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The great tripod & head thread!
- Thread starter danlindberg
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weldonbrewster
Member
I know this is the "tri"pod thread but has anyone used the RRS QVC44 Quadpod? I'd never heard of such a thing. https://reallyrightstuff.com/qvc-44-quadpod/
rdeloe
Well-known member
Never! It's against nature.
Hah. I'd welcome the additional stability but imagine this would be offset by the extra leg for me to trip over. Also according to their specs the darned thing weighs in at 8.19 lb / 3.72 kg so I'd need to hire a porter (or acquire a son in law) to haul this thing around in the field!
John
Doppler9000
Active member
The beauty of the tripod is that three points define a plane. Three-legged stools can’t wobble, four-legged stools can.
I believe that from a stiffness to total mass perspective, three fatter tubes are going to be stiffer than four thinner tubes, since stiffness increases at ~ the cube of diameter while mass increases at a linear rate.
From my perspective, the extra leg hurts more than it helps.
drunkenspyder
Well-known member
In their description, they make a good point about the advantages of 4 legs when it comes to being less tip-prone. I could see in the right use case where this could be useful and not inherently inferior to a tripod.
Doppler9000
Active member
There are, no doubt, cases where the quadpod or tetrapod beats a tripod. There are no free lunches, however, so each person has to weigh the tradeoffs.