Gitzo 5540LS with Wimberley Head

Gitzo 5540LS Tripod Gitzo 5540LS is a great tripod! The combination of the lighter tripod and lighter 600f4AFS II is a real joy after a day of carrying them around in the field! I didn't hesitate for a moment dropping the couple of dimes to buy it once I was offered it. Once I tried the new G Lock System I was sold on the new technology. Why? Have you ever been focused on a great subject and you needed to raise the height of the tripod? You start to twist one of the leg locks, not really looking because you're watching the subject. You loosen it only to find it's the wrong one and now more than one leg is either loose or they are all too tight to deal with. You struggle with the tripod only to miss the shot. Well my friends, those days are GONE with the G Lock system!

Gitzo 5540LS Tripod, Wimberley Head and Nikon 600mm Lens Furthermore, the G Lock system permits us to have sturdier tripods while weighing less. Even better is the fact that the locks are better sealed, you more than likely won't have that grinding feeling anymore in your locks. I haven't even mentioned that the new G Locks only take a 1/4 turn to loosen or tighten and you CAN'T over tighten them.

All of this kinda over shadows the tripods are rock solid! I've had them in every environment you can imagine and they held not only their own, but the gear I entrusted to them. The 1548 tripod that the 5540LS is replacing is an original prototype I've been using since 1995. The only reason it's been replaced is because there is a better model, not that it needed replacing. The last place you can cheap out is on your tripod.
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