What travel tripod setup for SL?

[RoySmith]

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Very compact also means not very tall, which can make it harder to shoot since the SL screen is non-tilting. As pointed out above, the tripods that fold back on themselves can be hard to pack because the head / knobs get in the way of the legs.

 

For really compact, the little manfrotto table top tripods are better than nothing and unobtrusive.

I use the Markins Q3i ball head with a Gitzo GT1541T tripod. The Markins Q3i has the knobs spaced to fit the folded legs to keep it compact. It’s rated for 30 Kg and has worked well for me.

 

 

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Edited December 24, 2017 by RoySmith

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[Sandokan]

+1 for the Gitzo traveller carbon fibre tripod with the P0 head. I tend to take the head off and put it in another bag if it is going in the hold luggage. Or for normal use, I leave the tripod in its normal position (legs not reverse folded) so it is not at its shortest, but the legs are closed. 

 

That Arca-Swiss P0 head is the best and most usable I have come across so far. I also use the RRS BSL arca-swiss L-plate which makes swapping from landscape to portrait very easy and no weight on the side of the tripod to make the head slip or tripod tilt. 

[jrp]

I also like the P0 head, and have the plain screw version. Unfortunately, although this is a costly item, the top plate is just glued on and can come unstuck.

[leica1215]

I also like the P0 head, and have the plain screw version. Unfortunately, although this is a costly item, the top plate is just glued on and can come unstuck.

 do you mean the plate for the camera body? the rubber mat? 

[leica1215]

I have looked at it, the cut out of the arca P0 where is 90 degree falls, the lower ring with inside black body attached a bit uneven, is it just the way it is? 

 

the CNC machine shouldn't be uneven that what I thought, or does arca has replica model by 3 party?

[jrp]

I mean the circular rubber mat on the top of the head; I don't use an attachment for the camera body as I don't use a tripod often enough, and when I do, the Manfrotto Pixi EVO is adequate about half the time.

[leica1215]

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I use arca monofix plate on SL, it’s very often come loose, I know that some people put loctite, but I don’t want it to glue on SL, I don’t mind the ballhead glue on the tripod...

 

Any tips?

 

 

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[thighslapper]

I use arca monofix plate on SL, it’s very often come loose, I know that some people put loctite, but I don’t want it to glue on SL, I don’t mind the ballhead glue on the tripod...

 

Any tips?

 

 

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 yes ...... if possible change it for a specific full length RRS SL plate ...... plus the L bracket add-on. You will never regret it. Can be left on permanently, is unobtrusive and will never come loose, plus it's made exactly to ARCA dimensions. 

Edited December 31, 2017 by thighslapper

[IkarusJohn]

I use an RRS carbon tripod (TQC 14, I think) on Jeff’s recommendaton, with an arca-swiss D4 head and quick release plate. The head is heavy, but really really sturdy. When travelling, I unscrew the head and put it in my bag, tripod straps to the outside. While it’s not the smallest, it’s compact enough and it does the job really well.