Gitzo G1001 Weekend Standard Tripods

Gitzo G1001 Weekend Standard Tripods 

DESCRIPTION

3 section, very compact, yet sturdy tripod for lightweight 35mm cameras and small camcorders. The Weekend Series makes an ideal travelling companion and fits most backpacks.

  • Max height: 46.875 in
  • Collapsed length: 17 in
  • Supports 5.50 lb (2.49 kg)

  • USER REVIEWS

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    [Jul 24, 2002]
    lordsyxspears
    Expert

    Strength:

    Light, highly portable, handy and durable

    Weakness:

    I haven't found one yet

    I've used this tripod dor ten years now and aside from the failure of one of the rubber rings around a tripod leg adjuster this tripod has performed flawlessly. it is not designed to support very heavy equipment and saggs a bit with some of my longer lenses but it does very well for such a small tripod. One could add a Bogen support for long lenses if that was a big issue.

    Customer Service

    never needed it!

    Similar Products Used:

    Vivitar, Silk, Vivitar, Silk, Velbon, Spiratone and a few no-name/store brands.

    OVERALL
    RATING
    5
    VALUE
    RATING
    5
    [Apr 19, 2002]
    Shon Ong
    Intermediate

    Strength:

    - Small & Compact - Feather light and very convenient for travelling - Remarkable built because of it''s simple & limited features - sturdy as compared to similar class of tripods

    Weakness:

    - Not flexible in terms of leg angles - Centre column can be better built

    This tripod is a wish to carry and works very straight forward with no gimmicks and extra features as compared to other tripod models. This tripod have only an angle to stand out the legs but never once did I realised that this feature is lacking in my setup! I have travel with one extensively and have taken nature, wildlife, portriats etc with little difficulties. Believe or not, the short tripod gives you about eye level (I''m 1.87m tall) plus when extending short, it can even take my EOS 1v + 70-200 f2.8! The only reason why you would want to have such a tripod by your size is basically convenient. That''s all it is for.

    Customer Service

    Very bad in Singapore as the distributor don''t do much repair and takes a very long time.

    Similar Products Used:

    - Manfrotto tripods - Gitzos tripods

    OVERALL
    RATING
    5
    VALUE
    RATING
    4
    [Jun 06, 2001]
    Wilson Chow
    Casual

    Strength:

    Very stable, solid construction, compact size.

    Weakness:

    Relatively short in height especially trouble when locating behind fence.

    Very good travelling partner coz it can be totally put inside normal size packpad.
    Also, good to use with medium format waist level camera coz it is less demanding to use a tall tripod. Its price is around HK$1000. in HK which is enough to buy other brands tripod + head with reasonable good quality and product feature.

    Customer Service

    NO experience

    Similar Products Used:

    Gitzo 1127

    OVERALL
    RATING
    4
    VALUE
    RATING
    4
    [Dec 05, 1999]
    Rick Wong
    Professional
    Model Reviewed: G01 Weekend Standard

    Strength:

    Small, light

    Weakness:

    NO

    It's a small tripod but can support my Nikon N-90 with 70-200 2.8, It is a bit shakey with my 400mm and 500mm lenses. If I had the choice on a mono pod or my Gitzo I would pick the Gitzo. I did replace the head with a Novoflex Mini&magic ball head because the Gitzo head that came wit the tripod was too big to pack in my camera bag

    Similar Products Used:

    None

    OVERALL
    RATING
    4
    VALUE
    RATING
    3
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