The great tripod & head thread!

[jotloob]

Mine has a rotating base. It's not obvious but it's there. Plus obviously the one on top. You may not notice it unless mounted to a tripod.

Yes , Graham , you are right . After I mounted the RRS round plate it does now rotate . Of course it did before but could not be seen . Thanks for your hint .
So , please guys , disregard my "stupid" question .

Ohhhh , the L60 is just a beautiful piece of mechanical work . Love it .:thumbs: I am in cubes heaven .

 

[kdphotography]

The Mini-Cube (L60) on RRS TVC-24 has proven to be a great portable or travel solution for me. So far, the limited movements (+/-10) have only been an issue a few times, and easily resolved. The small size and lightweight are worth the trade-off. Otherwise, I grab my TVC-33 and its big brother the Cube. :thumbup:

 

[MGrayson]

The L60 TrioBal combo is so good I’m not putting quick releases between them. They stay as a unit.

Matt

 

[Bryan Stephens]

A live L60 caught out in the wilds today. It wasn’t as tall or unwieldy on top of the RRS leveling base as I feared - works perfectly in fact on my Travel pod.

That thing looks like the BT Tower in London.

 

[Hausen]

The Mini-Cube (L60) on RRS TVC-24 has proven to be a great portable or travel solution for me. So far, the limited movements (+/-10) have only been an issue a few times, and easily resolved. The small size and lightweight are worth the trade-off. Otherwise, I grab my TVC-33 and its big brother the Cube. :thumbup:

This is exactly what I want to hear. I am looking to put mine on my Benro Go Travel II. I am injured at present and not shooting on sides of hills, that is how I got injured, so hoping +/- 10 directly on tripod should suffice without requirement for levelling base. Keep the weight down.

 

[hcubell]

That thing looks like the BT Tower in London.

Interesting, as I thought the whole attraction of the L60 Base was to eliminate the stem of the P0 Hybrid so as to establish a more stable, direct connection between the mini-cube and the tripod platform.

 

[MGrayson]

Interesting, as I thought the whole attraction of the L60 Base was to eliminate the stem of the P0 Hybrid so as to establish a more stable, direct connection between the mini-cube and the tripod platform.

Yes. And it does.



Matt

 

[hcubell]

Yes. And it does.



Matt

Yes. That is what I envisioned.

 

[kdphotography]

Yes. And it does.



Matt

I like how the Novoflex leveling base (Triobal?) is integrated into the tripod, and in effect, keeps the center of gravity low while maintaining the low profile of the Mini-Cube----and you ultimately have more adjustment range than my set up. If I use the RRS Leveling Base with the Mini-Cube, I am almost back up to the size (height) of the KPS T5, so at that point, might as well use the T5 with its greater adjustment range. I like using the Mini-Cube L60 by itself---very light and small profile. And no---I'm not buying another tripod!

Ken

 

[Don Libby]

And no---I'm not buying another tripod!

Ken

I'm starting a pool who wants in? I say 30-days :ROTFL:

 

[jng]

I'm starting a pool who wants in? I say 30-days :ROTFL:

15 days, tops.

 

[Frankly]

Of course if you can stand to wait a product cycle, this is the future... integrated leg yoke onto a single point ball head with limited movements since we all will have L-brackets. Lighter and tighter.

(Pay no attention to the top clamp, it accommodates 1913 rails and also the traditional Arca plates.)

 

[kdphotography]

I'm starting a pool who wants in? I say 30-days :ROTFL:

Not gonna do it.

Besides, I already checked :loco::ROTFL:

 

[GrahamWelland]

And no---I'm not buying another tripod!

Ken

:ROTFL::ROTFL::ROTFL::watch:

 

[MGrayson]

TrioBal and Pro-75. That’s two tripods!

:ROTFL::chug:

Matt

 

[jotloob]

And no---I'm not buying another tripod!

Ken

:ROTFL::ROTFL::ROTFL:

That is exactly what I often thought when seeing a new tripod . And guess what happened .:banghead::banghead:
Please don't tell others , but my last tripod buy was just 1/2 year ago . A "TILT ALL" carbon travel tripod .
Now brought to perfection by the L60 .

 

[kdphotography]

"TILT ALL" carbon travel tripod? Can you post photos and where it can be found?

Not shopping for a tripod. Asking for a friend.

:angel:

 

[jotloob]

TILTALL is just a product name . The distributor is KAISER GERMANY . It is chinese made and most probably available under different names . You should check the diameters of the legs .
My dealers homepage is only available in german language . But just give it a try .
www.fotopartner.de and have a look under Zubehör which is accessories .
Have a look for TC-284 and TC-324 .

 

[Frankly]

TILTALL is just a product name . The distributor is KAISER GERMANY . It is chinese made and most probably available under different names . You should check the diameters of the legs .
My dealers homepage is only available in german language . But just give it a try .
www.fotopartner.de and have a look under Zubehör which is accessories .
Have a look for TC-284 and TC-324 .

Nice looking tripod... funny that they acquired the nameplate (I hope) having grown up using the original Tiltalls, which were not bad tripods for our unsophisticated youth ;-p

For nostalgia have a gander at:

https://tiltallsupport.blogspot.com/p/tiltall-support.html makes you want to get a Hasselblad 500c (not a cm) and 80mm just for the looks of it.

http://dave-anderson-photo.com/blog/2010/03/29/about-my-tiltall-tripods/

At a point when I should have followed you guys and been invested in Carbon Fiber and digital I entertained the notion of a lightweight 5x7 on top of a Tiltall for entirely aesthetic reasons, there was no practically to it but I loved the simplicity and the way it looked. Such sexy handles!

Of course we could not even consider taking photos with them now, they're Jurassic.

 

[bab]

Anyone know what the Smart flex L plate weighs?

Interesting product - seems more useful on a monopod (outside a studio). I have no trouble rotating the RRS L bracket on a tripod.

--Matt

Yes but the smart flex maintains the exact nodal point it is a very cleaver and inexpensive solution and it’s faster than any other L plate!