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Travel tripod - Velbon UT Series? Anybody?

Started Nov 18, 2013 | Discussions thread
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Travel tripod - Velbon UT Series? Anybody?

Hi Forum,

I am looking to finally get a tripod for my NX300. This will mostly be used for some indoor shots and travel.
Thus it should be light and small.

I went to a store in the area where there was a Velbon UT-63D, which I quite liked, but found it was a little too heavy. They offer three versions of the UT Series 43/53/63 (with 23/27/30mm legs).

The shop tried to get me to by a "deeflex" stand, which was quite similar, but the leg-locking mechanism and completely unusable head made me return it.

Now I'm puzzled, since I am not able to find a real comparison between the different UT Versions. Should I go for the 53, which might be a little sturdier or go for the 43 which will be a little lighter and thus less annoying to carry around!?

Any experience with the UT-Series on your end? To my research so far, there don't seem to be other alternatives offering the same size/weight/quick-setup at the price of roughly 160 €.

Looking forward to your tipps and 2 cents...

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