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by Philip Greenspun
The Legset
This is the least important decision you have to make.
Don't let anyone tell you that you are a girlie-man if you
buy Bogen instead of Gitzo. The fact of the matter is that
if you were really serious, you'd be using a Ries wooden
tripod. "Wood absorbs vibration and metal transmits/
reflects it," is how the view camera perfectionists put it.
However, the user interface and flexibility of wood
tripods is so poor that only a few diehards are able to
resist the charms of metal legsets.
Make sure that whatever you get, it is tall enough that
you can use it comfortably without extending the center
column. Think about it: if you raise the center column,
your camera is flapping around in the breeze supported by only one tube. If you
push it down, you get your camera supported by three legs as advertised.
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