who doesn't want one they can carry and not be annoyed by it? Unless you're carrying a backpack, carry that Cameron around with your DSLR long enough and you'll be wanting to ditch it by the end of the day. I can carry that Vivitar in a jacket pocket all day long and hardly notice it, and regardless of what some persnickety pro might say, it holds up my F100 just fine. So I won't put a 300mm lens on it. Big deal. What if I want to use an 85mm? No problem. I guess I don't understand the market very well. I looked at the MeFoto tripods at their site, and they have nothing that can compare with this cheapie for size and portability. Anything I've found that resembles this is just a tabletop tripod. I think I'll bring this back to Lighthouse Cove and leave the Cameron at home. [/QUOTE]
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