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<blockquote data-quote="Wolfeye" data-source="post: 375249" data-attributes="member: 29166">Well, I don't usually have regrets, I have rental fees. I buy it, I hate it, I sell it on eBay. Sometimes the rental fee is most painful. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Speaking of tripods, about 30 years (or more) ago I bought a Slik U212 tripod. Seemed nice enough. Alas, critical parts were made of plastic and after a relatively short time many of them broke. Can't really lock the head at all from rotating. Wobbles a bit. Center column no longer goes up and down via the crank. So it lives in the back yard for occasional use. It sits out in the rain and snow and just keeps - existing. I can't say I regret buying it too much. I don't have any other original item from my early photography days. Yes, it's a poorly made piece of junk, but it's part of my heritage. Besides, since our city restricts how much garbage you can dispose of weekly, there's never been enough room in the can on trash day to get rid of it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wolfeye, post: 375249, member: 29166"] Well, I don't usually have regrets, I have rental fees. I buy it, I hate it, I sell it on eBay. Sometimes the rental fee is most painful. :) Speaking of tripods, about 30 years (or more) ago I bought a Slik U212 tripod. Seemed nice enough. Alas, critical parts were made of plastic and after a relatively short time many of them broke. Can't really lock the head at all from rotating. Wobbles a bit. Center column no longer goes up and down via the crank. So it lives in the back yard for occasional use. It sits out in the rain and snow and just keeps - existing. I can't say I regret buying it too much. I don't have any other original item from my early photography days. Yes, it's a poorly made piece of junk, but it's part of my heritage. Besides, since our city restricts how much garbage you can dispose of weekly, there's never been enough room in the can on trash day to get rid of it. :) [/QUOTE]

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