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I hauled the D3, D300, a flash and five lenses up Stickle Pike last night, Christopher carried my lightweight? (Not very!) Benbo tripod.
Once up there the Benbo wasn't heavy enough, it just sits on the ground, grass in this case. The exposed location meant strong winds. So the assembly vibrated in the wind, 30 seconds exposures resulted in soft images. Waste of all the effort carrying the gear up there. Should have taken the heavy tripod. It has spikes which you push into the ground by stamping on a little bracket provided for the purpose. Result is a pretty well rock solid mount.
Where do you stop?
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Robert.