My poor old Manfrotto tripod has finally started to collapse. I found a Haldex aluminium one yesterday which is light weight and cheap ($99) but I don't know anything about Haldex. Has anyone heard of or used one? All input appreciated.
no experience but I have an aluminum tripod and I love the light weight nature and its ability to not really shake in light wind and stick in the sand. My brand is induro.
@grizzlysghost Aaron you might know, my manfrotto tripod head slides easily off the top off the tripod, it never used to do this and I could carry the tripod with camera attached easily. I dont know, if I've done something to it or its just not locking somehow. the instruction book doesnt help. Any clues? I could send you a pic if you dont know what I mean.
@phillyphotos@grizzlysghost@kamb@monika64 Thanks guys...now I'm going looking for little screws. The top bit is just slowly letting go and sliding down between the legs.
@kamb Yep, periodic tightening is usually all that's needed to keep them in shape. @monika64 Regarding your issue, there should be some set screws under your tripod head that should be tightened down to make sure the head doesn't move; have you checked those? They may need hex drivers or similar to tighten them. If legs are collapsing, there is usually a nylon wrench snapped onto one of the legs that is used to tighten the nuts for the fasteners for each leg.
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