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Travel tripod/mount

Started by mossman, 05/27/2003 03:33AM
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James Mossman
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I have a Tak fsq106 and I will be travelling to Hawaii. Is there a portable tripod and simple mount that could be recommended.

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Martin Hopewell
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If it's only for visual use, then maybe a Giro2 DX?
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I would also recommend the Giro-2 for portability. It's relatively light, very compact, easy to set up, and fun to use. You could mount it on a medium-light Bogen 3011 (which collapses down to 23") and it would be stable enough for visual, unless you try to push the power way up. You could probably even get away without using a counter-weight.
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