My first Manfrotto

[badbeachbuggy]

Got a Manfrotto delivered today and wow what a bit of kit, decided it was time to replace the £15 e-bay job I've been using for a year

Got this deal which seemed pretty good...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&

[V6GTO]

[nostalgicmode]I remember my first bit of Manfrotto kit well. A second hand monopod bought from Amature Photographer.![nostalgicmodeoff]

I remember it well because I'm still using it 15 later...hard as nails is how I'd describe it

Martin.

[nighthawk]

The Manfrotto stuff is excellent, I have the entry level 190 and compared to the Velbon shakepod it replaced it's 000's of times better. I can only imagine that the higher priced stuff is even better again.

[miniman]

How do people rate the Manfrotto micro tripods e.g. 741B? Looking for something compact and light for occasional use.

Edit: although there's a 190 on eBay for £80 which seems quite good (brand new)...

>> Edited by miniman on Tuesday 24th January 11:02

[_dobbo_]

miniman said:

How do people rate the Manfrotto micro tripods e.g. 741B? Looking for something compact and light for occasional use. Edit: although there's a 190 on eBay for £80 which seems quite good (brand new)...

You'd need to factor in the cost of a head though wouldn't you?

Actually I don't get the whole seperate tripod/head thing. Does any Manfrotto head attach to any Manfrotto tripod, or are heads/tripods subject to some sort of industry standard fitments?

[miniman]

_dobbo_ said:

You'd need to factor in the cost of a head though wouldn't you? Actually I don't get the whole seperate tripod/head thing. Does any Manfrotto head attach to any Manfrotto tripod, or are heads/tripods subject to some sort of industry standard fitments?

Having looked at Warehouse Express, I was about to ask that exact question

[nighthawk]

Any manfrotto head will fit any set of legs afaik, my 190 has a thread onto which the head attaches.

A friend of mine has just bought a cheaper tripod from ebay which looks very very similar to my 190 for much less and he's fitted a velbon 3 way head to it with no issues.
So I guess it's a standard 1/4" thread on them.

The shop I got mine from fitted the head for me while I was there, so I didn't get much of a look at the thread.

[dcw@pr]

ive inherited a 441 recently, seems to be pretty nifty, but it has a video camera head on it at the moment. any recommendations for what head i should get bearing in mind I use it rarely (if you have to use a tripod you should be going to the gym more ) so I really just want something simple???

[V6GTO]

dcw@pr said:

ive inherited a 441 recently, seems to be pretty nifty, but it has a video camera head on it at the moment. any recommendations for what head i should get bearing in mind I use it rarely (if you have to use a tripod you should be going to the gym more ) so I really just want something simple???

Ask Matt which one he has...he rates it highly.

Martin.

[dcw@pr]

V6GTO said:

dcw@pr said: ive inherited a 441 recently, seems to be pretty nifty, but it has a video camera head on it at the moment. any recommendations for what head i should get bearing in mind I use it rarely (if you have to use a tripod you should be going to the gym more ) so I really just want something simple??? Ask Matt which one he has...he rates it highly. Martin.

matt definately needs to go to the gym. i don't trust him, his one is too fancy!