New gitzo price for the GT3541ls

ben_r_ wrote in post #13011829
OH! That hurts man... You know how much I paid to be part of this club!

Trust me you will find a place to dip it then realize what you have been missing out on

Ha ha, well you guys might be right, but I will go as far as to say that my GT1541T legs have never been in water. But I have used them in sand, mud, rock ocean and stream.

ben_r_ wrote in post #13011897
Ha ha, well you guys might be right, but I will go as far as to say that my GT1541T legs have never been in water. But I have used them in sand, mud, rock ocean and stream.

am i missing something here???

Fricks wrote in post #13011903
am i missing something here???

Uh, I used my plastic covers! lol

ben_r_ wrote in post #13011907
Uh, I used my plastic covers! lol

oh i see I might start to use plastic covers for the ocean so i don't get sand stuck in the legs but i never worry about it in fresh water.

ben_r_ wrote in post #13011907
Uh, I used my plastic covers! lol

LOL!

Fricks wrote in post #13011915
oh i see I might start to use plastic covers for the ocean so i don't get sand stuck in the legs but i never worry about it in fresh water.

Yea in fresh water its not nearly as bad. You dont have to worry about the sea water drying on the legs either, which is def not recommended. But the SAND is what annoys me the most! It gets EVERYWHERE!

ben_r_ wrote in post #13011949
Yea in fresh water its not nearly as bad. You dont have to worry about the sea water drying on the legs either, which is def not recommended. But the SAND is what annoys me the most! It gets EVERYWHERE!

i normally just rinse it in the showers at the beach before i leave.

Fricks wrote in post #13011951
i normally just rinse it in the showers at the beach before i leave.

Yea thats the best way to do it. Provided you are somewhere there happens to be fresh water showers! Ive done a bit of hiking along the coast and it was use protectors or use your drinking water to clean your tripod legs afterwards. The latter wasnt going to happen.

ben_r_ wrote in post #13011981
Yea thats the best way to do it. Provided you are somewhere there happens to be fresh water showers! Ive done a bit of hiking along the coast and it was use protectors or use your drinking water to clean your tripod legs afterwards. The latter wasnt going to happen.

Ive been meaning to ask you about you 9000 II printer? Any specific reason why you are selling it?

Fricks wrote in post #13011984
Ive been meaning to ask you about you 9000 II printer? Any specific reason why you are selling it?

Nope. Its brand new still sealed in the box. I got it with a rebate bundle and dont need it. Thats all.

Don't worry Ben, I like your leg cover idea. It's not so much about the afraid of getting it dirty thing, but more of the it's much easier and quicker than having to disassemble and clean. In fact I'll probably be asking you to send me a set of those soon. I just have been so busy with work I haven't even been shooting lately...

TuanTime wrote in post #13012273
Don't worry Ben, I like your leg cover idea. It's not so much about the afraid of getting it dirty thing, but more of the it's much easier and quicker than having to disassemble and clean. In fact I'll probably be asking you to send me a set of those soon. I just have been so busy with work I haven't even been shooting lately...

Exactly! THATS the real motivation for me to find ways to keep my gear clean! Having gear that looks brand new in the end is just a happy byproduct! Its kinda like the guys that believe GND filters are better than handling it in post. If you spend the money, get the filter use it on the shoot, then every image you capture through it is less time you have to spend post processing each later. Keeping my tripod legs covered is really my laziness coming out because I hate sitting there taking my tripod apart to get into every nook and cranny trying to clean it. And I would too, bc Im seriously anal.

ben_r_ wrote in post #13012314
Exactly! THATS the real motivation for me to find ways to keep my gear clean! Having gear that looks brand new in the end is just a happy byproduct! Its kinda like the guys that believe GND filters are better than handling it in post. If you spend the money, get the filter use it on the shoot, then every image you capture through it is less time you have to spend post processing each later. Keeping my tripod legs covered is really my laziness coming out because I hate sitting there taking my tripod apart to get into every nook and cranny trying to clean it. And I would too, bc Im seriously anal.

I understand all that about taking care of your gear but, this is a tripod. So, which in the end would you save first when your tripod with camera is about to tip over in the water?

jdizzle wrote in post #13012327
I understand all that about taking care of your gear but, this is a tripod. So, which in the end would you save first when your tripod with camera is about to tip over in the water?

Ha if my gear is tipping over and looks like its heading into the water Im grabbing whatever part I can reach to try and keep as much of the whole rig as I can from going under! But yes, the top part with my lens and camera are the more expensive part and thus more important. But that doesnt mean my tripod is any less to me