>From: "Giles" <cnocbui@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>I am considering purchasing a tripod in the near future and think a
>Benbo would be the go.
>
>I would welcome any views or opinions on the Treker vs the No. 1.
>
>Would the Treker handle a 300mm in a light breeze?
I have a Trekker, and am quite fond of it. (There are two types of Benbo
owners, those who swear *by* their tripods, and those those who swear *at*
their tripods... :-)
I've heard the original Benbo designers have left to form their own
bent-bolt tripod company -- you should probably check it out before buying
Benbo. Sorry, don't have more details.
I've never tried it with a 300mm, but use it regularly with the 85-250,
which is probably bigger and heavier, albeit not so long. It does vibrate a
bit with the big zoom, but that's easily solved by adding mass -- I hang my
camera bag from the center post. I'm using it with two Bogen/Manfrotto
heads: the 3265 "grip-ball", and the 3275 mini-gear-head.
: Jan Steinman <mailto:jans@xxxxxxxxxxx>
: 19280 Rydman Court, West Linn, OR 97068-1331 USA
: +1.503.635.3229
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