Originally posted by Jasvox Yes, it works, but in the real world when I am shooting, I would love to drop the tripod legs, level in a jiffy and catch that shot before it escapes me...the less tinkering the better.
Jason
Well, there are some tripods which have the catches for the legs at the top, rather than lower down, which might help make things go faster: basically, hold it by the column as plumb as you can, then release legs and lock them where they land... My antique 'beater' tripod has a design like that, (Nothing to write home about as a tripod, but kind of retro-gadget cool.
) but I noticed someone has a similar concept, more advanced, in something more current.
I think how it worked is that a little tug will make the legs extend, and you have to push the releases to shorten them.
It may have been Benbo again (not Benro.) It did catch my attention, a week or two ago, when I was poking around, as such a mechanism could save me a lot of stooping.
No, wait, not Benbo: found it in my browser history:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/336188-REG/Manfrotto_458B_458B_NeoTec_....html#features
Manfrotto 458B Neotech.
Last edited by Ratmagiclady; 02-01-2010 at 08:05 AM.