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bogen / manfrotto tripods
I apologies for a stupid questions. I used to have only cheap tripods.
Last week I bought 3001 Pro and I was simply amazed. However, there is one thing that confuses me. There is nothing that locks the legs and prevents them from moving toward the center column. How do I make sure that the legs won't close accidentally? Does it also makes the tripod legs less stable? |
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bogen / manfrotto tripods
normally the tripod is used while it has the feet on the ground with a bit of weight on top, so normal friction should keep the legs spread. I apologies for a stupid questions. I used to have only cheap tripods. Last week I bought 3001 Pro and I was simply amazed. However, there is one thing that confuses me. There is nothing that locks the legs and prevents them from moving toward the center column. How do I make sure that the legs won't close accidentally? Does it also makes the tripod legs less stable? |
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ok...my $0.25.
Try a simple exercise: Extend the tripod legs evenly and set the tripod up normally with the legs spread. Take a tape measure and note the vertical height from a given point on the tripod top to the ground directly beneath. Now collapse the tripod legs without retracting them. Measure the length from the same point on the tripod top to the bottom of the legs. (It may be easier to lay the tripod flat on the ground for this second measurement). I think that you will find that the second measurement to be longer than the first. So the legs cannot under normal circumstances move toward the center column unless the tripod itself is raised so that those legs have enough clearance that they can in fact come together....the ground/floor in and of itself is enough a barrier/obstacle to prevent the legs to come together. You can see this yourself by trying to collapse together the legs of your set up tripod and at the same time keeping the tripod top at the same height (no fair moving the center column down!)...can't be done without that tripod top moving up - without extending the tripod. And what yields that tripod top enough extension so that the legs collapse? Well, you do when you lift the tripod to collapse the legs. As does the wind when it blows your tripod over (experience speaking here). Or your dog bumping into the tripod just enough to upset the equilibrium. Or when one (or more) of the legs is not on a solid footing (snow, loose sand, unsteady rock, etc.) such that it slowly but surely sinks/moves downward, giving that tripod top the extension it needs. btw...a useful hint: If you are using your tripod on a steep hillside, make sure you have one - and only one - tripod leg pointing downhill. Having two legs equally pointing downhill can invite unpleasantness. "zeitgeist" wrote in message news:AOoOb.90466$I06.404239@attbi_s01... normally the tripod is used while it has the feet on the ground with a bit of weight on top, so normal friction should keep the legs spread. I apologies for a stupid questions. I used to have only cheap tripods. Last week I bought 3001 Pro and I was simply amazed. However, there is one thing that confuses me. There is nothing that locks the legs and prevents them from moving toward the center column. How do I make sure that the legs won't close accidentally? Does it also makes the tripod legs less stable? |
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bogen / manfrotto tripods
thanks!
(David Meiland) wrote in message ... (Vadim) wrote: I apologies for a stupid questions. I used to have only cheap tripods. Last week I bought 3001 Pro and I was simply amazed. However, there is one thing that confuses me. There is nothing that locks the legs and prevents them from moving toward the center column. How do I make sure that the legs won't close accidentally? Does it also makes the tripod legs less stable? A lot of tripods are like that. The very popular 3221 is the same design w/o locks to keep the legs spread. I've never had a problem using either tripod. If the nuts and bolts are tight, there is some tension that keeps the legs where they are unless you push on them. --- David Meiland Friday Harbor, WA http://davidmeiland.com/ **Check the reply address before sending mail |
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