Originally posted by DSLRnovice Carbon Fiber Tripods and shutter shock
Not sure about shutter shock. Using LV zoomed @100% with supertele lens, with SR disabled, shows the tripod sensitivity external disturbance (wind, feet on the ground, touch the camera / lens), and carbon fiber happens to be the worst choice to cope with vibrations. Carbon fiber doesn't damp at all, it flexes and gives back energy. I've compared a Manfrotto medium sized all metal tripod to my 37mm Feisol carbon tripod, and the Manfrotto metal is as good as the carbon, although the cabon tubes are significantly larger. Other thing to be concerned about
: tripods often have a hook to add weight, but that also isn't good because the added weight will move with wind and keep moving for a while after placing the tripod. The best solution I've came up with is a weight belt added around the tripod legs just below the ball head fixture, but that requires to carry extra weight.
At the end of the day, either the sources of vibration/motion are removed (MLU, electronic shutter, timer) , or weight should be added to dampen vibrations, but carrying weight requires additional effort... Carbon tripods have been successful because the flawed logic. Light weight goes again steady. It makes no sense to buy a carbon tripod because it is light weight and add up weight to it to make it stable, better buy an old plain metal or wooden tripod.
Last edited by biz-engineer; 02-23-2019 at 12:02 AM.