Carbon fibre tripod legs with three twist lock leg sections
The SLIK PRO CF-833 has three leg sections that when fully extended reach a height of over 1.7m but when completely retracted the tripod is about 600mm in length. It has a weight of just 1.55kgs but is capable of handling 7kgs of properly balanced equipment. So the SLIK PRO CF-833 would be usable with the highest number of tripod heads from SLIK and others the tripod has an industry standard 3/8 mount post that is reversible to 1/4-20.
The 800 series carbon fibre tripods all have legs made up of carbon fibre material that is actually comprised of 8 layers of inter-woven carbon strands that are then bonded together in a sealed high-pressure furnace producing strong light weight carbon fibre. The legs also feature A.R.S (Anti-Rotational System) is designed into the leg locks and do not allow the individual legs sections to rotate inside each other. Each leg also has an independent lock that sets in one 3 angles to vary the height and stance of the tripod. The three setting are for maximum height waist level or low angle photography close to the ground. The three leg sections are secured and loosened with twist locks. Because the legs are non-rotating you can unlock all of a leg’s stages at once by twisting the three large rubber grips with one hand. This enables fast setup.
Head mounting screw Corresponding to both U1/4 and U3/8 head mounting screws 3-steps leg angle adjustment Leg angle adjustable from a high position to a low position A.R.S (Anti-Rotation System) The A.R.S. systems prevent the leg tubes from rotating inside each other making it much easier to lock and release all the twist-release locks securely Leg lock system (crown-type) (PAT.) Twist lock system with double nut ring crown type (PAT.) Centre column hook Accessory hook capable of suspending a weight Exchangeable leg tips Leg tips can be exchanged to spike leg tips from rubber leg tips SPIKE SET is sold separately as an optional
