Gitzo Traveler Tripod GT0545T x GT1555T x GT1545T

[Lins-Barroso]

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I am deciding to buy a Gitzo Traveler Tripod, but I am not sure why to go!

 

What would be the better option?!

 

- The GT0545T is the slimmest, very small and lighter (0.9 Kg), but it goes only until 122.5 cm.

 

- The GT1555T has almost the same size of the GT0545 (35.5 cm), but no so slim. It is heavier (1.03 Kg) than the GT0545T and goes higher (138 cm).

 

- The GT1545T has 42.5 cm in size, so bigger than the others. The same weight of the GT1555T, but it has the bigger height of all three: 153 cm!

 

I need some helping - please - to decide!

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[Ingo]

Unfortunately nobody can decide this for you .
 

I use the GT1545T because of the max. height (I'm 193 cm). Weight and closed lenght are not so important for me. 

If I need a bigger and more stable tripod I use a GT2540LLVL.

[Lins-Barroso]

Unfortunately nobody can decide this for you .

 

I use the GT1545T because of the max. height (I'm 193 cm). Weight and closed lenght are not so important for me. 

If I need a bigger and more stable tripod I use a GT2540LLVL.

 

Yes, nobody can decide it to me, but experienced users like you is already helping me with your valuable opinion!

Danke!

[Ingo]

You 'just' have to find the right balance between your priorities.

How tall are you and how important is package size and weight for you?

[LocalHero1953]

I went through the same decision process, and chose the GT0545.

There's a trade-off:

- more sections = shorter closed length, but more weight

- smaller tubes (GT0545) = less rigid but lighter

- greater height = longer closed length OR more sections

etc.

I wanted short length and low weight for air travel. I wasn't going to use a heavy camera (Leica M) or long lenses, so absolute rigidity was not the top priority. Hence my choice.

Also, I already have a larger Benro (for the SL), and I know that I'm much more likely to carry and use a small, light tripod, even if others have notionally better characteristics.

 

As for height, well, I can still bend in the middle, sit on the ground (don't do this in a river) or use the rear screen. I mostly want it for long exposures, so I don't need to use the VF all the time.

[Lins-Barroso]

I went through the same decision process, and chose the GT0545.

There's a trade-off:

- more sections = shorter closed length, but more weight

- smaller tubes (GT0545) = less rigid but lighter

- greater height = longer closed length OR more sections

etc.

I wanted short length and low weight for air travel. I wasn't going to use a heavy camera (Leica M) or long lenses, so absolute rigidity was not the top priority. Hence my choice.

Also, I already have a larger Benro (for the SL), and I know that I'm much more likely to carry and use a small, light tripod, even if others have notionally better characteristics.

 

As for height, well, I can still bend in the middle, sit on the ground (don't do this in a river) or use the rear screen. I mostly want it for long exposures, so I don't need to use the VF all the time.

 

... the best camera and tripod are what you can have - always - in the bag!

It is one of the reasons of the amazing success of the Leica Q.

[otto.f]

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Gitzo's are expensive stuff. So why choose for a short one, which costs anyhow.

I own one Gitzo, it's from the 80's, it's at least 160cm high. That's the one I'm prepared to carry if it has to be real sturdy etc etc. Don't see no reason for swapping it for carbon.

For lightweight travel and compromises there are other brands, which are mostly disappointing. So take the highest, heaviest and thus most expensive Gitzo: weight is stability. You might be able to find a cheap steel old school Gitzo second hand

[LocalHero1953]

I also compared the Gitzos with the much cheaper Sirui T025X (they may have brought out a new one by now). I was very impressed by its weight, size and apparent quality, but in the end decided against it because the center column could never be fully lowered (thatbmay have changed). The spec weight capacity is less than the Gitzos, and wouldn't do for an SL at all, and I'm not convinced the leg splay at maximum height is as wide as the Gitzos. However you will see many credible reports from photographers on forums praising it for hiking.