![]() A simple twist of my hand and I can unlock all of the legs at once, or I could move my hand down a bit and unlock only the top or bottom two. Right off the bat, both of these tripods feature twist locks which I absolutely love for backpacking hunting. Note: For the comparisons below, I removed the ball head off of the Sirui T-024x (a Sirui C-10S Ball Head and quick release plate are included when buying the tripod) to keep the discussion similar. Both of these models are perfect for the person looking to cut some weight on a backcountry hunt or the person who just wants a tripod that takes up less room on the outside of a backpack. These are two lightweight workhorses in the tripod world. I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately on the differences between the lightweight Sirui and SLIK “backpacking tripods” that we carry in our Gear Shop, so I’m going to run through some similarities and differences between the Sirui T-024X and SLIK Pro 624 CF tripods. I like to place tripods in three categories backpacking tripods, day hunting tripods, and glassing from a truck/atv tripods. Tripods come in all sorts of different sizes and features. Must one get Arca Swiss heads and QR to alleviate the problem? What about the much less expensive Manfrotto heads with their RC2 clamps and plates? The RC2 also comes in an ARCH(itechural) version which has a flange that prevents camera twist.Īm I missing something? You are not using the tripod foot attachment, that comes with the 70-200 2.Jump to: Tripod Specs SLIK PRO 624 CF Sirui T-024x Carbon Fiber Secondly, L-brackets are available which allow you to tilt the camera 90 degrees to one side while keeping the lens centered on the tripod. I think the problem is with the head and/or quick release, not the tripod legs and the OP might need a new head but be able to keep the legs.īuy an head which uses Arca-Swiss type QR with beveled clamps, and plates which are molded to fit the camera. I'd suspect any head with a quick release that's valued at $40 of perhaps not being up to the task of holding a DSLR w/ a 70-200 f/2.8 lens. Some people consider it as being better than the 055, regardless of price. The legs are highly rated and usually compared closely with the Manfrotto 055. It is also available in a legs-only version for $100. ![]() The Slik 700DX is not just a tripod-it is a tripod and head-and it sells for $140. I just don't believe the Slik is up to the job (it is a fairly cheap tripod afterall) I had this tripod until I bought my D700, with the 16-35mm on, it wouldn't hold. Not sure if I'm describing this very well, not sure if I'm using the tripod correctly, not sure if it just wasn't designed to carry that much weight. Maybe I'm way off base but it seems if the screw was a left hand thread it would tighten with the extra weight and not loosen. Is this correct? I can turn the panhead around and use it backwards which will tilt to the right hand side and the weight of the camera will "tighten" onto the screw that holds the camera to the tripod. If you are behind the camera and tripod I am tilting to shoot portrait mode to the left side. No matter how tight you get the round attachment to the camera it will not hold. The problem is when shooting portrait the weight of the camera loosens the screw that holds the camera to tripod. When using in landscape shooting, no problems what so ever. With my Nikon D700, 70-200 2.8 lens, and the SB900 flash, that's alot of weight. I'm not sure that I'm using it correctly. It is a fantastic tripod but here is the problem. I'm using the Slik Pro 700DX Tripod with 3-Way Pan/Tilt Head.
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