Velbon Ultra Luxi

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Does anyone use a Velbon Ultra Luxi F or L? are they sturdyish? can the head be removed? I want to put a manfrotto ball head on it.

I'm after a lightweight tripod that folds down really small (40cm size) for hiking and travelling. My tripod is really heavy and a pain to lug around at times. Prefer tripods to monopods.
 
I don't have the Luxi, but I do have the Maxi F, for what it's worth. I used it while travelling around southern Japan a few months back. The weight (or lack of it) was a real bonus. However, although the tripod itself was sturdy enough, I found the head to be lacking. I was finding that it was very difficult to get an exact composition due to slack in the fitting. Still, given that the trip involved quite a bit of walking, I believe that on average, it performed pretty well.

I'm not sure if the Luxi has the same tripod leg fitting mechanism as the Maxi...if so, I should point out that this wasn't too great either. Often I'd set up the tripod only to find that one of the leg joints hadn't locked into place - resulting in one of the legs sinking slowly just as I was composing a shot.
 
I have a maxi e, the head is not interchangeable which is my only misgiving with that particular model as I think I would rather have a ball rather than pan and tilt head. I really like it's light weight, I once went scrambling accidentally for a good part of a day with a tripod, its size and weight was not a hindrance at all. Mine is 1.1kg and folds to about 45cm compared to the Ultra Luxi F 1.32 kg and 39cm. As to to whether they are sturdy, they are sturdy enough for me but then again I haven't used it in adverse conditions.
 
I use a ultra maxi sf, and its a great little tripod, supports my nikon d80 with a 300mm prime ok, The height is an issue, but the weight and ease of use are superb in my opinion.

Dean
 
Thanks for th info, I'm going to have to try and find one in a shop to have a play with :)
 
I have the Velbon Ultra Luxi F. It's perfect for me. I don't often need a tripod but it has delivered when I do. It's taken my 30D with a 100-400 L IS without issue (although it was in a light breeze so maybe not an exclusive test).
 
Cheers Gord, good to know it can handle the weight ok, It will mainly have the 350 and 17-40 on which is much lighter. Think I will just go for it.
 
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