Thread: My New Tripod!
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      11-09-2009, 12:32 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by UdubBadger View Post
Cool. I just ditched my battery grip cuz my Manfrotto is having some trouble locking up with the grip + heavy ass 16-35 2.8L or 70-200 f4L IS. Add a speedlight on top of that and the thing just points straight down.
Yeah, I had that too with some of the other brands. I like the battery grip for offsetting the weight of the lenses and the Gitzo is good up to something like 14 lbs. Or on my cheapo tripod, the thing would oscilate so bad you'd think I had discovered perpetual motion.
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Thickness feels good to me and my hands aren't that big.
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