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Old 15-07-2009, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by darrellx View Post
Hi All

Does the weight carry capacity of any particular mount go up when you move the head from a tripod to a pier, or is that irrelevant and the capacity stay the same?

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Darrell
The capacity remains the same, however the mounts stability in a breeze will be much greater on a pier than on the tripod..

The mounts limits is more based on how its engineered, the materials used in fabrication and the size of the main gears and shafts...
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