Long Tripod Needed: I am 6'4" tall and have had two back surgeries which has left me unable to bend very well. I find it difficult to use my older tripods because of the combination of...

danielb59 Loc: The South

I am 6'4" tall and have had two back surgeries which has left me unable to bend very well. I find it difficult to use my older tripods because of the combination of my height and inability to stoop. Is there a tripod on the market made for lanky people?

Thanks in advance,
Dan

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

danielb59 wrote:

I am 6'4" tall and have had two back surgeries which has left me unable to bend very well. I find it difficult to use my older tripods because of the combination of my height and inability to stoop. Is there a tripod on the market made for lanky people?

Thanks in advance,
Dan

Most Pro level tripods are available in versions up to as high as 9'. Check out the offerings from Manfrotto/Bogen and from Gitzo. Be prepared to shell ous some serious cas though.
I am 6'5" tall and use the Bogen 3021 and 3046 models, it takes about 5 or 6" of my center column to reach my eye without stooping at all.

danielb59 Loc: The South

Thanks for the feed back MT Shooter. It really helps.

Dan

ephraim Imperio

danielb59 wrote:

I am 6'4" tall and have had two back surgeries which has left me unable to bend very well. I find it difficult to use my older tripods because of the combination of my height and inability to stoop. Is there a tripod on the market made for lanky people?

Thanks in advance,
Dan

Feisol makes a tripod called CT-3371 that have an extended maximum height of 80.7 inches with optional center column. ReallyBigCameras.com carries them.

ephraim Imperio

ephraim Imperio wrote:

danielb59 wrote:

I am 6'4" tall and have had two back surgeries which has left me unable to bend very well. I find it difficult to use my older tripods because of the combination of my height and inability to stoop. Is there a tripod on the market made for lanky people?

Thanks in advance,
Dan

Feisol makes a tripod called CT-3371 that have an extended maximum height of 80.7 inches with optional center column. ReallyBigCameras.com carries them.

http://reallybigcameras.com/Feisol/CT-3371_CT-3471

danielb59 Loc: The South

Thanks again to all. Will look into the suggestions.
Dan

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

MT Shooter wrote:

I am 6'5" tall and use the Bogen 3021 and 3046 models

I can tell from the angle of your avatar photo that you are tall. I was guessing 6'4".

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

jerryc41 wrote:

MT Shooter wrote:

I am 6'5" tall and use the Bogen 3021 and 3046 models

I can tell from the angle of your avatar photo that you are tall. I was guessing 6'4".

Jerry,
That one was taken by my daughter, she was only 4'8" last winter. She turned 10 today and is exactly 5' tall. She will be a 5 footer!

Willy Loc: Alaska

danielb59 wrote:

I am 6'4" tall and have had two back surgeries which has left me unable to bend very well. I find it difficult to use my older tripods because of the combination of my height and inability to stoop. Is there a tripod on the market made for lanky people?

Thanks in advance,
Dan

Here's a link with a decent guide for sizes.

http://reallyrightstuff.com/mmrrs/Images/gallery/choose_a_tripod.jpg

Look into a RRS ball head and an L-Plate for your camera.
The L-Plate makes swapping from horizontal to verticle a snap.

http://reallyrightstuff.com/Items.aspx?code=BALLHEADS&key=cat

RRS is top of the line equipment so its not cheap. After its mortgage is paid off, you will be happy you bought high end.

And here is my favorite link to post about tripods!
http://bythom.com/support.htm

melphoto60

danielb59 wrote:

I am 6'4" tall and have had two back surgeries which has left me unable to bend very well. I find it difficult to use my older tripods because of the combination of my height and inability to stoop. Is there a tripod on the market made for lanky people?

Thanks in advance,
Dan

look a greg cazillo.com has a video on the three legged thing jack tripod

Skibo Loc: Richmond, Va.

Check out the line of Induro tripods. Here's a link to their site. Great products!

http://www.indurogear.com/products_catalog_Carbon-CT-Series-8X-Tripods.html