CAUTION! I already asked this question on photo.net. But only got a few answers (thank you to Ellis and others). So I thought I'd ask it again here.
I recently got an Arca-Swiss Discovery 4x5. I'm really excited about it and ever ything that everyone says about the quality of these cameras seems to be true. However, now I need to address my tripod needs. I have my Bogen 3068 with a 3047 head. But let me tell you, that puppy is HEAVY. It will be great for studio work with this camera, but I'd like something smaller for use out in the real world. The Large Format pages have some information on tripods. However, everything the re is mostly geared toward field cameras, not heavy monorails. I don't need it to be able to hold steady in a gale, but I'd like som ething I could roam around the city (on foot) with. So far, The Bogen 410 geared head has been suggested to me a couple of times, an d it looks good. Ellis suggested a Gitzo legset, but I don't really like the twi st-lock system that gitzo uses, I always seem to untwist the wrong one firs, is this just something I'd get used to (like taking the lenscap off a rangefinder, yeah I'm an idiot sometimes)? Thanks.
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