Camera Tripod Advice

[auld argonian]

One other thing that I've learned to avoid whenever possible is legs with cam style locking mechanisms. They tend to get a bit of "slack" in them after a while and need constant adjustments...this is even true of some of the Bogen/Manfrotto cam locks from several years ago. The good old screw type locks seem to hold better and last longer.

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[Kilted_John]

One other thing that I've learned to avoid whenever possible is legs with cam style locking mechanisms. They tend to get a bit of "slack" in them after a while and need constant adjustments...this is even true of some of the Bogen/Manfrotto cam locks from several years ago. The good old screw type locks seem to hold better and last longer.

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That is one thing I miss about my old 3011/3211 tripods... They also seemed a little less fiddly, whereas, the locks on the earlier 3221/3021 pods can sometimes rotate, so you have one pointing downward, instead of upward, like how it's supposed to be. That said, I do like the fact that I can get down really low with the 3221.

-J