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

Started Jun 17, 2019 | Discussions thread
OP Jorginho Forum Pro • Posts: 15,370
I received the first shipment

They split it in two with both on the way and now one arrived. The ful tripd without the central part nor the feet.

First impression is that it is very sturdy, the legs extend just after twisting the twist locks. Gravity makes them extend completely (which is something I like and no other tripod I use ever did). The angle of the feet seems to be the proclaimed 24 degrees which is close to the ideal 25 degrees (which it could also be, I did not measurre it).
The legs seem very stiff.

One downside: the rubber on the twistlocks moves upward pretty easily. And it is in all cases just the second leg from the top. I could use some glue but this is after extending and retracting 20-30 times which I normally would not do.

The finish seems to be really good as well.

So it depends on the next shipment and then how it performs in reallife to give a more substantial update which I will do.

Also it seems to be much more robust from the look of it than the Sirui you pointed me to. Not that I want to brag or put it down at all, that one just looks a lot more like my Rollei C5i. which is pretty nice and lightweight, has 25 mm legs but just isn't as robust as the Innorel 80.

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