快樂牛郎

$383 US wor  C fu, plus shipping/tax/duty/handling fee to Canada .. even US $ is so damn low  ...
Catpiano 發表於 2010/10/22 13:34

that's the price now
at one point it was around $150-$200

amazon has been using a pricing strategy where the price can change 70%-200% in a few days

another example

i got a toothbrush for $90 and less than a week later it was $69

Catpiano

I know .. from $90 to 69 ..  ~ 20% different, still reasonable, but $200 to $383 ..  

I looked at that tripod before, (or similar) always close to $300 US (with head) which is not too bad compare to buying one from HK.

Just like buying in HK, vs buying in China, some price different too ..  

For brand name tripot, such as Gitzo/manfrotto/cullmann etc, not much price different between here and Hong Kong, (~ 10-20%) so better buy local. (warranty and service is better too)

However, I still suggest Benro ..  great tripod for what you pay ..  just 1/2 to 1/3 price of brand name one.

^_^

嘉嘉

My bf just bought me a manfrotto for christmas~!

but I found out the max load capacity is only 1kg Orz
點算~~~ +o+
would be so bad if I tell him to refund and get one that can do heavier load......

lo_pak

回復 53# 嘉嘉

... Kind of weird for manfrotto... 1 kg load is just good enough for a DC... BC Camera is having the 190XPROB for $169.99, a good deal already...

嘉嘉

yeah I think this one is more to be designed for DC.....

I actually tried loading all my stuff onto the tripod and it still stand
but I also decided to tell my bf about it and he doesn't want me to use that tripod either
so hopefully we can refund it if he can find the receipt.....

lo_pak

回復 55# 嘉嘉

Good luck!

If you are a light duty photographer, this tripod may marginally fit your needs.

BiscottiGelato

which MF? I guess it's not the ones where head and legs are separate?

嘉嘉

回復  嘉嘉

Good luck!

If you are a light duty photographer, this tripod may marginally fit your n ...
lo_pak 發表於 2010-12-12 01:57

it does marginally fit my need for now (but still exceed the max load if I am putting flash on.....lol)

but for sure one day I will upgrade the body........+_+

嘉嘉

which MF? I guess it's not the ones where head and legs are separate?
BiscottiGelato 發表於 2010-12-12 02:07

no I don't think head can be separated
it's this one:
http://www.almostprofoto.com/manfrotto-785b-tripod/

Catpiano

2 lbs weight, and can only hold 2 lbs?? It looks nice and compact ..  but that is about the same load as those "jodi" tripod?? ( whatever name .. )