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Travel tripod: current thinking
Hey all,
I’m putting together a lightweight travel rig for an O/S trip and am looking for current advice on a travel tripod please. The gear it will carry is my Skyguider Pro, DSLR and a wide field lens….about 6kg all up. My tripod budget is $500 and it needs to be backpack compatible.
There are a number of threads on lightweight travel tripods that date back a few years, but nothing I can find that’s got the most recently available tripods.
The two options I’m considering at the moment are:
1. Leofoto LS-284c (carbon and gets a great rating on TheCentreColumn.com)
2. Preowned PeakDesign aluminium.
Does anyone have any experience using these please? Alternatively, if you have another you love for lightweight astro in this budget then I’m open to ideas.
Cheers,
Paul
PS: I already have a TC40 for use for local travel and love it. It’s just too bulky for this kind of O/S travel though.
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