Hello,
Just owner of a Sinar F2, and beginner in large format, I am looking for a tripod.
The Sinar has a 90mm installed. On the rail, I have the 411.21 clamp, which accepts 1/4 "threads, and has a base of 75 mm. Between the base of the clamp and the center of the ground glass I have 25cm.
The set is about 4 Kg (9lb). I also have a 6x9 back to put in place the ground glass, which should not change the weight.
As I begin, I want to discover what I like to achieve as photos with this camera: cityscapes and countryside / mountains, architecture and studio a bit (with a 250 mm?).
I am 1,73m (5'6) tall, so it can give some idea of the tripod size I need.
So I'm looking for a tripod, maybe light enough to bring it everywhere, by car or day hike (and more if affinity with it) I have a 50L backpack that I usually use for my hikes in which I could put the Sinar and hang the tripod outside (I already pass skis or snowshoes).
My max budget is about 400 $, tripod + head + plate.
I read a lot on the forums.
- What is often recommended as a head is the Sinar PanTilt. But it's difficult to find used, and it's not cheap.
- On the other hand, I often read that it is not advisable to use ball head with large formats, mostly with monorails. What do you think ?
- Do I need a big ball head or pan-tilt 2-3 axes, or is a leveling head enough?
- I think a quick fastening plate is essential. What do you think ?
- What weight should support the tripod, and the head? I think that a minimum of 8 Kg (18lb), or 10Kg (22lb), would be a minimum, to support the room + the manipulations + the insertion of films / change of back + misalignment of the room in some views. What do you think ?
In my budget, in a new tripod (sometimes with head), I have:
- Benro TravelAngel or Adventure http://www.benrousa.com/products/pho...v6=5&v2=2&v5=2
- Sirui series ET + E20 head or series N or T http://www.sirui.eu/en/products/tripods/
- Berlebach Reporter series 2 or 8 (depending on the weight supported), and module 0/1/5/6, the others being too small for the base of the Sinar
- Manfrotto 055, but they seem limited to 8Kg (18lb) max load
- Others I did not think about
Can I be able to have Carbon instead of Alu for this budget (Benro and Sirui), which seems better following forums. Sirui looks better than Benro in general. The Berlebach do not seem so heavy, not more than Alu, but a bit more than Carbon. But they seem sturdy. 2.5 Kg (4.4lb) does not seem so huge. And the folded length also seems good on backpack.
I saw for less than 300$ a used Feisol CT3441T + Giottos mh1300-621: https://bccamera.com/giottos-mh1300-...release-plate/ What do you think? Is the head enough for the Sinar? Would this be a good opportunity?
Thank you
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