Hi guys, I am trying to decide whether to keep my big Ries A-100 2 ULF tripod or sell it and get the regular A-100.A couple or so years ago when I decided to get into 8x10 I ended up with a mint Calumet 18lb black beast, compendium shade, and a few large plasmat lenses.I had decided I wanted a Ries and Jeff at Badger Graphics talked me into the bigger 2 version of the A-100 after I described my camera setup.His reasoning was leverage, I was told the 25lb rating of the regular A-100 was dead weight, and that I needed to consider the forces of leverage when extending my bellows way out and shooting at extreme angles like down at the ground.Well fast forward to now.I've only used my A-100 2 a few times indoors on the carpet, so it is essentially still in brand new condition with the original box and packing material.I really want to get down to the beach and shoot tide pools, seaweed, rocks, etc., but as soon as I do I know the tripod is going to get beat up.So do I keep my A-100 2, or sell it while its still in as new condition and get the 2lb lighter A-100.I need a little advice from the more experienced LF shooters.Thanks...................Chris
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