Tripod Suggestion and Specs

[GuyMontag42]

Looking for some hopefully quick advice.

I recently got a Slik 632, which is great but not quite tall enough (37”) for me in a seated position. ~50” would be a desired height.

I love the 2 piece design for stability/durability, and am looking to keep weight as minimal as possible.

I hear people remove the legs on the 633 and 634, but I can’t find any specs on what height I’d end up with doing that, and what weight they’d be.

Any insight into this info, or where I could find it, would be excellent.

If there’s another tripod suggestion falling into these parameters (~50” tall, minimal weight, minimum amount of leg sections) feel free to suggest. For standing height I’d need ~80”, and I don’t have any desire carrying that weight.

 

[roosiebull]

I personally don’t know why slik seems to be the standard for affordable tripods, I currently use a 634 and I got it as an upgrade to my sirui T-024sk, i wanted something a little taller for standing, and it is ok in that regard, but comparing operation to the sirui, it sucks. The sirui is better in every regard besides maybe weight, but I don’t think it’s that much for similar spec tripods

After this year I’m ditching the slik and buying a taller sirui, it’s quieter, smoother, and locks better and is just nicer to use.

When it gets wet, the legs on the slick really start getting annoying. I think equivalent specs, sirui is cheaper too