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Uni-Loc Tripods (1 Viewer)
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Helen
I've got a Uniloc that I use for general photography. If its the same one that you were looking at, then I would have thought it would not be suitable for the 'scope. Mine is tightened by a locking handle and releasing it lets all the legs and the centre column move. It looks a bit like a set of demented bagpipes. As all the legs move independently, you can get the head into almost any position, which is useful if you are trying to photograph a flower, for example. Its aldo quite heavy and bulky, not want you really want!
Hope this helps.
AndyC
I've got a Uniloc that I use for general photography. If its the same one that you were looking at, then I would have thought it would not be suitable for the 'scope. Mine is tightened by a locking handle and releasing it lets all the legs and the centre column move. It looks a bit like a set of demented bagpipes. As all the legs move independently, you can get the head into almost any position, which is useful if you are trying to photograph a flower, for example. Its aldo quite heavy and bulky, not want you really want!
Hope this helps.
AndyC
Oh dear, it doesn't sound too good for my needs then Andy! Thanks for that. I hadn't seen one, it was just that the guy was recommending them, (I mentioned it was only to be used with a scope).
Ah well, I guess I'll carry on using my Velbon for the forseeable future. Since my other half solved the problem of the wobbling scope, it has been just fine.
Snappy - Yes, they are indeed sturdy. I just don't fancy taking it out into the field and walking for zillions of miles with it!
Thanks again.
Ah well, I guess I'll carry on using my Velbon for the forseeable future. Since my other half solved the problem of the wobbling scope, it has been just fine.
Snappy - Yes, they are indeed sturdy. I just don't fancy taking it out into the field and walking for zillions of miles with it!
Thanks again.
Doug Greenberg
Well-known member
I have a similar tripod, an older model Benbo. I will echo the comments regarding the general tendency for legs to flop everywhere if one isn't vigilant (practice helps a LOT with these models). This type of tripod is wonderful for botanical photography, as you can position the tripod in an almost unlimited number of ways. But for a scope I see no real advantage, and the potential for considerable frustration.
WHIMBREL
A lifelong Naturalist...
Helen,
I've used the Uniloc 1700 System Tripod for both my general natural history photography and also for the more 'static' type of scope use i.e hide or staging for several years, and as Andy has pointed out they can get some getting used to....'demented bagpipes....Ha Ha'.
Having said that there is a vast range for you to check out on the Warehouse Express site (I don't work for them !) and the lightest 1600 System might prove suitable.
They are of superb quality and made to last, and they can even be converted for sitting while using your scope. Vastly underated, do seriously consider them, oh you may well remember similar in another disguise called Benbo, another favourite with nature snappers.
Hope this helps,
Bill.
I've used the Uniloc 1700 System Tripod for both my general natural history photography and also for the more 'static' type of scope use i.e hide or staging for several years, and as Andy has pointed out they can get some getting used to....'demented bagpipes....Ha Ha'.
Having said that there is a vast range for you to check out on the Warehouse Express site (I don't work for them !) and the lightest 1600 System might prove suitable.
They are of superb quality and made to last, and they can even be converted for sitting while using your scope. Vastly underated, do seriously consider them, oh you may well remember similar in another disguise called Benbo, another favourite with nature snappers.
Hope this helps,
Bill.
pete schofield
Well-known member
Not unless you like wrestling with an Octupus and they are not that light.
Far better Birding pods out there.
Ex Uni-loc owner
Pete
Far better Birding pods out there.
Ex Uni-loc owner
Pete
