What tripod do you use and aren't many identical?

Michael Benveniste wrote:

Jorginho wrote:

Apart from that: any recommendations under 150 euro/dollar?? Thx!

What's the longest lens you intend to use on your camera?

I guees the 35-100 f2.8. Because I will probably never use the 100-400 on it.

My largest tripod is a Vanguard Auctus Plus 323CT with a Benro B3 ball head or a Manfrotto 3-way head. That setup can handle a 4x5" view camera, my Pentax 645, or a Nikon dSLR with a 500mm lens. It's complete and total overkill for my own m43 use.

I also have two travel tripods. The first is a Benro C1182 Travel Flat II, which I don't believe is still made. It's flat design makes it easy to stuff into the pocket of a suitcase even of carry-on size. I use it with a Markins Q10 ball head. If I'm travelling by air with both Nikon and m43 gear, it's what I'll bring, even though it's undersized for longer Nikon mount lenses.

I also have a 3 Legged Thing "Leo," which my wife bought me for Christmas a couple or years back. It's smaller still, and it would be by choice today for an m43 only trip.

Some others have pointed me to Leofoto too. In fact a few were in the shop but the one I wanted seemed to be almost identical too (to the C5i Carbon)

Finally, I have a TrekPod Go!, which replaced a Gitzo MonoTrek. The magnetic mount was too weak for a dSLR, but it's fine for a GX85. I use that as a walking stick/monopod, but the bottom section does open up into three small legs for a little extra stability.

Of the three that you are looking at, both the Zomei and the Rollei have a maximum leg diameter of 22 cm. That's probably okay for something like my 45-150mm lens, but a little too small for anything longer. The Geekoto is a considerably larger tripod with a maximum leg diameter (I think) of 25cm. That puts it more in line with my C1182T.

How does the leglength influence the size of the lens you can use? Rigidity? I have to say I used a Manfrotto 100 euro thing for 6 yrs and it did fine. It is easily worse than what I bought now...