Tripods: Manfrotto 3021 Pro vs Quantaray UltraPro and DigiPro
Posted August 8th, 2007 in [hide]This is admittedly an unfair comparison; we may as well ask whether there’s much difference between a disposable cardboard camera and a high end digital SLR with the best prime lenses. A fair analogy, in that Quantaray’s best tripod comes with the legs and head as one inseparable piece. But the question isn’t whether there’s a difference; it’s how much, and whether it’s worth the difference in price. Nobody should doubt for a second that the Manfrotto is a better tripod.
Some Context
The back story is that a strong gust of wind blew my tripod over with a Canon EOS 5D and Sigma 15-30 EX attached. I was waiting for the fog to blow where I wanted it in the frame, and taking shelter against a cold, damp wind, when a strong gust pushed the system over, bending the petal hood on the wide lens. The old tripod is broken, and in any case, it’s hardly trustworthy after the stress it’s caused.
