Woo Hoo, Presenting Tripod
A week and a half ago, I broke my trusty Brazilian tripod. My dad came to the rescue by letting me know about a possible replacement. I received Papa's (my dad's dad) old tripod as an early Christmas/birthday present. Woo hoo!
To be perfectly honest, I wasn't sure if something with such age would be suitable for my needs. I pictured something really bulky, extremely heavy, with cumbersome controls. Papa's tripod shot down my pessimistic expectations. The release and adjustment controls are astonishingly well designed. The entire tripod is metal. This means it's not likely to fall apart like my past tripods. It's not nearly as light as my previous tripods, but it's not as heavy as it looks being made of metal - must be aluminum or something.
I put Tripod to immediate use, taking all sorts of snow pictures. I went out for a walk this evening, taking tons of night shots. I'll post those a bit later.