Retractable Tripod Handles

[Eduard]

I saw a brief discussion in the July/August 2014 American Photo magazine about a new tripod head from Manfrotto. The interesting concept is that the handles retract. The name of the head is the X PRO 3 Way Head. I can see this being useful during transport and to avoid catching things on them. The two images below show the handles "open" and "closed".


Here is a more detailed image:

 

[TedG954]

Another "fix" for something that was never broken.

What ever happened to positioning the handles to be parallel to the legs during transport?

 

[STM]

Another "fix" for something that was never broken.

What ever happened to positioning the handles to be parallel to the legs during transport?

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Just one thing more to add to the cost.