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Rick Womer

Mon, Sep 20, 2021 1:11 AM

I seem to have lost my Velbon Maxi343-E tripod (the model Herbert Keppler recommended a few decades ago).

It is no longer made. What lightweight travel tripod would people recommend in the (say) $150 range?

Meanwhile, I have been dealting with a massive hard drive failure, and learing the shortcomings of what I had thought was a good backup system. It wasn’t.

Cheers,

Rick

I seem to have lost my Velbon Maxi343-E tripod (the model Herbert Keppler recommended a few decades ago). It is no longer made. What lightweight travel tripod would people recommend in the (say) $150 range? Meanwhile, I have been dealting with a massive hard drive failure, and learing the shortcomings of what I had thought was a good backup system. It wasn’t. Cheers, Rick

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Godfrey DiGiorgi

Mon, Sep 20, 2021 1:45 AM

I had a Sirui T-025x that was, if I remember correctly, about $175. It was a good light tripod, I recommended it to several folks who’ve been very happy with it.

(I sold mine when I realized I wanted something that I could also use with the Hasselblad. The Sirui was too light for that. I replaced it with the Peak Design Travel Tripod and am pleased with that. It’s only barely larger and heavier, can handle a lot more weight stably, but costs quite a bit more. )

I can recommend a backup system that I know is reliable … I’ve been using it for 16 years and have not yet lost a file, despite losing about four hard drives along the way. Let me know if you want my write up. :)

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On Sep 19, 2021, at 6:11 PM, Rick Womer rickpics14@gmail.com wrote:

I seem to have lost my Velbon Maxi343-E tripod (the model Herbert Keppler recommended a few decades ago).

It is no longer made. What lightweight travel tripod would people recommend in the (say) $150 range?

Meanwhile, I have been dealting with a massive hard drive failure, and learing the shortcomings of what I had thought was a good backup system. It wasn’t.

Cheers,

Rick

I had a Sirui T-025x that was, if I remember correctly, about $175. It was a good light tripod, I recommended it to several folks who’ve been very happy with it. (I sold mine when I realized I wanted something that I could also use with the Hasselblad. The Sirui was too light for that. I replaced it with the Peak Design Travel Tripod and am pleased with that. It’s only barely larger and heavier, can handle a lot more weight stably, but costs quite a bit more. ) I can recommend a backup system that I know is reliable … I’ve been using it for 16 years and have not yet lost a file, despite losing about four hard drives along the way. Let me know if you want my write up. :) G > On Sep 19, 2021, at 6:11 PM, Rick Womer <rickpics14@gmail.com> wrote: > > I seem to have lost my Velbon Maxi343-E tripod (the model Herbert Keppler recommended a few decades ago). > > It is no longer made. What lightweight travel tripod would people recommend in the (say) $150 range? > > Meanwhile, I have been dealting with a massive hard drive failure, and learing the shortcomings of what I had thought was a good backup system. It wasn’t. > > Cheers, > > Rick

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Doug Brewer

Mon, Sep 20, 2021 11:07 AM

Gorillapod.

Sorry about your HD issues.

On 9/19/21 9:11 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

I seem to have lost my Velbon Maxi343-E tripod (the model Herbert Keppler recommended a few decades ago).

It is no longer made. What lightweight travel tripod would people recommend in the (say) $150 range?

Meanwhile, I have been dealting with a massive hard drive failure, and learing the shortcomings of what I had thought was a good backup system. It wasn’t.

Cheers,

Rick

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Gorillapod. Sorry about your HD issues. On 9/19/21 9:11 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > I seem to have lost my Velbon Maxi343-E tripod (the model Herbert Keppler recommended a few decades ago). > > It is no longer made. What lightweight travel tripod would people recommend in the (say) $150 range? > > Meanwhile, I have been dealting with a massive hard drive failure, and learing the shortcomings of what I had thought was a good backup system. It wasn’t. > > Cheers, > > Rick > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. >

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Eric Weir

Mon, Sep 20, 2021 12:27 PM

On Sep 19, 2021, at 9:11 PM, Rick Womer rickpics14@gmail.com wrote:

I seem to have lost my Velbon Maxi343-E tripod (the model Herbert Keppler recommended a few decades ago).

It is no longer made. What lightweight travel tripod would people recommend in the (say) $150 range?

MeFoto Backpack.

Eric Weir
Decatur, GA USA
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> On Sep 19, 2021, at 9:11 PM, Rick Womer <rickpics14@gmail.com> wrote: > > I seem to have lost my Velbon Maxi343-E tripod (the model Herbert Keppler recommended a few decades ago). > > It is no longer made. What lightweight travel tripod would people recommend in the (say) $150 range? MeFoto Backpack. ---------------------------------------- Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eeweir@comcast.net "It has all been combustion.” - W.G. Sebald

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Travel tripod

Rick