New Really Right Stuff Carbon Fibre tripod!

Sorry, but if we're going to compare tripods it should be against the 3531S not the Mountaineer(given the RRS is sans center post).

That model has a shorter folded length, shorter minimum height, lighter, and makes the price difference even greater.

Of course, that's JMO.

I spoke with RRS this morning. The tube size of the tripod is larger than the 3 series but smaller than the 5 series Gitzo. It has the g-lock feature. The vibration graph compared the RRS to a 3 series Gitzo. I asked about the quality of the carbon fiber makeup but the person did not know.

From what I can put together I think the RRS tripod has some very interesting potential. I would be curious to see some field reviews. It should be available in the next 10-14 days.

Hmmmm...... Do i purchase a carbon fiber tripod or a carbon fiber road bike.....

decisions decisions....

It'll be interesting to see if sales of this one prompt them to develop a line including a travel tripod.

I'm also interested in the torsional stability of this compared to the Gitzo 3 and 5 series.

c2thew wrote in post #8764934
Hmmmm...... Do i purchase a carbon fiber tripod or a carbon fiber road bike.....

decisions decisions....

Carbon Fiber road bike. You won't believe the difference over Aluminum or steel. Simply amazing.

J.

It's a little misleading to show that range of vibration frequencies. Most of what you're likely to encounter in normal shooting situations will be under 100Hz, with quite a lot of it in the 0-60Hz range where there isn't any advantage. It's obviously better at damping quite a range of higher frequencies, though.

I agree that the high freq is unlikely to be as much of a problem. I am glad to see them putting up information that directly addresses ability to dampen vibration. That's a good step forward.

j.

JohnJ80 wrote in post #8765424
Carbon Fiber road bike. You won't believe the difference over Aluminum or steel. Simply amazing.

J.

heh i was being sarcastic, and yes i do agree a carbon road bike would be friggen sweet.

I know.

You'd need to make the trade off between two RRS tripods or a CF road bike.

J.

c2thew wrote in post #8768573
heh i was being sarcastic, and yes i do agree a carbon road bike would be friggen sweet.

the smoothest road bike that i've owned was the kestrel 200 SCi. it was a monocoque CF bike made in santa cruz waaaay back in the day, not to be confused with the kestrels massed produced in china these days.

i've also owned titanium, aluminum and steel bikes. my only bike these days is ti with a CF fork. it's smooth but it rides more like a steel bike.

ed rader

how come the benro is a knock-off and the RRS isn't ?

ed rader

It's easy to knock something that no one has gotten their hands on. OTOH, at the asking price, I do think the expectations are going to be really high. I'd be surprised if RRS doesn't deliver a product befitting their well-deserved reputation. But at the same time, it's going to cost a premium for that extra bit of performance.

And one can hope for some standardized industry-wide testing method, but the reality is that there won't be one. It serves no purpose for Gitzo to submit to this standard testing when nearly everyone sees them as the standard already. Why risk their design being beaten by one costing half as much Chinese clone? Besides, anyone with some common sense knows that the load ratings on these things are not worth the paper it's printed on without knowing all the parameters of the testing.

Whoa $925!!! It doesn't even have a center column. I wouldn't even buy their plates, let alone a tripod.

RiaGurl wrote in post #8769333
Whoa $925!!! It doesn't even have a center column. I wouldn't even buy their plates, let alone a tripod.

Yep, it is expensive. But, they do make high quality products. Once you use them and experience the quality and convenience they have, you quickly forget the cost.

WANT!!!!

I have a really nice set of $600 gitzo legs, and the RRS legs are still too expensive for me right now, but I'd love to get a set if I could. I LOVE their stuff (it's funny, I don't like their ballheads though).

Some day...