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Originally Posted by Klewis I've played with one with a view to buying one but when you add a ball/socket head to it it isnt very low anymore, it is well built and I would say value for money but not that versatile. For most of my ground level work I either use a beanbag or the Manfrotto 055Prob tripod and short centre column. The legs on the 055 splay right out and get the head down to a good level or if I want the camera kissing the ground I mounted the centre column upside down |
I agree with you on that Kev.
I think you could adapt the idea though by turning the base into a kind of mini sledge (could easily be made out of wood). This could then be used for damp/waterlogged ground, or on a beach/mudflat etc, or even over snow. The idea being that you could slide your camera foreward in stages. This would be especially useful for Seals, were you have to move very slowly in stages and keep very low, so as not to alarm them - no more soggy beanbags or sinking tripods!