Approaching The Scene 227: A Better Featherweight Travel Tripod

(LINKS BELOW): I've encountered so many tiny travel tripods that are just terrible to use. People frequently bring expensive little "travel" tripods to my workshops and I invariably find them incredibly frustrating. So I decided to create a better one. One that is rock solid, easy to use and never gets in the way of perfecting your composition. Here is the result. It weighs in at just 3.3 pounds complete, and I'm proud to carry and use it myself. In this video I'll share all the details.

LINKED TABLE OF CONTENTS:
00:00 Intro to ATS 227
00:52 My preferred rig is still my tall, light, fluid-head system
03:05 People want tiny travel tripods so I made this better one
04:30 At 3 lbs 6 oz, it's tall enough for me with no center column
05:35 It has a built in leveling adapter & epic lever clamp
06:50 Easy panoramas are possible despite it being a ball head
07:55 The Acratech GXP-SS is a marvel of engineering & quality
09:00 The 255CEX legs are solid & anchoring them with a stone bag
11:00 The GXP_SS even has a gimbal function for long lens action!
13:15 When do I carry this featherweight tripod?
17:26 Join our next free Office Hours

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