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beachchairbill
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Re: Suitable tripod head?
      10/16/09 06:04 PM

Here is another choice for a head " Manfrotto 229 " with rapid rapid plate. 224.90. This goes well with Flashpoint F-1428 Tripod, which folds down to 24" and weighs only 5.72lbs. This tripod can handel up to 26lbs and is made of carbon fiber. I use both my GBT 100/45 at 14lbs and my Celestron 8 SCT at 8lbs with no problem.

One issue mentioned above, this is a three way head and I try to only use two of them at any given time.

Beachchairbill

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* Suitable tripod head? Leatherneck15 10/16/09 10:58 AM
. * Re: Suitable tripod head? Rich Strassberg   10/18/09 01:52 AM
. * Re: Suitable tripod head? Rich Strassberg   10/18/09 02:21 AM
. * Re: Suitable tripod head? EdZModerator   10/18/09 05:56 AM
. * Re: Suitable tripod head? Rich Strassberg   10/18/09 05:13 PM
. * Re: Suitable tripod head? Erik D   10/18/09 06:44 PM
. * Re: Suitable tripod head? EdZModerator   10/19/09 07:26 AM
. * Re: Suitable tripod head? Rich V.   10/19/09 11:26 AM
. * Re: Suitable tripod head? Rich V.   10/18/09 07:29 PM
. * Re: Suitable tripod head? MacRoberts   10/18/09 07:08 PM
. * Re: Suitable tripod head? Rich V.   10/16/09 11:46 AM
. * Re: Suitable tripod head? Erik D   10/16/09 12:01 PM
. * Re: Suitable tripod head? beachchairbill   10/16/09 06:04 PM
. * Re: Suitable tripod head? Leatherneck15   10/16/09 07:13 PM
. * Re: Suitable tripod head? hallelujah   10/16/09 10:26 PM
. * Re: Suitable tripod head? Erik D   10/17/09 07:40 AM
. * Re: Suitable tripod head? Erik D   10/17/09 10:23 PM
. * Re: Suitable tripod head? Rich V.   10/17/09 10:59 PM
. * Re: Suitable tripod head? MacRoberts   10/18/09 12:09 AM
. * Re: Suitable tripod head? Rich V.   10/18/09 01:52 AM
. * Re: Suitable tripod head? MacRoberts   10/17/09 08:28 PM

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