Carbon Fiber is nothing more than jewelry for men.

[Mack]

Just got me one of these carbon fiber things as a toy.

The carbon fiber is what the legs are made of. Five-hundred crush pounds strength too.

But seriously, a store for tripods only in San Luis Obispo, CA. Yeah, they have Cal-Poly near there and AutoCad a lot of their stuff as well, but "E'gad man!"

Carbon Fiber is to men as Diamonds are to women. Seriously!



The details. Made in the USA - Really Right Stuff: TVC-33, Package 2

Still need another $120 for the camera bracket too. I counted 9 people working in what is nothing more than a "Tripod Store" with a showroom. Who'da ever thunk it?

But I juz' had to have it too!


Mack

[Sal_R1]

Bet they dont have my tripod! Its ultra portable, completely made from SS that will never rust even in the elements, weights nothing & costs less than $2-!

Originally Posted by Mack

a store for tripods only in San Luis Obispo, CA.
Mack

Using the correct bolt, i thread it into the camera base, Thread a thin cable & clamp it in through the drilled hole in the head of the bolt (racing style) with a 2" diameter washer at the other end of the cable that i hold on the ground with my foot.

I can adjust the cable length to suit. Holds the camera surprisingly steady at all angles.

congrats on your purchase.

[1000RR]

But don't you still have to hold the camera?

[Sal_R1]

Yes. The camera is held in the traditional way & the washer is held down by your foot pulling the string tight against the camera and stabilizing it.

Originally Posted by 1000RR

But don't you still have to hold the camera?

[Mack]

Originally Posted by 1000RR

But don't you still have to hold the camera?

I wondered about that when I first saw them as I was used to video head tripods with the hand-levers and heavy gear-driven heads like on old Majestics which weighed about 40 pounds.

My other cheaper tripod only has one knob for the ball head and if you loosen it without holding the camera it will fall over. On this thing, there is a small "drag knob" on the backside so it won't fall over. You can adjust it for the weight of the gear in the top flip-lock rail and supports up to 50 pounds for it's carbon fiber legs - so they say. That "drag knob" separates the better ball heads from the less expensive ones.

The big knob on the right is for fast adjustments - and it is fast. The graduations around the bottom have another knob that allows for panoramic shots (it's the one on the left). Couple that with Adobe Photoshop CS5 and their latest iteration of "Panorama making" in their software and it's pretty sweet.

Here's the backside and you can see the smaller drag knob with the number in it and the pan lock knob near the bottom.



With the head on, the thing stands tall enough for me at 6 feet where I don't have to bend over to look through the viewfinder. No center column as it adds to the instability (although they sell one for it and I'd hate to ask the price).

It's completely able to be submerged in salt water too as they have had divers use them on the ocean floor. Thank your carbon fiber and stainless for that.

They were out of my L-bracket for my camera. It is a quick-flip in the mount to vertical or horizontal and it has safety pins to keep it from accidentally sliding out of the compression quick-release.

I can nylon strap the thing in it's quiver bag across the passenger seat and grab-rails on the BMW K1200GT easily, but I just haven't figured out a way to do it on the S yet since it's maybe 31" long in the bag. Weight is only about 8 pounds or so with the bag (I guess). I need to come up with some sort of carrier for the S1000RR since I haul my camera gear in a backpack. Maybe an ATV mount off the passenger peg support arms or maybe something designed for fishing poles? Any ideas?

They have some "cheaper" Italian made Gitszo tripods in their showroom for the Ducati lover guys in Santa Barbara (although "cheaper" is a bit of a reach as they aren't cheap either), but the Gitzo's are not as sturdy either. Their leg design does not rotate the carbon fiber tubes when you loosen or tighten the collars like on the Gitzos and some other brands. The man there just builds a better mousetrap - so to speak.

But still, a "tripod only" place? They must be doing something right as 2 or 3 of the 9 people there were packing stuff to be sent off. Some were going to hotels where the photographers were heading to. Never knew hotels would take your UPS shipments and hold them for your arrival. They said most will hold your stuff for one week.


Mack

[Mack]

Originally Posted by Sal_R1

Yes. The camera is held in the traditional way & the washer is held down by your foot pulling the string tight against the camera and stabilizing it.

Oh Yeah? Bet you that your string ain't carbon fiber neither.

Besides. I could afford it (sort of) after using my $3.98 Harbor Freight front end fork tube lifts on the S and K bikes over a Bursig.

Here's how I saved money for my carbon bits by foregoing some stands. It can be done, just that I use two H.F. clamps unlike this I.B. Rally guy changing his tire in the parking lot using only one due to packing space. Dude put 128,000 miles on that thing in 2 years.




Mack