Thats right, I'm going to have a go at it this weekend and see how it performs out in the fields. Still can get over how light this thing is, as you can hardly feel it carrying it with the pouch.

cynox how much u get yours ???

i posted the price at the first page i think. I bought at S$305 from Spore. A bit cheaper than what kakulukia paid but i need to go all the way to Spore. but of course very happy with my new toy, worth the trip.

HEHE~ well, u dont have to get benro if you not crazy mountain/forest tracker, landscape shooter, i shoot with my benro in ponds, waterfall, and on SEA. the lock/seal being water resistant is a great plus. the heaviest part of pod is the iron cast joint, which result the stability of the pod.

i stand corrected if i mis'acused' you, but i just scare other might have that type of "thinking" just like me when i was big'o'manfrotto fan to me, benro was like chaeap fake china pod (because their ball head was a little "arca-swiss" replica/idea/design.

the main differences in them is the "HEAD" the pod, i think fotopro Pod Legs might be as good, the only thing i dislike bout benro is they never came out with "dual 'rubber/spike feet", else i would brought them(the feet) already. they cost slightly cheaper (allu) then benro, but the CF is far more cheaper, which is obvious because they dont have "patents fees" for the CF components, hence cheaper? or just they came with a cheaper head compare to benro with "pair" nicely with the right head size.

i seen the allu fotopro, but i wouldnt judge the CF yet. but i can say, fotopro's box, bag, joint, is 99% replica of benro when i saw my friend brought his alu to show to me.

tienern: wait for the upcoming photography fair in KL, benro will come out with a booth and offer great prices. but i suggest u take a look at other tripod booth too. of coz, judge the head too, because pod mostly now design is same/similar with each other, the big diff is the head they offered combo with. i cant really help u with shops, because i am not from KLside.

planning to get a jusino tripod with monopod function but not sure what model should i get, any recommendation?

thanks

budget wise?

below rm400 or around that range posible?

i think octopus also got a replica like that too

easy... either the Jusino AX-253 - RM355 or the Jusino AX-254 - RM375.

I think the main difference is AX-253 has 3 sections while AX-254 has 4-section which make AX-254 shorter when fully folded for storage/transport. But more section will cause the last section of the leg to become very thin.

EDIT: You can also consider Fotopro aluminium series. Price wise quite near to Jusino but some says the built quality is slightly better and Fotopro has quite a few colors too.

This post has been edited by Cynox: May 20 2011, 01:42 PM

I'm wondering whether I can bring out my KEEP tripos for outdoor? Relatively risky?

What do you guys think about Benro A-068?

erm , thought that i should contribute some input

i have Jusino Ax-253 here , initially tot , it is easy to travel with , shorter and seperate as monopod ...

but in the end as most of the time sitting somewhere in the room , think i dun need such expensive stuff either =p

With more joint , 254 / 255 it will be shorter after fold , but more tiresome to setup and thinner diameter at the end. Even if the tripod is fold up , the size aren't really small because of the diameter of the leg( perhaps CF could benefit from here) ....

and would like to point out , the ballhead might swap a bit toward the gravity point ( around 0.5-1mm) after tighten , not that it doesn't hold well , just that it will sway a bit ...

so well , if u dun really need to do extreme stuff like going sea river etc , perhaps u can consider this , less chance to jelly than those rm50 1

P.S : water might be a problem especially SEA since they might have salt deposit later, but u can dissemble the leg for cleaning later i think ( dissemble even the joint)

Really compact when folded. Easy to bring around with its weight.

Good ballhead. 300% reliability then jusino, profoto, octopus head.

Small is Erm a little more flimsy then the bigger brother.

Pricey. So only for people who knows how to appreciate it. Since you in Taiwan, order from China is like freaking cheaper then even buying jusino in Malaysia.

Plan to buy one cf version around end of the year.

There's about a ~ RM300+ premium for the CF version here. So you reckon its worth it for the 400gram savings? Thanks.

400 gram is a lot!! I paid extra RM200 to get my Fotopro CF compared to the same specs with Aluminium to save only 200gram. If you weight them together with both your hand, can feel the extra weight significantly.

Brought my fotopro out for a event shooting in a shopping mall, feel the arca swiss screw type quick release plate very troublesome. Still prefer those old-type QR, will get a Manfrotto RC2 or RC4 QR plates to replace it.

just wondering on the CF ones now, are they still fragile?
meaning a small knock will chip it?

Cf actually is elastic and strong bond. Not harder then allu. Because of elastic, it can absorb better impact, if its harder, it'll chip off like u said.

elastic?
isnt CF used to strengthen a already light tripod?

carbon fibre is elastic?

never subject my CF tripod to any knock, so not sure about this. But the user guide did mention to store the tripod in upright position (as opposed to horizontally) as it is more fragile to lateral impact. 2 of the 3 legs of Fotopro are largely wrapped with thick sponged hand grip, so the possibility of knocking it is minimized.

Maybe can gaffe tape it if you worry about chipping. But not so sure that CF is elastic. I think it will chip rather than dented like aluminium, so should not be elastic imho. This is what i read about super sports car with CF exterior like the Pagani Zonda, etc. Once it met an accident, not possible to knock knock like normal car coz it will break like plastic.

This post has been edited by Cynox: May 24 2011, 10:10 AM