A direct head to head contest between the two though will be the best evidence we have to date regarding the superiority of one vs. I tested the stiffness and damping of the two tripods in the standard way that I do for the rankings.
Ten measurements are taken on each tripod at full height center column down and averaged. That is about as close to a tie as it comes. All of the measurements are within error of each other. I see absolutely no difference in stiffness between the two tripods here. If there is a difference in stiffness, it is too small for me to detect, and certainly too small to make any difference in photography. The biggest difference between the two tripods is that the lever lock version weighs grams 3.
This data does not imply that all lever locks are equivalent to twist locks. But, if there is a difference in performance in general, I have yet to find any evidence of that. It is of course still reasonable to have a preference for one type of lock based on ergonomics.
Just not performance. I dunno, every guy seems to have their gadget fixation, watches, cars, headphones… mine is tripods…. Anyways, you should definitely check into the Slik lineups a little bit more. They do have at least one lineup that has had both twist-lock and lever-lock iterations if you buy one generation or another. You might have to acquire one or both of them used, but they do exist in nearly identical forms.
Obviously I obsess over tripods too, so I understand. I will bump Slik up my priority list. You are not the only one who has suggested I test them. I believe they just released some updated versions of their tripods, so the time is ripe. Seems like the Lite CF has been discontinued. The PRO seems like is the most comparable model. Thanks for this. I agree with you now, having just looked at their new carbon fibre range.
Oben also makes tripods with either twist or lever locks. Which models specifically? To me it looked like the aluminum ones had flip locks while the carbon fiber ones had twist. My bad. There are a few aluminum with twist, and a few carbon fiber with levers, but no combination. Would there be any difference in how much you tighten the twist locks? Do you use a torque wrench to tighten twist locks? Conceivably yes, there could be some effect on stiffness vs the tightening of the twist locks.
So no torque wrench. I just tightened them as I would in use. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
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