A lot of the pluses may not be as important or even germane to shooting rests, but some certainly remain so.
Again in photography with long shutter shooting, vibration kills detail. Larger tube diameter with CF = more vibration dampening. So anytime you don't need to use them, bonus. The lowest legs sections are the smallest diameter, and therefore have the most flex. Well, my feeling after years of using tripods for photography with very pricey heavy long wildlife lenses (as much as $10k for a lens) Bigger is better! (but heaviest is NOT best)Īdditional height (for photography) is about using it for odd angles. While I’m happy with the RT90C I will say the Anvil 30 is worth the money though- great ballhead for shooting from, very quick to manipulate between scanning and locked.
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For my first “heavy duty” shooting tripod setup I’m very happy with the RT90C / Anvil 30 combo and if I ever want to upgrade later I already have the Anvil 30 and just need the tripod from RRS. I can live with that for the money saved. The RRS apex is smaller so it’s about a pound lighter and a bit more compact when folded than the RT90C. Also, the leg locks on the RRS TFCT are better requiring less rotation to lock and unlock which is nice for fast manipulation.
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I’d say the RT90C with the Anvil 30 on top works 85% as well as a full Really Right Stuff TFCT series 3 tripod with Anvil 30 ballhead for about 55% of the cost… the Innorel/Artcise tripod leg couplers aren’t quite as stout/stiff as an RRS TFCT tripod and allow a bit more movement, but they’re quite close. The next size tripod down (Innorel 324C I believe) has a smaller apex and is lighter than the RT90C and probably more than stable and sturdy enough for airgun use.
Nice and stable at standing height with my 18# ground squirrel and coyote powder burner locked on top.įor air rifles, it is very stable but certainly overkill IMO. No problems shooting a 20# 300 PRC or 338 Norma Mag from it.
Works great, but is a bit heavy as you mentioned… but I also use it for large powder burners, so in that case the strength and weight of the larger RT90C come in handy. I’ve got an Innorel RT90C (same as the Artcise) with a custom aluminum adapter plate made by a sniper's hide forum member that interfaces with the taper lock on a Really Right Stuff Anvil 30 ball head. So, If you are after a tripod and don't want to buy the Bog DeathGripīe mindful of how much bipod you really need or you may end up with more than you bargained for. Had I known I how heavy duty this thing really is I would have gone down a step to the At about six pounds it is not overly heavy for what it will do but it is way more than I expected. I believe that most companies stretch the truth a bit about their specs so when I saw this thing is posed to support 88lbs I figured in reality half that but no this no doubt will do it all. Received it today and wow! This thing is built! The 40mm leg diameter is a bit much in reality and being a bit height challenged, my feet barely reach the ground, I don't even need to extend the forth section of the legs at all. The thing just looked strong so I bought it. The machined aluminum top plate would not flex like the plastic Slik unit did. I thought that the 40mm tube diameter would be good and strong and never fail me. So, I scoured the net and after several hours narrowed it down to the Artcise AS-90C or the Innorel RT-90C which are basically the same unit. Sunpak DigiPro Compact 5-Section Tripod (Silver) with Ballhead - Supports 3.3 lb (1.I decided I needed a better tripod as my decades old Slik U-212 flexes at the head a bit too much for my liking. In fact, you can leave it attached to the camera hanging on your neck and you will barely notice it's there. Not for use with a camera and a heavy lens, but it's actually very nice for general use because you can stick it in your backpack or carry it around as if it's not there. So I took a chance recently and ordered a SunPak DigiPro CS, which is a really compact and light tripod. I rarely wanted to carry the u9000 around, even though it's pretty light. Moral of the story: Beware of plastic when picking a tripod, especially for load bearing parts and cranks.įWIW, I was going to buy a nice new tripod, but my other issue with tripods is weight. We only sorted them by the patterns of dirt on the legs. When we went to sort things out, both scalvert and I had U9000s, and both had the same broken crank. When we did our DPC get together a year ago, we met at a local mall and scalvert and others packed in my car and threw there stuff in the back. It is a nice tripod overall, but has a plastic crank for the center column. Don't know that tripod, but I have a Slik U9000.
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