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Roy C · Saturday 5th August 2006, 08:47

Can anyone reccommend a good Light weight tripod to use with a Manfrotto 488RC2 ball head. Needs to support a 400mm f5.6 lens + 1.4 tc. Price wise I am willing to pay up to £250 - £300

Thanks

g8ina · Saturday 5th August 2006, 10:06

Hi Roy,

I have one for sale, a Cullmann with no head, weighs in at 1.6kGs.

See :
Cullmann Tripod Legs
for full details.

It's also in Classified ads in this forum. It has carried a 5kG telescope with no problems, very stable and sturdy. Of course, the actual load will also depend on the head you use....

LMK anyway.....

hollis_f · Sunday 6th August 2006, 07:08

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Originally Posted by Roy C

Can anyone reccommend a good Light weight tripod to use with a Manfrotto 488RC2 ball head. Needs to support a 400mm f5.6 lens + 1.4 tc. Price wise I am willing to pay up to £250 - £300

Thanks

Warehouse express have good offers on two of the Velbon carbon fibre range - the CF 530 Pro and CF 630 Pro are both half price. I've been using the 630 for the last six months and found it to be wonderful - very stable, very light and quite tall (essential for me at 195 cm). At £140 it's one of the best value birding/photography items I've ever bought.

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Roy C Occasional bird snapper Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Barnstaple,North Devon,UK Posts: 14,773 My location	Legs recommendation Can anyone reccommend a good Light weight tripod to use with a Manfrotto 488RC2 ball head. Needs to support a 400mm f5.6 lens + 1.4 tc. Price wise I am willing to pay up to £250 - £300 Thanks __________________ MY PHOTOSTREAM 500px Gallery Last edited by Roy C : Saturday 5th August 2006 at 10:11.
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g8ina He's pining for the Fjords ! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northampton, UK Posts: 565 My location	Hi Roy, I have one for sale, a Cullmann with no head, weighs in at 1.6kGs. See : Cullmann Tripod Legs for full details. It's also in Classified ads in this forum. It has carried a 5kG telescope with no problems, very stable and sturdy. Of course, the actual load will also depend on the head you use.... LMK anyway..... __________________ David Harris, Northampton, UK. Life - Flickr Nikon D70infrared, D200, Tamron 90mm, Sigma 10-20mm, Nikon 55-300mm VR.
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