Fred's right. Though I found the BenBo Mk1 easy to carry all day, as a percentage of my weight, it was a very small fraction. Depending on one's size, a tripod should be one that suits that person. I'd forgotten that I'm not a "medium". A Gitzo Studex is positively NOT recommended for the svelte user.
@fred, my twin shoots lots more than me, and can handhold to really low speeds. Lower than I can anyway. I'm pretty sure he was okay at 1/15th for a 50mm lens on 35mm SLR.
Fred's right. Though I found the BenBo Mk1 easy to carry all day, as a percentage of my weight, it was a very small fraction. Depending on one's size, a tripod should be one that suits that person. I'd forgotten that I'm not a "medium". A Gitzo Studex is positively NOT recommended for the svelte user.
@fred, my twin shoots lots more than me, and can handhold to really low speeds. Lower than I can anyway. I'm pretty sure he was okay at 1/15th for a 50mm lens on 35mm SLR.