Gitzo Mountaineer Tripod
Your opinion about carbon fiber tripod ...?
I'm thinking about buying a lightweight Gitzo as I will be taking pictures in the mountain / hiking / Bkpkng travel. But I am told that the light CF tripod (like the GT-0530 I was thinking of buying) are not used as soon as the wind is present. My body is EOS 5D and lenses is the EF 17-40 mm Zoom f/4L USM and EF 100-400 mm 4.5-5.6 L IS USM. For $ 400 a tripod, I expected to do the work in windy conditions slightly for lenses ... In any case, the official question is: Are those superlight tripod is only useful in conditions yet and if not, what would minimum weight for the tripod that allows me to use those lenses I have? Thanks! Thanks for the tip of kids backpack. However, make so light CF tripod as 0.7 kg so far only seems to me that even with some counterbalance, there would be a limit to how little tripod should weigh ... Any climbers there? What do you take in your travels?
I used a Benro (C-228), which supposedly has the same specifications as the Gitzo (1258 or GT-2530?) They have been very impressed with his performance with some of these wind ... I was heavy with a Mamiya RZ67 with a wide angle lens, however, recommend that you use that hook couterbalance to hang your backpack or something. I would avoid the light Benro (C-028) or perhaps the equivalent Gitzo ... I saw the arc of the legs, so the models can only be light enough for an SLR camera with a slight zoom. I ordered the special Benro BH Photo. GT-0530 seems to support more weight than the light Benro (C-028) ... if anywhere near the specification C-028, I would say that his performance would be marginally acceptable with your lenses in light wind and the counterweight used ... but is likely to avoid using the finest (of bottom-most) of the legs, so you might have to stoop. Overall it seems that it takes a step in the GT-0530. Another thing that may help is to do something head like an Arca Swiss to complement your installation ... a light but super strong (and very expensive.) If you end up not carrying a tripod, consider a Joby Gorilla-pod ... is better than nothing.
Gitzo Mountaineer Tripod
 |
 NEW GITZO GT1531 Mountaineer Tripod 3 Section G Lock 6X  US $548.99 |  NEW GITZO GT0541 Mountaineer Tripod 4 Section G Lock 6X US $514.00 |  GITZO GT3541 Mountaineer SER3 6X 4SEC G LOCK TRIPOD US $768.99 |
 Gitzo GT0541 Series 0 Mountaineer Carbon fiber Tripod US $539.89 |  Gitzo GT2531 Series 2 6x Carbon Fiber 3 Section Tripod US $519.90 |  Gitzo GT 0541 Mountaineer 6X Carbon Fiber Tripod Legs NEW US $539.89 |
 Gitzo GM2541 Ser 2 Mountaineer Carbon Fiber Monopod NEW US $254.90 |  Gitzo GT0531 Series 0 Mountaineer Carbon Fiber Tripod US $364.90 |  GITZO GT1541 6X 4 Section Mountaineer Tripod w G Lock US $580.00 |
 GITZO GK1580TQR4 Series 1 6X Traveler Kit US $820.00 |  Gitzo GT1830 Series 1 Basalt 3 Section Tripod Leg Set US $354.90 |  Gitzo GT1830 Series 1 Basalt 3 Section Tripod with Head GT1830 A US $479.95 |
| Powered by phpBay Pro |
 | Gitzo GT2531 Series 2 6X Carbon Fiber 3-Section Tripod with G-Lock - Replaces GT2530 Sale Price: $519.90  |
DescriptionWhen Gitzo launched the Mountaineer tripods in 1994, they were the World first carbon fiber tripods. Ever since then they’ve set the standard for performance and quality. The main feature of the range is the new 6X carbon fiber tube, made of a unique structure of 6 crossed layers that maximizes rigidity, vibration absorption and lightweight performance... |
 | Gitzo GT0531 Series 0 6X Carbon Fiber 3-Section Tripod with G-Lock - Replaces GT0530 Sale Price: $364.90 |
DescriptionWhen Gitzo launched the Mountaineer tripods in 1994, they were the World first carbon fiber tripods. Ever since then they’ve set the standard for performance and quality. The main feature of the range is the new 6X carbon fiber tube, made of a unique structure of 6 crossed layers that maximizes rigidity, vibration absorption and lightweight performance... |
 | Gitzo GT1531 Series 1 6X Carbon Fiber 3-Section Tripod with G-Lock - Replaces GT1530 List Price: |
DescriptionWhen Gitzo launched the Mountaineer tripods in 1994, they were the World first carbon fiber tripods. Ever since then they’ve set the standard for performance and quality. The main feature of the range is the new 6X carbon fiber tube, made of a unique structure of 6 crossed layers that maximizes rigidity, vibration absorption and lightweight performance... |
 | Stoppees' Guide to Photography and Light: What Digital Photographers, Illustrators, and Creative Professionals Must Know List Price: |
DescriptionBrian & Janet Stoppee have incorporated their decades of daily, hands-on expertise at image-making plus their leading seminars and one-on-one training into the most comprehensive guide to photographic lighting available! Its impossible to be successful in photography without a mastery of light... |
 | Travel Photography (Second Edition) List Price: |
DescriptionThis new edition will help every photographer, whether amateur or experienced, to uncover new ways of taking exceptional pictures on the road.World-acclaimed travel photographer Susan McCartney offers both a definitive guide to honing skills as well as a business manual of expert tips for making each endeavor profitable... |
 | Rick Sammon's Travel and Nature Photography List Price: |
DescriptionGo on location around the globe to learn the techniques that professional photographers use to make great photographs.Whether traveling with family or friends, for pleasure or for business, more of us tote cameras along than ever before... |
How to mount a Markins Base Plate
Tags: gitzo, gitzo mountaineer tripod review, panorama, photography, tripod, tripods