Quote Originally Posted by Willie View Post
Won't a Ries platform head work?
In this context, what's potentially attractive about Ries tripods is the system for adjusting the legs. Each leg can be adjusted to any angle. Unfortunately, Ries doesn't provide any examples on its site for footprint diameter. Also, there are situations where I want to use a lateral arm unrelated to overhead photography, in particular for close-up/macro photography. A Ries tripod, by itself, doesn't address this. Ries tripods are also fairly expensive. I've already got three tripods, including a Ries J100 with J250 head that's in another country, and a Ries is not something that I'd purchase for limited, shot-specific use.