Opinions on Manfroto/Bogen 124b tripod?

[peter_kim2]

I've never had anything other than a flimsy compact telescoping

tripod and wanted to get a 'real' one. Something around a hundred

dollars and small and light enough to carry inside a standard

bookbag and resonably well built. The 124B digital tripod seems to

be a great option supporting 7.7 pounds, weighing under 3 pounds and

folding to around 20 inches.

 

I'll be using it with either a Canon A-1 or an Elan 7e (the biggest

lenses I have are the ef 85mm and the ef 28-105 zoom) I was also

thinking about the Velbon Maxi343.

 

Does anyone have this tripod? Any good or bad experiences? There

seems to be a couple quick release mounts with this too on BandH. Do

I need one considering its a ballhead? There a standard no frills

one and one with a bubble level for 35.

 

Thanks everyone!

[raymond bradlau]

Sorry I dont own one but the soecs seem decent, I was thinking about one as a

backup since they are 3 lbs lighter than my current one. I find a ball head much better

for 35mm than a 3 way but Im a little put off by the fact you cant remove it from the

124b

 

BTW I think the Canon A-1 was my favorite 35mm camera ever, I beat the hell out of

it and just kept clicking away, I doubt my new AF would take half the abuse I gave the

A-1