My 1st carbon fiber tripod & ballhead were delivered today!

[ddt0725]

All of you will be happy to hear that I won't be having to ask any more questions about tripods, monopods or ballheads anymore because I finally had mine delivered today! Thanks to all of you for your helpful suggestions.I decided to save a few $$ and not get a Gitzo. Instead I bought an Induro CT213 tripod and BHD2 ballhead.


So far, I could not be more pleased with mydecision! I'm 99% sure I will never own a lens heavier than my 300mm f/4 L lens and this tripod seems to support everything just fine so the max 26.4 lbs doesn't appear to be a problem. I also purchased the short column for macro photography. I've never owned a carbon fiber tripod or a ballhead before so I have nothing to compare them to but for my needs, I couldn't be happier with what I have!


Again, thanks to all for the suggestions!


Denise

[Dave Johnston]

Congrats on a successful purchase. Here's to hoping it keeps you happy and helps you get some great shots.





Cheers,





Dave.

[Superman]

Glad you are happy with your tripod - I took a serious look at Induro too except I was looking at the Alloys and not the carbon fiber. Post some more pics soon!


Clark

[Ralph]

Congrats!





Post pics of your heaviest equipment on this set up!

[ddt0725]

Congrats!





Post pics of your heaviest equipment on this set up!
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Will do ...hopefully, this weekend!


Denise

[ddt0725]

Glad you are happy with your tripod - I took a serious look at Induro too except I was looking at the Alloys and not the carbon fiber. Post some more pics soon!


Clark
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Thanks! I of course did not want to buy less than I needed just to save a few bucks but then again I didn't want to buy way more than either. Looks like I have found that happy medium. I will know more this weekend when I give it more of a work out!


Denise

[ddt0725]

Congrats!





Post pics of your heaviest equipment on this set up!
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Well, here's what I have (taken with my good old point &amp; shoot)...



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[Brendan7]

Do you have a better beamer? If not, it's just a $40 accessory that attaches to your flash to "beam" it further and diffuse it a bit, only for telephoto lenses. It'd be perfect for the setup you have above, which BTW is looking great [H]

[ddt0725]

Do you have a better beamer? If not, it's just a $40 accessory that attaches to your flash to "beam" it further and diffuse it a bit, only for telephoto lenses. It'd be perfect for the setup you have above, which BTW is looking great [img]/emoticons/emotion-11.gif[/img]
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Thanks! Just out of curiousity, could you send me a link to what you are describing above? The attached wide panel only extends it slightly.
All I have is theSto-Fen Omni Bounce diffuser.

Denise

[Fast Glass]

Here ye go, a link to the better beamer.


http://www.birdsasart.com/accs.html#BEAMER


John.