Recent content by Chivs33

Hi, If anyone is thinking of buying a new tripod I urge you to consider the Induro range. After looking at various different tripods I narrowed down to - Manfrotto CXPRO4 Feisol CT-3441S Induro CLT204 Stealth I know many will shout Gitzo, but these were simply out of budget. The manfrotto...

I recently took the plunge and went with a 200-500 over the Sigma 150-600 sport simply due to the weight difference and the fact I mainly hand hold on long hikes. I have to say however that I feel the Sigma Sport had a slight edge on sharpness. I have not run it through its paces yet, but I am...

Forgot to mention will be paired with a Manfrotto Xpro ball head rated to 12kg.

I'd love a Gitzo but just can't bring myself to spend the ££££!. I know there prob built well but really so well they justify 2.5-3x the price of others! I've narrowed my search down to - Feisol 3441T - http://www.globaltechcommerce.co.uk/feisoluk/23-ct-3441t-traveller.html And Induro CT214...

Anyone have experience with these? I was originally sold on a Feisol set of legs but I'm being put off by the inverted leg design and also the weight or lack of. I'm being very fussy on this purchase of a tripod as 1. I have some I can use at the moment so no real pressure to rush out and buy...

Its an interesting thread as its nice to see each individual has their own justified reasons why they use a particular body. I personally believe a FX sensor will suit my needs better as i will be using it the far end of each scale....i shoot a lot of landscape wide and the swap over to shoot...

Its this head - http://www.manfrotto.co.uk/xpro-ball-head It is rated to 10kg similar to that of the Feisol legs....it also has the correct 3/8 thread size. A D810 plus the 200-500 is the most that will be on there for some time....that's a big enough investment to keep me occupied for a no of...

The Tournament CT3442 looking at the spec looks the same Tripod as the 3441T just without the centre column. Feisols site says it doesn't recommend these legs with larger lenses? how do you find it? The lower leg extensions are 19mm I think? Do you find this ok as far as stability goes? I will...

I once overheard a bloke whilst at Yellowstone with his big expensive Hasselblad telling his photography class to always shoot JPEG! Worst advice I've ever heard! Most of my photography is traveling and capturing images of places I may never revisit. If I get home and I'm not 100% happy with the...

I can't decide between this http://www.globaltechcommerce.co.uk/feisoluk/23-ct-3441t-traveller.html or the Manfrotto 055CXpro4. The Feisol has a few advantages such as shorter closed length, thicker bottom section, higher load capacity, but the Manfrotto is cheaper and has slightly more weight...

Hi, is it the case tripod head are standard fitment to legs....can you mix & match? I'm looking at purchasing Feisol legs with a Manfrotto ball head. Will this work?

That's not from my words but how Nikon market the bodies themselves.....If you look for yourself on Nikons own website you will see DX bodies are placed in the beginner/Intermediate categories, and all cameras in the advanced/professional range are full frame...... Its not that I mean to offend...

Full frame sensors are capable of processing far more detail over a greater dynamic range. It's part of the reason why Nikon DX bodies are considered 'Consumer' and full frame FX bodies are Prosumer/professional equipment. This isn't just marketing hype but mainly due to the development costs...

Go full frame without a question. It's a no brainier. Crop sensors don't give extra reach....it's artificial 'Reach'. All that happens is the body crops your image for you! The lens is still the same focal length and a crop sensor doesn't change or magnify this. Full frame will give...

I contacted Amazon today to find out when they will be ready for dispatch and I could not be given a definite answer. It's an open ended pre-order it seems and no date can be confirmed.