Scott asked me about my camera (er, binocular) tripod. I said I thought it was a Manfrotto. I corrected myself. For certain the head was Manfrotto. Scott then revealed that his tripod was exactly the same. Holy cow! I had never seen another before. Same unique centre braces. Tall at 6 feet (good for tall astronomers). Same big round knobs for releasing the elevation clamp and leg braces. Identical round screw grips for the leg extensions.
I told Scott that when I was initially given the tripod, I was under the impression that the tripod proper was not Manfrotto. But at some point, a few years back, I had been convinced this was in fact not true. Someone assured me the tripod was Manfrotto, when I thought it was only the head.
He expressed his displeasure at the original head. And showed how he got around the problem with a second head attached to the first.
Showed him my mod, for the shoulder strap, thanks to Charles. Also told him about the leg clamp grips slipping and how I had to re-glue them.
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