ART Today's woot!, a Sunpak PRO523PX2 Carbon Fiber Tripod w/ Pistol Grip Head $99

[e.pie]

http://www.woot.com

Nice price, almost half off what B&H has it for

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/602859-REG/Sunpak_620_PISTOLGRPQR_Pro_523PX_Carbon_Fiber.html

 

[SkiMax]

damnit

 

[themolsen]

 

[FryingPan]

Pistol grip FTL.

 

[e.pie]

$70 off of Adorama's price too.

http://www.adorama.com/SUP523PX2.html

 

[e.pie]

Pistol grip FTL.

Meh, heads are swappable.

 

[MSIGuy]

Pistol grip FTL.

We sell those heads where I work, they are the biggest piece of shit I've ever had the misfortune of using. They are absolutely horrible, stay away, stay far away.

 

[smaug]

thanks for the heads up msiguy

 

[Valence]

Even with discount this is a bad deal?

 

[Gavin]

has anyone seen these in person?

 

[MSIGuy]

Even with discount this is a bad deal?

Well, the head is crap, and the legs I can imagine are just like all the other "carbon fiber" China made ones we sell. I wouldn't be surprised if the legs were graphite with a layer of carbon fiber on top.

So basically you're paying $100 for some heavy ass "carbon fiber" tripod that you still need a head for, of questionable quality.

I'd save up a little more money and look at some different alternatives if it were my money, I don't see this as a deal.

 

[Cicada]

i think they sell this one at best buy too; it's junk. the legs aren't very robust (as evidenced by the max load of 6.1 lbs).

 

[MSIGuy]

i think they sell this one at best buy too; it's junk. the legs aren't very robust (as evidenced by the max load of 6.1 lbs).

When a tripod weighs 4+ lbs and is made of CF, run...