The company name gave me a laugh - sounds like the latin name for d1ck cheese :stuck_out_tongue:

Looks good, I have not seen this range in the flesh yet.

Tripod definitely out of stock - just got the cancellation email :disappointed:

Bag ordered. Thanks OP :smiley:

Shame about Kata, I have a couple of those and prefer them too.
The carbon fibre tripod at £128 is a good price. £230 at Amazon, only 3 left.

I think the tripod is OOS now? Would the Hama Star really be that much worse? I really want a tripod of some sort and do not know if I should just go for the Hama or look around ebay for a second hand Manfrotto

New tripod bought. Thank you for posting +heat

Thanks for all the positive comments :smiley:

Work in television. Don't rate Manfrotto at all, prefer Vinten for cheap and cheerful and Sachtler for high end.

That's the same as one Aldi sold for about £6 at one point. I just use it as a flash stand now, for which sturdiness doesn't matter.

Always preferred Kata bags and backpacks myself, always found them much stronger.

ive worked with similar ones for years, you can get good results from them. it is best you have a remote shutter release, or set a timer to minimise vibration. also weighing it down with the hook (usually my camera bag) helps. but when taking some long exposures from a bridge me and a friend were using these type of tri-pods, and another had a £300 manfrotto and he had the only usable images that night because of high winds. i recently bought a carbon fibre one and the difference is massive in terms of build quality. however its a lot heavier and a lot of the time you probably wont see the difference. however when you think your tripod will outlast your camera, and probably your next camera, and the one after that etc etc it might be worth thinking about getting a better one. on another thought the Joby Gorrilapod is awesome, really lightweight and goes everywhere with me. its the tripod you take when you dont need a tripod.

bah manfrotto - brings back memories of the 293 with head for 35quid which loads of people got but not me :disappointed: cancelled

bad times

Same tripod I use. Great piece of kit. Only problem was the zip broke on the bag after a couple of week.

Shame I cannot find any tripod bag thought there are loads of tripods and bags.
I want something to hold my Gzito

Hot! I'm after a tripod for long exposures. There doesn't look to be anything super sturdy for the seascapes I photograph

Great work Samcolbear

Thanks to the OP. Just bought the last self standing monopod. Will be handy.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/davethejedi/16236392822/in/photostream
but i actually did that on a gorrilapod. i just bought a CF manfrotto in the jan sales so i'm waiting to give that a go.

Very nice, I have an Olympus E-PL5 but always thought it was 2nd class compared to my Nikon D90, you've inspired me to buy the 12-40mm PRO lense for the E-PL5 and give it a better look in.

Bought (and then sold on) a number of Manfrotto bags in past, always bargains I've found on here and then discovered they are pretty crap, I'd avoid them.

Decent prices on the tripods though, use 3LT these days but would definitely go for one of these if needed

Thanks OP. Bought a tripod. Didn't need one as I already have one at home. Damn you HUKD!

Some Great Sea Shots Sam

Zeberdys

Superb

Beautiful work sam colbear. Just followed you on insta

HR Captures

Good find heat added

I use the 294 CF legs, they're excellent. Hot from me!

The company name gave me a laugh - sounds like the latin name for d1ck cheese :stuck_out_tongue:

Went to have a peek and checked on postage charges and must admit they've given me a good laugh with the following:

Manfrotto UK only ships within United Kingdom

•UK Shipping: Shipping Charges are GBP£ 0.00 up to 0, GBP£ 4.95 over 0 up to 49.99, GBP£ 0.00 over 49.99 Minimum Charge of GBP£ 0.00

Glad to know they'll charge you zero shipping on an order of 0 :wink: