Manfrotto 058B Black Tripod Legs (Height 17.4 - 85.5", Maximum Load 26.50 lbs) (#058B) Product Description:
Product Description
A favorite professional tripod for medium format cameras up to 5 X 4", the 3251 is one of the most exciting tripods in the whole Manfrotto line. Features patented automatic simultaneous or individual leg release system that permits the legs to be extended, the tripod levelled (spirit level included) and locked in seconds without the need for individual leg adjustment. Rubber feet with retractable spiked feet are standard.This tripod is capable of extremely low camera position with the platform at only 17", yet has the ability to go up and stand over 7 feet!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
The Best Tripod
By steveofoto1
...if you're an architectural or landscape photographer or if you have particularly heavy equipment. If feels like you could park a Humvee on it when you have the camera mounted. It's steady as a rock. I'm an architectural photographer who needs to work with all parts of the camera level: tripod, head, and camera. The base level adjustments allow you to level the legs from the base (at camera level) which makes getting the legs level fast and easy. You can also raise it to a tad over 8 feet (extensions purchased separately can take it even higher). I love the geared center column because it allows for micro height adjustments and is also dead on steady when tightened down. Negatives: I haven't quite mastered on how to securely tighten the smallest leg extensions. They want to slip if they're not extended all the way. Secondly, weight. This is not a tripod that you'll want to haul miles along a trail for landscape photography unless you have a horse or an assistant with a strong back.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.Manfrotto 3251B Tripod
By Allan R. Soucy
More than capable of supporting my RB67 Pro SD w/ 500mm lens, a 400 geared head and a few accessories. Very stable with a "pleasure to use" leg system. Excellent quality and finish. If you don't mind the weight of this unit, especially getting to a field location, this is a must have.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Heavy pro tripod great for studio and astronomy photography
By N. D. Graham
I bought a used copy of the 3251 on eBay for $150. When it arrived, one of the legs did not function. Fortunately, I was able to dismantle it and free up the part that had jammed. A little lubricant and it was working again as good as new. I like this tripod for taking indoor studio portraits and outdoor shots of the moon with a 1000mm equivalent lens that has to be rock steady for clear photos yet tall and maneuverable enough to follow the moon trajectory between shots. As the other posts here suggest, this is a heavy beast that you can't really take into the field unless you can drive in. In short this is the best large tripod I will ever have.
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