An exploration of stability
In a previous series of posts, I have laid out the models used for fitting stiffness vs height data, tested the Manfrotto MT055 tripods, tested a bunch of tripods, and compared the stiffness vs height for some very similar Really Right Stuff tripods. In these posts we learned that we could not fit the stiffness […]
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I have been occasionally testing the stiffness vs center column extension for various tripods, finding fairly consistent results. Recently though, I tested the center column stiffness on the Really Right Stuff TQC-14 and was surprised to find that the yaw (side to side motions) stiffness dropped off dramatically less than I had seen for the […]
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Testing the stiffness of tripods has been a long time coming, and I am finally getting around to it. Up until now, I have been reporting the stiffness of tripods at their maximum height. This is the most natural approach, and most people are going to use their tripod at maximum leg extension most of […]
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This is part of a series of posts I am doing on the stiffness of tripods versus how far the center column has been raised. I have previously tested the Gitzo GT2542 and Gitzo GT1545T tripods and found that the stiffness about both axes decreased in a linear fashion to around 55% as the center […]
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