So, does your center column just pull out the top, or how does it come out?
Darin
Chuck wrote:
>I finally realized that you guys must have a later model with a revised
> center column. My center column doesn't come apart. I just have a
> short and a long. They don't fit together.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Darin wrote:
>> Jay Drew wrote:
>>> You may be referring to the Bogen 3021Pro tripod. I have one, and the
>>> center
>>> post can be removed to go horizontal. There are two things that I don't
>>> like
>>> about it. 1) The threading of the center column that screws into the
>>> portion
>>> that the head attaches to is a fine thread. It is a long bolt which
>>> takes
>>> a lot
>>> of turns to attach/detach. They should have used a coarser thread.
>>> This
>>> is the
>>> part that must be disconnected to switch from vertical to horizontal.
>>> 2)
>>> The
>>> locking mechanism for the sections of the legs can do a very good job of
>>> pinching you.
>>>
>>> Having said that, I'd buy this tripod again, but in the carbon fiber
>>> version,
>>> the 055MF3. Cut the weight and reduce vibration.
>>>
>> I recently bought a Bogen 3021 BPRO also and agree with you on the center
>> column threads. Still a very nice tripod, especially for the price. I
>> picked
>> mine up very lightly used for $100 and would do it again in a heartbeat.
>> Although, after lugging it along on a hike last weekend, I find myself
>> wishing for the carbon fiber version as well.
>>
>>> I have the short column, it ain't worth it. I bought a second "normal"
>>> column
>>> so I could have a second upper portion to make it easy to swap heads.
>>> So
>>> if you
>>> want to quick change between heads, you'll need to buy a second center
>>> column so
>>> add that into the pricing.
>>>
>> Maybe I'm missing something here, but why do you need a short column for
>> going to ground level with this tripod? What's wrong with just unscrewing
>> the normal center column and only using the top portion that the head
>> attaches to?
>>
>> Darin
>>
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