Two vets qdt vs rrs 22i

[cq0302]

Could not find a thread that did a direct comparison. Does anyone have experience with both? Will be dedicated for nrl hunter use and PRs sportsman. Primary goal is stability. Is there a substantive difference in the two? Everyone says buy rrs and don’t look back. But, the two vets had a 2mm bigger diameter leg so I’m trying to decifer what about the two could be that different to justify the extra cost. The other option I looked at is the recon inverted. I’m generally a buy once cry once guy, but struggling to see a difference. If anything, I would assume the two vets would be more stable.

 

[alexnelon]

Two vets imports from china just like sirui, leofoto, benro, etc. Same stuff. (All those companies have American employees too so I don't wanna hear anything on that angle)

RRS is not chinese, and have really really stiff carbon.

I would never assume that any chinese tripod would be more stable than any RRS.

Baasically, once you get into that price range, RRS is the only option that makes sense.

 

[cq0302]

Thanks, that’s exactly the answer I was looking for , so the CF is actually a higher quality?


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[alexnelon]

Thanks, that’s exactly the answer I was looking for , so the CF is actually a higher quality?


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Yeah RRS is to carbon tubes as Swarovski is to binoculars.

But if I were going to overpay for an imported tripod specifically for NRLH/PRS, it would be the T3 Dauntless. That thing is nice.

 

[Kurts86]

Thanks, that’s exactly the answer I was looking for , so the CF is actually a higher quality?


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The stiffer tripods are going to have much more optimized fiber orientation arrangements and lower resin content. They are going to be pre-impregnated carbon fiber cloth whose orientation is optimized by layer into molds by with heat and pressure applied in an autoclave.

Cheaper tripods are going to pulltruded which is basically a weaving machine going through a bath of resin into a constant cross section mold/oven. You end up with a constant weave and higher resin content but at a much lower cost higher volume.

 

[Samson7x]

I'm sure the RRS is great, but I couldn't justify the price and went with the QDT. It is a great tripod and I have no complaints with it. Plenty sturdy enough for me.

 

[cq0302]

The stiffer tripods are going to have much more optimized fiber orientation arrangements and lower resin content. They are going to be pre-impregnated carbon fiber cloth whose orientation is optimized by layer into molds by with heat and pressure applied in an autoclave.

Cheaper tripods are going to pulltruded which is basically a weaving machine going through a bath of resin into a constant cross section mold/oven. You end up with a constant weave and higher resin content but at a much lower cost higher volume.

Very interesting, thank you for the information


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[lintond]

Yeah RRS is to carbon tubes as Swarovski is to binoculars.

But if I were going to overpay for an imported tripod specifically for NRLH/PRS, it would be the T3 Dauntless. That thing is nice.

I’ve got the dauntless and it’s a beast. Had the 22ic but it was a tad too short. Add the brass weights and now that sucker is super stable.


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