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Originally Posted by Matsu
I've been look for a good cheap tripod...
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It's a cliché of course, but I don't think a good and cheap tripod exists. Tripods are good when they're well engineered: tough, light, and smooth in operation. That kind of old-fashioned engineering is never cheap, and least of all in 2011.
In fact, my fear that the D700 successor will have compromised mechanical quality was one reason I ended up taking this home today:
Another reason is that D700 prices have gone a bit crazy in France following the events in Sendai, and I panicked a bit. I'm soon going to be jobless, and my plan after that
requires a full-frame camera. Terrible timing, but I can't do much about that. I did find a shop with old prices (slightly high for two weeks ago, but lower than the new prices at the big e-commerce outfits). Bought their last D700.
Hope I can make those fat pixels sing!