Picked up a Gitzo GT2541 for $646 after some haggling. Local stores aren't always so bad.
Numenorean Cream of the Crop 5,013 posts Likes: 28 Joined Feb 2011 More info | Jan 10, 2012 14:22 | #1 Picked up a Gitzo GT2541 for $646 after some haggling. Local stores aren't always so bad.
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Jan 10, 2012 14:23 | #2 that's a good deal. i've found if i go into a local store and let them know what i can buy it for elsewhere they'll try and come close on price.
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ben_r_ -POTN's Three legged Support-  15,894 posts Likes: 13 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA More info | Jan 10, 2012 14:34 | #3 Nice, youre gonna love it! Now get a Markins Q10 head for it! [Gear List | Flickr
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Jan 10, 2012 14:37 | #4 ben_r_ wrote in post #13681068  Nice, youre gonna love it! Now get a Markins Q10 head for it! I have a RRS ballhead.
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ben_r_ -POTN's Three legged Support- 15,894 posts Likes: 13 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA More info | Jan 10, 2012 15:23 | #5 Numenorean wrote in post #13681080 I have a RRS ballhead. Which one? [Gear List | Flickr
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KoalaCowboy Goldmember  More info | Jan 10, 2012 17:25 | #7 Wow...you're going full-tilt with new gear! - -
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Jan 10, 2012 21:43 | #9 rick_reno wrote in post #13683125 that's a nice ballhead. Yup. It might be a tad big for these legs, but it works and the legs are good for 24lbs of stuff, so I should be good. Seems pretty sturdy when I had it all setup.
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ben_r_ -POTN's Three legged Support- 15,894 posts Likes: 13 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA More info | Jan 10, 2012 21:46 | #10 Yes, its a nice head, just too heavy and bulky IMO. Especially for those legs. The Markins Q10 IMO is a much better fit. If you do decide to swap out, those RRS heads hold their value very well. [Gear List | Flickr
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jdizzle Darth Noink  69,419 posts Likes: 65 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Harvesting Nano crystals More info | Jan 10, 2012 21:48 | #11 ^The ultimate is Arca Swiss Z1!!
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ben_r_ -POTN's Three legged Support- 15,894 posts Likes: 13 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA More info | Jan 11, 2012 00:03 | #12 jdizzle wrote in post #13683230 ^The ultimate is Arca Swiss Z1!!  To the OP congrats on your new head and legs.  Maybe so, but its a 1.2lb head and the BH-55 is a whopping 1.6lb heads, where as the Markins Q10 is a .85lb head. For the 2-series Gitzo I think the Markins is a much better match. [Gear List | Flickr
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jdizzle Darth Noink 69,419 posts Likes: 65 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Harvesting Nano crystals More info | Jan 11, 2012 00:10 | #13 ben_r_ wrote in post #13683861 Maybe so, but its a 1.2lb head and the BH-55 is a whopping 1.6lb heads, where as the Markins Q10 is a .85lb head. For the 2-series Gitzo I think the Markins is a much better match. For that tripod, sure.
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Jan 11, 2012 09:19 | #14 I really like the feel of the BH-55. It's staying on - the tripod is quite stable with it and my gear mounted. I don't typically use larger zooms and the biggest I have is a 70-200 which I don't really ever use for landscape work and it's rarely if ever even mounted on a tripod.
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jdizzle Darth Noink 69,419 posts Likes: 65 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Harvesting Nano crystals More info | Jan 11, 2012 10:47 | #15 ^I had the BH-55 too. Nice head but, a tad heavy.
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