I've decided to upgraded my Manfrotto 055 tripod for a Gitzo Series 5 and unlike many Systematic users would like a centre column on my tripod. The carbon rapid columns look good and are light weight but would like a geared version like my old Manfroto 058 used to have.
I've seen a long geared column (GS5310LGS) for a great price but its way too long for my needs and was wondering if anyone had experience or could advise if its possible to trim the column shorter? As far as I know its made of aluminium so should be easy to cut but wasn't sure what was attached to the end of the column or if there was any internal mechanism to prevent modification.
Thanks for any help.
I've seen a long geared column (GS5310LGS) for a great price but its way too long for my needs and was wondering if anyone had experience or could advise if its possible to trim the column shorter? As far as I know its made of aluminium so should be easy to cut but wasn't sure what was attached to the end of the column or if there was any internal mechanism to prevent modification.
Thanks for any help.