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Originally Posted by adriankeith

I love those balljoint swivels they make it super easy to manuever your camera.

Bogen/Manfrotto have been in the industry forever and are the choice for many professional photographers.

There is another tripod manufacture that's been around for quite some time and if I had the money, I would go with Gitzo. They make amazing tripods that are just as solid as Bogen/Manfrotto but can weigh significantly less. Their carbon series is a great example. I used to work at a camera store and it was unbelievable how light these tripods were.

But anyways, the tripod is a great addition to your collection, Carlos and I'm sure you'll soon find a need/want to buy a monopod. They're great for shooting events like track days. Easy to move around and easy to pivot. Congrats again.

I can't say I know the Gitzo company but I have heard the name mentioned before and yes I was told about there carbon series, but I've only heard of it by word to mouth, never seen one I'd love to see the carbon series though, they sounds very neat.

As for the monopod, I've already looking at one, again Manfrotto as I'm quite pleased with my curent tripod. But I'll have to do a bit more reading on the Gitzo, I'd love to get my hands on a carbon monopod...oh and yes I've seen what you mean about taking a monopod any where. At the car show we entered, I saw a few monopods and got a chance to see a few guys using them and how quickly an deasy they are to set up, very neat idea and it makes such a big difference.