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Equipment & Gear => Scopes and Optics => Topic started by: JDHasty on January 11, 2016, 11:54:52 AM

Title: Anybody know anything about this Manfrotto Tripod
Post by: JDHasty on January 11, 2016, 11:54:52 AM: http://www.cabelas.com/product/bargain-cave/shooting-gear/sights-optic-accessories%7C/pc/105591780/c/105670080/sc/105672780/manfrotto-three-section-aluminum-tripod-kit/1997372.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fsights-optic-accessories%2F_%2FN-1102689%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_105672780

A friend asked my opinion and I am not familiar w/it. I suspect it is a solid unit and he could perhaps sell the head for enough to make getting a video pan head pretty painless.
Title: Re: Anybody know anything about this Manfrotto Tripod
Post by: thinkingman on January 12, 2016, 09:19:49 AM: At 5.5lb, it's not a fieldscope base.
Doubt I'm helping but I'm out of the spotter business due to weight.(the spotter, not mine!)
Title: Re: Anybody know anything about this Manfrotto Tripod
Post by: JDHasty on January 12, 2016, 10:29:51 AM: Oh well, too late anyway. It was $79 yesterday. I need another medium duty tripod and thought that if I could figure out which Manfrotto it was that it may have served my purposes.
Title: Re: Anybody know anything about this Manfrotto Tripod
Post by: Hot Lunch on January 13, 2016, 07:09:49 PM: Brunton Carbon Fiber tripod $59 shipped, link is in the thread

http://www.rokslide.com/forums/showthread.php?38640-Brunton-Carbon-Fiber-tripod-59-shipped
Title: Re: Anybody know anything about this Manfrotto Tripod
Post by: JDHasty on January 13, 2016, 07:48:19 PM: Quote from: Hot Lunch on January 13, 2016, 07:09:49 PM
Brunton Carbon Fiber tripod $59 shipped, link is in the thread

http://www.rokslide.com/forums/showthread.php?38640-Brunton-Carbon-Fiber-tripod-59-shipped

Wow! Thanks, got it coming.
Title: Re: Anybody know anything about this Manfrotto Tripod
Post by: Bigshooter on January 13, 2016, 08:02:56 PM: Just ordered one. For $60 it's worth taking a chance on it.
Title: Re: Anybody know anything about this Manfrotto Tripod
Post by: Hot Lunch on January 13, 2016, 09:37:27 PM: I have one, head will work but it's nothing great. Tripod is solid as a rock!
Title: Re: Anybody know anything about this Manfrotto Tripod
Post by: JDHasty on January 13, 2016, 10:05:03 PM: Quote from: Hot Lunch on January 13, 2016, 09:37:27 PM
I have one, head will work but it's nothing great. Tripod is solid as a rock!

I use the Manfrotto 128RC video pan heads and will never use the head that comes on it anyway.
Title: Re: Anybody know anything about this Manfrotto Tripod
Post by: jrebel on January 13, 2016, 10:14:22 PM: I have a manfrotto that I got from Costco a few years ago and it is awesome. It is heavy but I don't pack it anywhere. I use in the jeep when scouting. I love it.
Title: Re: Anybody know anything about this Manfrotto Tripod
Post by: JDHasty on January 20, 2016, 07:10:22 PM: Quote from: JDHasty on January 13, 2016, 07:48:19 PM
Quote from: Hot Lunch on January 13, 2016, 07:09:49 PM
Brunton Carbon Fiber tripod $59 shipped, link is in the thread

http://www.rokslide.com/forums/showthread.php?38640-Brunton-Carbon-Fiber-tripod-59-shipped

Wow! Thanks, got it coming.

It is here and the head is nothing to crow about, but the legs are exactly what I was needing. It is absolutely solid. I will change out the head with a Manfrotto 128RC and it is going to perfect.