Comments on: A bit of a beast! http://fotdmike.com/2008/02/14/a-bit-of-a-beast/ A clueless and confused enthusiast's photographic exploits and thoughts Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:17:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Tripod troubles « Adventures of an Idiot - occasional ramblings of a photography freak http://fotdmike.com/2008/02/14/a-bit-of-a-beast/#comment-1112 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:10:53 +0000 http://fotdmike.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/a-bit-of-a-beast/#comment-1112 [...] regular visitors to this blog will know, I’ve got this super-duper Slik tripod. And it really is super-duper. Its sturdy; its stable; its well-made; and its easy to use. In fact, [...]

]]> By: Now where’d I put that point’n’shoot? « Adventures of an Idiot - occasional ramblings of a photography freak http://fotdmike.com/2008/02/14/a-bit-of-a-beast/#comment-979 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:51:08 +0000 http://fotdmike.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/a-bit-of-a-beast/#comment-979 [...] took a tripod. And not just any old tripod, but my super-duper rock-stable beast of a tripod… the Slik! “Hah!” thinks I, “well [...]

]]> By: Tripod hazards « Adventures of an Idiot - occasional ramblings of a photography freak http://fotdmike.com/2008/02/14/a-bit-of-a-beast/#comment-177 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:33:56 +0000 http://fotdmike.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/a-bit-of-a-beast/#comment-177 [...] acquiring it I’ve treated myself to a couple of shortish sessions with the Slik tripod (see this post) and I’m still awed by its ease of use and rock-solid stability. Its as much as I can do to [...]

]]> By: Just monkeying around « Adventures of an Idiot - occasional ramblings of a photography freak http://fotdmike.com/2008/02/14/a-bit-of-a-beast/#comment-123 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:07:33 +0000 http://fotdmike.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/a-bit-of-a-beast/#comment-123 [...] session was also an opportunity to give my super-duper Slik tripod its first “proper” use. What a joy!) Posted by fotdmike Filed in Blogged from [...]

]]> By: Titanium anyone? « Adventures of an Idiot - occasional ramblings of a photography freak http://fotdmike.com/2008/02/14/a-bit-of-a-beast/#comment-94 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:53:05 +0000 http://fotdmike.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/a-bit-of-a-beast/#comment-94 [...] recent acquisition (photography-wise) has been a titanium/magnesium alloy tripod, and I’m absolutely certain my mate hasn’t yet exhausted his repertoire of facetious [...]

]]> By: fotdmike http://fotdmike.com/2008/02/14/a-bit-of-a-beast/#comment-68 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 06:42:44 +0000 http://fotdmike.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/a-bit-of-a-beast/#comment-68 Uh oh… do I detect a hint of the a.p. creeping in again?

]]> By: forkboy1965 http://fotdmike.com/2008/02/14/a-bit-of-a-beast/#comment-60 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 05:55:11 +0000 http://fotdmike.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/a-bit-of-a-beast/#comment-60 Oh yes, please do. Of course, and now that I’ve had more time to think about it, I’m considering that I may have to look at…..oh…..hold it…..never mind. I was going to say I need a tripod that works for both video and photography, but if I buy a separate camera tripod I can then use my current SuckPak for just video, even though it isn’t the smoothest at panning. But considering how much less video I do….

]]> By: fotdmike http://fotdmike.com/2008/02/14/a-bit-of-a-beast/#comment-42 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:45:59 +0000 http://fotdmike.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/a-bit-of-a-beast/#comment-42 Haven’t used it for anything at all yet! Its not the sort of kit I’m gonna be carrying around with me on the offchance, and at the mo’ I’ve got no sessions planned where it’d be needed – though that could change at any moment.

However, the stated load capacity is 15lb and I have no doubt that it’ll more than hold its own up to that limit, and probably with a bit of leeway as well. Titanium, aside from being (as far as I know) one of the strongest weight-for-weight metals around also isn’t really inclined to flex very much at all (at least, not in my experience of it). So what we’d be left with is a) the sectional structure of the legs themselves, and b) the head assembly and particularly where its joined to the legs.

The head assembly itself is, well, quite awesome, and the way the legs are connected to it appears to be ultra secure. So if there’s gonna be a problem anywhere its in the nature of the leg construction, and that would impact more upon the fully extended tripod rather than when low down with legs spread widely (hmm… unfortunate phrasing that; conjures up all sorts of unmentionable images in my mind!)

I may be able to rig up some sort of 15lb test weight and mess around with it to see how the tripod performs. If so I’ll post results as and when.

]]> By: forkboy1965 http://fotdmike.com/2008/02/14/a-bit-of-a-beast/#comment-36 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:24:06 +0000 http://fotdmike.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/a-bit-of-a-beast/#comment-36 Have you worked with your Slik using a heavy lens and flash unit attached to your Canon? If so, do you notice any flexing in the tripod, especially when it’s set closer to the ground (i.e. legs spread widely)?

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