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Hi Guys,

I am in the market for a Carbon Fibre tripod and wanted to get some views from experienced togs.

I currently have a Manfrotto but its aluminium and heavy. In addition the tripod head I have is a bulky pan and tilt (so all in all not ideal for carrying during a day out).

What I'm looking for is a light Carbon Fibre tripod and head that I can carry if need be. My main interest is landscape/seascape photography so, it will have to be light.

I currently have a gripped 500D with the 17-40mm L, 70-200 f4 L, 10-22mm lenses. I'll be upgrading to a 5D Mk II soon so it would also need to handle the weight of that with those lenses.

Any thoughts?

Id be looking to spend around £300 for legs and a head and would like to stick with Manfrotto but all suggestions welcome.

Cheers
 
I'd say look at Giotto's aswell, Mines is a fantastic bit of kit,all be it Aluminium i can't fault it,and took a battering when i dropped it down a flight of concrete stairs in the flat one day and the stairs took the worst of the abuse.
 
I'm in a very similar situation to yourself Andrew - seascapes and landscapes. After months of deliberation, finally settled on a Giottos carbon fibre MTL8350B today. Reasonable fold down size and weight for the money (£179) and the system is very flexible in that the head can be rotated to almost any angle - unlike the Manfrotto which is just 180 degrees. Was also thinking about the three-legged-thing but they're not available till mid July and I need it for my hols this Friday. Benro have some good CF ones too but you can't get them local - only mail order. (Benro CF 197EX looks good). If your looking for a Giottos ballhead by the way, I've got one going cheap! It's a MH7002-652 type with the single lever action. I got a new MH1311-652 (£72 at Calumet) to go with the new legs - seems a good match. Remember, you get a 5 year warranty with Giottos as well.

Good luck and let us know what you end up with.

Cheers, Dougie
 
dougiew said:
I'm in a very similar situation to yourself Andrew - seascapes and landscapes. After months of deliberation, finally settled on a Giottos carbon fibre MTL8350B today. Reasonable fold down size and weight for the money (£179) and the system is very flexible in that the head can be rotated to almost any angle - unlike the Manfrotto which is just 180 degrees. Was also thinking about the three-legged-thing but they're not available till mid July and I need it for my hols this Friday. Benro have some good CF ones too but you can't get them local - only mail order. (Benro CF 197EX looks good). If your looking for a Giottos ballhead by the way, I've got one going cheap! It's a MH7002-652 type with the single lever action. I got a new MH1311-652 (£72 at Calumet) to go with the new legs - seems a good match. Remember, you get a 5 year warranty with Giottos as well.

Good luck and let us know what you end up with.

Cheers, Dougie
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Thanks all for the advice. I'm still pondering which to purchase. Ah decisions decisions.

Of all the hobbies to get into, I have to pick one that seems to keep my bank account constantly tittering on the edge!!
 
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