Oben AC-1310 vs. AC-1410 Tripod Comparison
Using the Tripods
I couldn't believe how quick and easy it was to use the tripods. The single screw to control movement of the head was incredible and I'm now sold on ball heads. The levels helped to quickly adjust the tripod to get the angle I wanted for the shots.
The tripods did well minimizing vibrations, even near the street with large cars and buses driving by. Of all photos taken during testing, only one was blurry due to people walking by on the sidewalk right next to where the tripod was set up (photo not shown). Testing was done by taking a series of photos with long exposures from 8 seconds to 25 seconds.
These tripods have a nice weight to them, but they aren't too heavy to pack around. They are considerably lighter than my Bogen, but quite a bit heavier than my Vanguard. The bags make them easy to carry around and the tripod frames have a metal loop to feed a strap through to attach to a backpack if the bag isn't needed.
