A few weeks ago when I was in Orlando and had a chance to look at the Gitzo tripods in person, I raved about how great they are to my husband (Mr. Point & Shoot) and how a Gitzo would be the last tripod I would ever need. He came back with the most interesting response that I've been mulling over ever since.
More or less, he wondered why I would want to spend so much money when the technology changes all the time--in other words, what's to say that somebody somewhere won't eventually come out with something even better than carbon fiber for tripods, something even stronger and lighter? His idea is that if something like this came to pass, then I'd want to sell the expensive Gitzo CF tripod that I scrimped and saved for to get the even better new tripod. In other words, he doesn't understand why I would want to spend so much money on a tripod.
At any rate, I thought I'd toss that out to the collective wisdom of Pentax Forums and see what you think.
Thanks!
Heather
