Tripod weight rating plus ballhead weight rating

[brucem]

I went into a camera shop today, and the salesman told me that the tripod could take 5kg, and the ballhead 2kg, so it could take a total of 7kg. Surely you can't add the 2 together like that??

 

[BigAl-sa]

I went into a camera shop today, and the salesman told me that the tripod could take 5kg, and the ballhead 2kg, so it could take a total of 7kg. Surely you can't add the 2 together like that??

No. The ballhead will prolly slip with anything over 2kg (which is a bigma without a camera).

 

[koffiejunkie]

I went into a camera shop today, and the salesman told me that the tripod could take 5kg, and the ballhead 2kg, so it could take a total of 7kg. Surely you can't add the 2 together like that??

That's why he's working in a camera shop instead of in the field shooting

 

[Edduck]

I went into a camera shop today, and the salesman told me that the tripod could take 5kg, and the ballhead 2kg, so it could take a total of 7kg. Surely you can't add the 2 together like that??

LOL, unless you're in ORMS or ODP shop I doubt that 99% of camera shop salesmen know anything about real photography stuff...... I was in my local fotofirst (the owner knows just about everything about tog stuff, so I guess he is exception). He has the Manfrotto 055CX carbon legs on sale in the shop, OMG I want it so badly!!! Super super light and so so sturdy!!

 

[brucem]

Funnily enough, I was in 1 of the 2 shops you mention...

 

[Quantum Theory]

Funnily enough, I was in 1 of the 2 shops you mention...

Interesting. Which?

 

[hilton]

Bet it's the one in Cape Town

 

[Quantum Theory]

I've had nothing but knowledgeable service from Orms. I would be surprised if it was one of their salespeople...