Originally posted by song_hm (snip) Does your carbon fiber vibrate like this? Is it an issue?
Lets be realistic here. Assuming you're not planning to do your vibration test (tapping on the legs) just before taking an image, vibration really isn't much of an issue unless that from the tripod foundation (ground, floor, etc) is easily transferred through the legs to the camera. Personally, I've found carbon fiber tripods to be slightly better than average at isolating the camera from such vibrations, which is why I choose this type of tripod for industrial photography around large machinery. Of course, if the vibrations are strong enough, nothing short of hand holding the camera will really resolve the problem.
By the way, since others are promoting various tripods, mine is an off-brand Davis & Sanford (CarbonliteX10) which I feel is just about as good as similar name brand tripods. I don't like pan heads, so removed that and fitted the legs with the Giottos ballhead from my old, now retired due to age, Giottos tripod.
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