Velbon CARMAGNE 640 Carbon Fiber Professional Photographic/Video Tripod
Details
- Availability:
- No longer available through SilverGelatin.net
- List Price:
- $649.99
- Average Customer Rating:
- 2.0 out of 5
- Manufacturer:
- HAKUBA
Features
- 2-section lift center column for quick and easy height adjustments
- Die-cast magnesium alloy body
- 3-position leg spread: normal, semi low-angle, and full low-angle
- Rubber-tipped feet for no-slip setups
- All metal, rubber-covered collar leg locks
Description
Velbon's tripod manufacturing experience and involvement in the photographic industry goes back 40 years. During those 40 years, they have manufactured some of the most innovative and original tripod designs and functions, as the number of patents held by the company will attest to, and quality oriented tripods ever produced.
The four-section carbon fiber legs and die-cast magnesium alloy components of this tripod combine to create a product that is lightweight and extremely strong. The lower section detaches to allow full low-angle tripod positioning. It is ideally suited for use with all 35mm SLRs and most medium- format cameras. The carbon fiber is an excellent vibration-absorbing material and is resistant to temperature changes.
Spotlight customer reviews
Good value but not as advertised.
[ Posted: 2002-06-06 ]
This Hakuba carbon fiber tripod is a lightweight well-made item that provides good value for the price. However, it is NOT the Velbon CARMAGNE 640 advertised. The CARMAGNE is a carbon fiber tripod with a magnesium top - hence the name CAR (for carbon) MAGNE (for magnesium). The item offered is the cheaper version manufactured by Hakuba (which I believe is the parent company of Velbon) and has ALUMINUM components, not magnesium...