Rick Sir, I am an old timer, and so are my Tripods - some (5) of them
bought over time. Only two are light and strong enough to be called
Travel Tripods - of a sort, to say hold a DSLR with a 300 mm Lens.
Body with the Lens may be just around 3 Kg, but the Lens
Overhang, Stability and Dynamic Load calls for a (9) Kg Load bearing
Tripod with Ball Head. So Sir 3-times the Gear weight.
Both my Tripods were converted to Ball Heads, one
Heavy Duty - to 15 Kg Load, and the other light duty - 5 Kg. The
collapsed Height of the Heavy duty one is some 16 inches and the other
13 inches.
I found on my Travels round the World that the best Tripod should fold
down to 13 inches for ease of carrying, take a gear load of 8 Kg (17.6
lbs) for safety and stability. I have left the Weight of the Tripod
Open - depending on whether it is Aluminum or Carbon Fiber.
So my tripods do not meet Travel Criteria.
Rick Sir, I am an old timer, and so are my Tripods - some (5) of them
bought over time. Only two are light and strong enough to be called
Travel Tripods - of a sort, to say hold a DSLR with a 300 mm Lens.
Body with the Lens may be just around 3 Kg, but the Lens
Overhang, Stability and Dynamic Load calls for a (9) Kg Load bearing
Tripod with Ball Head. So Sir 3-times the Gear weight.
Both my Tripods were converted to Ball Heads, one
Heavy Duty - to 15 Kg Load, and the other light duty - 5 Kg. The
collapsed Height of the Heavy duty one is some 16 inches and the other
13 inches.
I found on my Travels round the World that the best Tripod should fold
down to 13 inches for ease of carrying, take a gear load of 8 Kg (17.6
lbs) for safety and stability. I have left the Weight of the Tripod
Open - depending on whether it is Aluminum or Carbon Fiber.
So my tripods do not meet Travel Criteria.
