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Dec 05, 2015 12:46 |  #16

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Ok guys... I ordered the Induro & K30 and the B&H rep said I got the last Induro :p

Hey, Congrats! This deal was IMHO the BEST deal on a NEW systematic style tripod in internet history!

I'm a little nervous to be going away from a tripod with a center column but I'm really excited to have a ball head. Trying to do vertical shots on my three way video head was a comedy of errors. I don't have any shoots that I need it for so I'm going to open it Christmas morning with the kiddos.

Merry Christmas all!

Don't be, if you want full flexibility, you get a short center column, or a leveling center column, or a crank center column,..

http://www.amazon.com …fRID=187W23762D​D1FBWKVWCA (external link)
http://www.amazon.com …rd_r=13D299RBG3​CZ046YHWN7 (external link)
http://www.amazon.com …ared-Column/dp/B00K2Z45KY (external link)

...the list goes on, and this is why this kind of tripod is so amazing!
And unlike the old Gitzos, you can swap that top plate with the head on it of a leveling or rapid column with out any tools!

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Dec 05, 2015 12:46 |  #17

FYI, the Aluminum version of this same tripod is on E-Bay for $99.00!!!
http://www.ebay.com …ae243a:g:06oAAO​SwNphWYhQH (external link)

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Dec 05, 2015 13:10 |  #18

Jake, are the Gitzo and Induro accessories interchangeable?

I have a 5 series Gitzo, what from Induro will fit?!

5D3, 7D2, 1D3, 40D, 14 f2.8 Samyang, 17-40 L, 28-80 L, 70-200 2.8ii L, 200 2.8ii L, 200-400 L, 1.4 ii,
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Dec 05, 2015 13:49 |  #19

Gitzo 5 series will fit any Induro 4 or 5 series parts.

I think everything I listed above are 2/3 series Induro which will fit GITZO 2/3 and newer 4 series. (Gitzo changed which plates fit 4 series fairly recently from 5 to 3)

For example the crank column above is 2/3 series, but You can get the crank column from Induro in 4/5 series as well.


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http://www.amazon.com …fRID=0NV5FR4PYM​SF7JZERKVG (external link)

And this leveling column will fit ALL Induro Grand and ALL Gitzo systematic 2/3/4/or 5 series;
http://www.amazon.com …rd_r=13D299RBG3​CZ046YHWN7 (external link)

Like the Gitzo leveling column and some other parts, it has both sizes stacked.

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Dec 05, 2015 13:50 |  #20

Thanks for the money saving tip!

Just seen your edit, I guess I wold need the adapter that I had to buy to fit the Gitzo leveling base (which I didn't know I needed until the base arrived!)

5D3, 7D2, 1D3, 40D, 14 f2.8 Samyang, 17-40 L, 28-80 L, 70-200 2.8ii L, 200 2.8ii L, 200-400 L, 1.4 ii,
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Dec 05, 2015 13:56 |  #21

See new 2nd edit.. ;)

AND QUIT READING FASTER THAN I CAN EDIT! :)

Gitzo leveling base will fit the Induro 203! I've done it myself.


More info on Induro/Gitzo compatibility here;

https://photography-on-the.net …showthread.php?​p=17581877

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Dec 05, 2015 15:59 |  #22

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #17808252 (external link)
Hey, Congrats! This deal was IMHO the BEST deal on a NEW systematic style tripod in internet history!

Don't be, if you want full flexibility, you get a short center column, or a leveling center column, or a crank center column,..

http://www.amazon.com …fRID=187W23762D​D1FBWKVWCA (external link)
http://www.amazon.com …rd_r=13D299RBG3​CZ046YHWN7 (external link)
http://www.amazon.com …ared-Column/dp/B00K2Z45KY (external link)

...the list goes on, and this is why this kind of tripod is so amazing!
And unlike the old Gitzos, you can swap that top plate with the head on it of a leveling or rapid column with out any tools!

So here's a $49 short center column that doesn't rival the cost of the tripod itself. It would just add a few inches and call it good. Who doesn't want to add a few inches to go with our big balls? :-P

http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …_Short_Center_C​olumn.html (external link)!




  
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Dec 05, 2015 20:51 |  #23

Why is it you can never find these great prices in Canada!

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Dec 05, 2015 21:12 |  #24

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Why is it you can never find these great prices in Canada!

Markups for country specifiic tariffs in addition to MSRP. Then you also add sales taxes at national and provincial levels, just like state taxes in USA.

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Dec 05, 2015 21:24 as a reply to  @ Wilt's post |  #25

Ya it just stinks, you would think between Canada and the US price would not be too far off, not like these are made in the U.S.A :)

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Dec 05, 2015 22:19 |  #26

Silver-Halide wrote in post #17808442 (external link)
So here's a $49 short center column that doesn't rival the cost of the tripod itself. It would just add a few inches and call it good. Who doesn't want to add a few inches to go with our big balls? :-P

http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …_Short_Center_C​olumn.html (external link)!

The column is good, BUT it does not have the collar. There is a part missing. Look for a used Gitzo 1317 collar on Ebay (none there right now :( )
I got mine for about $35.00

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Dec 05, 2015 22:21 as a reply to  @ CyberDyneSystems's post |  #27

What is the "collar" and why does the tripod need it?




  
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Dec 05, 2015 22:36 |  #28

Actually to be even more specific, DON'T buy that Short Column!

What your legs will come with is a 70mm tension adjusted opening into which a flat plate is now installed.

Into that opening you install a 75mm bowl for video heads and other leveling devices, or a crank column or what is called a "Rapid Column"

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This is a rapid column assembly for a series 2 or 3 set of legs. You need the whole assembly. The columns is just the innermost part. That large diameter disk like thing in the middle of the image through which the column goes, is the part that will fit the 70mm opening of your tripod.

The "column" you want to buy is not the whole package. It won't fit into the 70mm hole of your tripod, as it's only about 25mm in diameter. What fits into the 70mm opening of your legs is any of a number of items including the collar that would hold a rapid column like the one you link to. That shorty column is for tripods that already have a collar.

HOWEVER, until you find a rapid column collar, you don't know yet what column diameter to get. You may end up with s series 3 collar, in which case that collar @ B&H might be too narrow to fit.

This also starts to explain some of the big price difference, Compare just a short center column with an entire assembly, and of course they won't be priced at all alike.

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Dec 06, 2015 17:23 as a reply to  @ CyberDyneSystems's post |  #29

Ok cool. Well for all I now I wont need a center column. I'll wait until a few days after Christmas and revisit the issue if needed ;-)a




  
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