tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post4204206510492448400..comments2024-03-25T03:34:38.821-04:00Comments on About Photography: Finding the perfect, compact tripod for the X-2, X-Pro, and X-T1Tom Grill:http://www.blogger.com/profile/06149972936838234537noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-14688782469933520042015-01-08T21:31:23.165-05:002015-01-08T21:31:23.165-05:00Perfect review… There is good info, it is helpful ...Perfect review… There is good info, it is helpful for me.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.cam-bag.com/Sahara-113F-Lightweight-Laptop-And-Camera-Bag.php" rel="nofollow">DSLR Camera and Laptop Bag</a></b>Cambagcomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00909357569649276522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-10164938980679856672014-02-26T15:43:15.257-05:002014-02-26T15:43:15.257-05:00Excellent review thank you. My only reservation is...Excellent review thank you. My only reservation is can the battery on the X-T1 be accessed without taking the plate off?<br />Thanks<br /><br />BarryAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756022384051171130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-42681935636170446912014-02-24T00:07:09.330-05:002014-02-24T00:07:09.330-05:00Thanks for this review. It was helpful and I'm...Thanks for this review. It was helpful and I'm thinking about buying one of the Sirui tripods thanks to you. But you are quite misleading about the weight difference between the carbon fiber and aluminum versions. <br /><br />First, you write that you "sprung for the more expensive carbon version to shave off the extra pound and a half", even though you cite their weights as 1.5 lbs and 2.2 lbs respectively.<br /><br />But the difference is even smaller than that. I weighed them both myself (including head, excluding quick-release plate and carabiner): <br /><br />Sirui T-025X carbon fiber: 29.9 oz (1.9 lbs)<br />Sirui T-005KX aluminum: 35.0 oz (2.2 lbs)<br /><br />So the weight difference is actually only 0.3 lbs, or 5.1 ounces. That's the weight of an iPhone 4 or a deck of cards! themikeleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00125395307758335147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-68207584941572479132014-02-09T08:21:26.893-05:002014-02-09T08:21:26.893-05:00Well-founded thoughts. Thanks. Here’s where I’ve l...Well-founded thoughts. Thanks. Here’s where I’ve landed on the choices. I use a Fuji X E 2 and my largest lens is the 55-200 zoom. I take my kit backpacking and on longer sea kayak trips so I need my tripod to be small and light as well as stable. I’ve owned and used the T 005X. It’s really small but not quite stable enough for me. I’m now using the T 1105X. It a little longer when folded but I think more stable and I like that the center column can be lowered. I use a nylon bag to carry it as the case it ships with, while nice is bulky. For a ball head I use the Sirui K-10. The carbon fiber of this version of this tripod would have been nice, warmer quieter and lighter but, for me I, can’t see spending the extra $180 to save ½ a pound of weight. Hope this is helpful input.<br /><br />Bill <br /><br />www.500px.com/williamvthomas<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-72051613805295750442014-02-09T07:06:13.605-05:002014-02-09T07:06:13.605-05:00...thaks for this Tom, it is ideal combination; I ......thaks for this Tom, it is ideal combination; I only wonder if Sirui T-2204X be more better support for lens like XF 55-200...?:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317509697041085492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-60915790288560477942014-02-09T02:38:48.133-05:002014-02-09T02:38:48.133-05:00Thanks for this, I have been trying to hunt down s...Thanks for this, I have been trying to hunt down something for my Ondu pinhole camera, that was small and portable, but still a bit more substantial than a lot I have seen around.Dan Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198474037769614366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-67731835833196078692014-02-08T15:55:19.452-05:002014-02-08T15:55:19.452-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.dhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256138171365241618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-25496873421818057472014-02-08T11:26:02.011-05:002014-02-08T11:26:02.011-05:00Considering that a Fuji X camera is a very light w...Considering that a Fuji X camera is a very light weight package, I do find the tripod steady enough in most cases. I also find that adding some weight to the tripod by clipping something heavy onto the bottom clamp also helps steady it. That is something I do with most of my tripods. When the wind is blowing or I have a heavier lens on the camera I also lower the column to add even more steadiness.<br /><br />The ball head comes with its own small mounting plate, a perfect size for the Fuji X body. So you don't really need the hand grip to attach the camera. Tom Grill:https://www.blogger.com/profile/06149972936838234537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-70163981728329650922014-02-08T10:23:03.893-05:002014-02-08T10:23:03.893-05:00Thanks, Tom, I appreciate you taking the time to p...Thanks, Tom, I appreciate you taking the time to post this review. At full extension, that tripod looks like it won't be so sturdy, given the height of the camera above the base. Not that we're expecting miracles from such a tiny support, but did you find it solid at full extension? <br /><br />What if one doesn't own an arcs-based handgrip. What do you need?<br />davidqmoser@gmail.comhttp://www.nowebsite.comnoreply@blogger.com