Originally posted by wildman Or, in other words, the point of diminishing returns.
That's where I like to be.
My life in general has things that slow it down, so it's OK to ride behind the tech curve.
That Travel Angel style is of interest to me, too, by the way. I rarely need center column, (Even then, a short one will do: I sometimes consider taking a hacksaw to my big tripod's column for better low-angle work, but I don't often want to do a lot of *that* either.
) ...and that Travel angel design looks really convenient: it'll probably be a pretty tough call for me when it comes time to worry about something portable.
(One place I lived, I was looking to something that'd be a minimal pain for either someone else to carry for me, or fit on a *bicycle,* even just to push that around, and otherwise set up as quickly as possible, for the sake of other folks' patience and my own tendency to fatigue. I might try that scheme, if we have a living situation where that works again.
Anyway, that head-hiding design, very useful. You can have sturdier legs per what space it fits in. )