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Sunpak Pro 423PX Carbon Fiber Tripod
$79.99 + $5 Shipping
Condition: New

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Whew thats an expensive tripod.

I wonder how hard this is to damage.

[Insert Random and Not Funny War of the Worlds Reference]

SnapD2000 wrote:Whew thats an expensive tripod.

Must have a state-of-the-art super tiny camera attached at the top. I'm in for three!

Carbon fiber is stronger than steel and weighs much less! Think about that next time you are packing for a space shuttle mission.

hmm... going to be here awhile

SnapD2000 wrote:Whew thats an expensive tripod.

It is carbon fibre. Probably very light and strong.

Also, being carbon fibre if you attach four wheels and an engine to it- you could probably enter it into next years indy 500.

Seems like a good deal if you're looking for a tripod. I've seen good reviews around for this tripod, and can't find it anywhere else for less than $120ish. So, it looks like a pretty good deal for this tripod!

$149 at B&H:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?is=REG&sku=740306&Q=&O=&A=details

$130 at Amazon, and with very good reviews: four stars.

Backed over one of these before...Only thing that showed it was the dirt on the handle!

I'm not sure I ever used a tri-pod before.

I keep hearing that carbon fiber is the shizz for tripods - light, strong, dampens vibrations.

Usually see these for a lot more.

Hold onto that hex key you need it to tighten the legs when they loosen up!

I want a four legged tripod. Any fewer than 4 legs and the tripod is not worth $79 to me.

SnapD2000 wrote:Whew thats an expensive tripod.

Not if you compare it to some of the other pro carbon tripods... you'd be looking at speding $300 on a good one usually.

nickstewartroc wrote:Backed over one of these before...Only thing that showed it was the dirt on the handle!

Why would you back over a tripod?

gamer4life18 wrote:Seems like a good deal if you're looking for a tripod. I've seen good reviews around for this tripod, and can't find it anywhere else for less than $120ish. So, it looks like a pretty good deal for this tripod!

Writing "tripod" three times won't make it appear. You need to click the big button.

seahokedrama wrote:I want a four legged tripod. Any fewer than 4 legs and the tripod is not worth $79 to me.

a quadpod?

Who wants to see my impression of a tripod?

SnapD2000 wrote:Whew thats an expensive tripod.

Oh, you are SO wrong there. This one is CHEAP. I have two others, the cheapest was $170 without a head on it. And I just bought it this week. DAMN YOU WOOT

Will an AR-15 mount to this?

Specifications

Maximum Height:64.75”
Minimum Height:9.5”
Folded Length:24.3”

I guess the minimum height is it laying on its side?

I bet you could put an eye out with that.

Maybe I can play the drum while I use the tool to water the hand vac on the tripod

steveng86 wrote:[Insert Random and Not Funny War of the Worlds Reference]

Forget War of the Worlds- John Christopher's trilogy fits better:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tripods

seahokedrama wrote:I want a four legged tripod. Any fewer than 4 legs and the tripod is not worth $79 to me.

Any more than three legs, and it ceases to be a tripod...

http://www.amazon.com/Sunpak-Tripod-Section-Compact-Pistol/dp/B0046R0ZJE

Good reviews on Amazon. Price on Woot is almost half.

cliff75 wrote:Who wants to see my impression of a tripod?

I'm told it falls short.

SnapD2000 wrote:Whew thats an expensive tripod.

I paid about half-again for a similar tripod, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat. The carbon fiber tripods are strong and sturdy, but lightweight (important when you're already carrying heavy camera gear). This one has the option for upside-down camera-mounting, for macro photography, which is nice, too.

troller11 wrote:Oh, you are SO wrong there. This one is CHEAP. I have two others, the cheapest was $170 without a head on it. And I just bought it this week. DAMN YOU WOOT

HEAD?

The spec says it can support over 15lbs.
I have been looking for a tripod to use with my turducken deep fryer.

I own two Sunpak Pro 7500 tripods for my videography business and they are excellent. After 6 years, the only wear is the bubble levels have both broken.

I would jump on these if I needed a tripod.

zylent wrote:Any more than three legs, and it ceases to be a tripod...

Yeah? Damn.

tempest1964 wrote:Will an AR-15 mount to this?

An adaptor that interfaces between a Picatinny rail and a standard camera mount? Why not? What could possibly go wrong?

brasssong wrote:The spec says it can support over 15lbs.
I have been looking for a tripod to use with my turducken deep frier.

I don't know that I'd trust anything with only three legs to my turducken fryer.

bratib wrote:I guess the minimum height is it laying on its side?

If it's like my current tripod you can actually open the legs up super-wide, so that the camera is lower to the ground but still balanced steadily. This could also refer to the upside-down camera-mounting option, which would put the camera even closer to the ground.

SnapD2000 wrote:Whew thats an expensive tripod.

HA!