Tripod and head for Canon 300 2.8 I (1 Viewer)

Hello,

I need to acquire a tripod and a tripod head for the following combination

Canon 7D MkII + 1.4 extender + 300mm 2.8L I

does anyone have a suggestion or any feedback on tripods+heads.

I will not be carrying it much so weight is not a limiting factor.

Thanks in advance!!

I have the same lens + both 1.4 and 2 x extenders. Note if you are going to use a 2 x extender than get the Canon Mk3 as it is much better than the Nk2, with the 1.4 extenders it doesn't matter much which one you get though "I think" the Mk3 may be better it is VERY marginal.
I use the British made Lensmaster RH1 : http://www.lensmaster.co.uk/rh1.htm
It is no Wimberley but it works well and is reasonably priced. I see others using the Beike BK-45 on lenses up to the Canon 200-400 and they seem quite happy with it: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BEIKE-BK-...200?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3cf0829420
I have not used one myself but they look pretty good.
The tripod that I use is the Gitzo 2531 (no longer made) which works very well and is quite light but, more importantly, damps down vibration well. Unfortunately, whilst they are extremely good, Gitzo tripods are very expensive! Though you may be lucky shopping ro a used one - I was!
Whilst your gear is not heavy you will have a field of view of about 670 mm so a high quality and sturdy tripod is essential. A friend of mine has one of these: http://www.feisoleurope.com/feisol-tournament-tripod-ct3342-rapid-p-30.html which I found pretty good - though not as rigid as my Gitzo.
Generally speaking, unless you get a particularly sturdy tripod, I would avoid tripods with a center column.

You may get more responses if you post this in the "Photographic Tripods and heads" section.

I really appreciate the info John. I will also post in the section you suggest.

Cheers

Nikos

I really appreciate the info John. I will also post in the section you suggest.

Cheers

Nikos