Gitzo G1001 Weekend Standard Tripods
Gitzo G1001 Weekend Standard Tripods
USER REVIEWS
[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. |
[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 |
[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. Customer Service NO experience Similar Products Used: Gitzo 1127 |
[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 |