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A lot of people recommend the Manfrotto 190XPROB, but I have a couple of questions...
1. Given that the centre column is the weakest link on a tripod, is the 190XB more rigid. And if you have the PRO, do you use the centre column in it's horizontal position.
2. I'm quite tall at 6' 1.5" and although I don't shoot much standing up, I did find my cheapy tripod was too short for a standing up self portrait. The 190 series seem shorter than the 055 series - upto 20cm! Should I look at an 055?
3. What sort of weight limit should I aim for, thinking ahead to any future camera/lens upgrades? At the mo, i'd imagine the 400D and my sigma 24-70 f/2.8 is the heaviest. But say I got a 5D and one of those funny colour Canon lenses at some point. Any idea's what sort of weight I'd that would be?
1. Given that the centre column is the weakest link on a tripod, is the 190XB more rigid. And if you have the PRO, do you use the centre column in it's horizontal position.
2. I'm quite tall at 6' 1.5" and although I don't shoot much standing up, I did find my cheapy tripod was too short for a standing up self portrait. The 190 series seem shorter than the 055 series - upto 20cm! Should I look at an 055?
3. What sort of weight limit should I aim for, thinking ahead to any future camera/lens upgrades? At the mo, i'd imagine the 400D and my sigma 24-70 f/2.8 is the heaviest. But say I got a 5D and one of those funny colour Canon lenses at some point. Any idea's what sort of weight I'd that would be?