JLPritchard
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I am getting a Pentax spotting scope and I am clueless as to what tripod to get. I would appreciate some suggestions. I would use this scope primarily for vacations & home birding - no backpacking hikes or moving car use.
My desired parameters: can be used as tabletop size tripod with possibly some ability to extend up to 3 feet or so; quick release plate; lightweight; well under $200. I love carbon fiber but that often bumps the price too high.
The only tripods I have seen as possibilities are an Alpen tripod and a discontinued Rocketfish carbon fiber though I don't beelieve either has the quick release plate which I prefer.
Suggestions appreciated.
My desired parameters: can be used as tabletop size tripod with possibly some ability to extend up to 3 feet or so; quick release plate; lightweight; well under $200. I love carbon fiber but that often bumps the price too high.
The only tripods I have seen as possibilities are an Alpen tripod and a discontinued Rocketfish carbon fiber though I don't beelieve either has the quick release plate which I prefer.
Suggestions appreciated.