That being said I'll definitely take it along on future backpack trips and hope for calm conditions. I think it would work quite well for a point and shoot camera, but it's usefulness is limited for heavier DSLRs. The leg lengths aren't adjustable but I found with a little improvising I could make it work on uneven ground. I haven't measured, but it must stand around 45 inches tall. The 3-section tent poles are shock-corded, so it sets up fairly quickly and folds up nice and compact. I might have had more luck sans neck strap but I doubt it. I did remove the lens cap for that session, but not the neck strap as that's a pain. 10 to 20 second exposures for those as well. UPC Product Name Brand Name Toggle navigation. The wind was more like 10 or 15 mph there and the shots I took weren't very sharp. UPC 081097290727 buy Quantaray 291660728 Quantaray Qsx Digi Pro 100 Tripod 081097290727 Learn about Quantaray UPC lookup, find upc. ![]() I didn't have as much luck while shooting the Columbia River from the boat ramp by Cascade Locks. There was a gentle breeze coming from the falls, but the shots I got are quite sharp. I was using a 9-stop neutral density filter. I hiked up Herman Creek Sunday and took this shot of what is often called "Nick Eaton Falls" using the tripod with my D80 and an 11-18mm lens: I added a small Manfrotto ball head to it that makes it a little more user friendly. ![]() I finally got around to completing the DIY ultralight tripod I mentioned in the previous post. The Tarptent poles are heavier than carbon ones though so it won't be a sub-4oz rig, probably more like 7 or 8oz. I'm using the $5 "extra" poles from the Tarptent website, which means my total cost with shipping will be around $50. Hopefully I'll be able to use it backpacking this summer and leave the Gitzo at home which will save a pound and a half. ![]() It wouldn't hold a heavy camera/lens combo but I think it'll work for my D80 with an 18-105 lens or lighter, about a two pound combo. I need to get another pole to finish it though and do more testing. It's not exactly ideal and I doubt it would be very stable in wind etc, but it looked like it might just work. I bought the kit with the tripod a while back and sort of tested it using two aluminum pole sections I already had. (Not sure but you might need to be a member of the site to view that thread) The Quantaray QSX-DigiPro 8500 is a full size tripod extending to 61. There's a thread over on regarding a sub-4oz DIY tripod that a guy made using the tripod from one of these kits and three carbon fiber tent pole sections. QUANTARAY QSX DIGIPRO 8500 TRIPOD FULL SIZE I used this tripod for a bird-watching telescope, often at the beach, and so it has some wear and some sand grit, but all the pieces still work.
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