Digital Cameras Ratings: Manfrotto 475B Pro Geared Tripod without Head (Black) Review

Average Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars

(More customer reviews)I bought this tripod primarily because I severely injured my right hand, and I need the geared center column to be able to raise or lower my camera with any degree of accuracy.I wish I had bought it years ago for the stability.Matched with a 410 head, I have no problems dialing in a close subject with a D300 and any lens; Nikkor 105 Micro, 24-70 and 70-200 f2.8's, or even a Sigma 150-500.I set all of them up with a LensAlign, and the camera remained firmly on target for hours at a time.Noticeably absent was any kind of droop between adjusting the height and tightening down the center column, and any movement while framing other than what I wanted, and that's with the center column up about 5".I thought my old Bogen 3021 was sturdy, but this puts it to shame.Two drawbacks, first the footprint is huge, you need 4-6 feet between each leg, and second, it's kinda heavy.Its not 'too' heavy, I would carry it a couple of blocks, but no way is it going up a trail.I'd give it a try if you're getting frustrated with 'drooping' or swaying in the wind.

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Product Description:

All aluminum construction and unrivalled in stability, the 475B Pro Geared Tripod incorporates a unique centre brace structure system, reliable quick-action leg locks, non-rollback three faceted centre column, spirit level and rubber/metal spiked feet. The revolutionary centre brace system can be operated in a symmetric or asymmetric way. This allows you to achieve two important results: fast positioning by locking the braces so that all of the legs will spread to the same angle and open instantly, or individual setting of the angle of each leg for the ultimate in tripod flexibility. To avoid annoying delays in leveling the tripod, the telescopic centre braces have been designed with two click stop positions that allow you to easily find the same spread angle on all three legs. The second improvement has been made to the leg locking system.