New Tripod design from Giotto (1 Viewer)

John Cantelo · Jan 22, 2013

An interesting new tripod design from Giotto - Silk Road YTL - comes with a unique 'Y' shaped central column which gives it a much smaller cross-section. It's such a simple innovation that I'm amazed nobody else seems to have thought of it. It could be useful fro travelling birders .....

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http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/0...s-ytl-series-tripods-with-space-saving-design

johnf3f · Jan 23, 2013

It does give a smaller cross section but I prefer a wider cross section as even a small increase in width can greatly increase torsional rigidity. I have compared Gitzo Moutaneer, Systematic and "NEW" Systematic tripods all in 3 series. Each one has a more widely spaced top leg mounting than the former and has greater torsional rigidity, yet all have the same legs.
Food for thought?

John Cantelo · Jan 23, 2013

johnf3f said:
It does give a smaller cross section but I prefer a wider cross section as even a small increase in width can greatly increase torsional rigidity. I have compared Gitzo Moutaneer, Systematic and "NEW" Systematic tripods all in 3 series. Each one has a more widely spaced top leg mounting than the former and has greater torsional rigidity, yet all have the same legs.
Food for thought?

Not having done any sort of comparative test, I can't comment, but like most things I guess it's a trade off in this case between portability and rigidity. Personally, I love it because it seems such an elegant design!

johnf3f · Jan 23, 2013

It certainly is a very neat solution to the girth problem.
Personally I am quite demanding of my tripods due to the weight of my gear and the focal lengths I use so I am biased towards rigidity and light weight at the expense of other factors.

John Cantelo · Jan 24, 2013

johnf3f said:
It certainly is a very neat solution to the girth problem.

If only there was a similarly simple solution for us humans!

hinnark · Jan 24, 2013

John Cantelo said:
If only there was a similarly simple solution for us humans!

LOL :-O

BTW, I was pretty disappointed by another Chinese carbon Gitzo-clone by Benro. So I'd try these before buying.

Steve

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