Well, I got myself a new CF tripod, and for less than I had expected to spend. I took a chance on a relatively unknown, Adorama's new line of "Flashpoint" tripods http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=itemlist&cat1=Flashpoint%20Carbon%20Fiber%20Tripods&cat2=Tripods%20/%20Monopods%20/%20Accs
Clearly Gitzo-inspired, even down to the model numbers. I got the 1328 for $299 and I'm impressed so far. Big and beefy and reasonably lightweight. *Very* lightweight for its size & sturdiness, really. Comparable in sturdiness to my Manfrotto 3021, but with *more* load capacity and less weight. The leg lock system is better than my old Gitzo (the legs don't rotate when you turn the locking collars), though I hear the new Gitzos also work this way. If anyone is interested in the old Manfrotto 3021 I'm selling it for $80.00 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
