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We\\u2019re now in the era where things are changing because factories in China can turn out carbon fiber legs that look and act just like the best Gitzo carbon fiber legs\\u2026 but I never really liked the way the Gitzo leg locks work and nobody seems to be cloning the Bogen flip-lock legs that I tend to prefer.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Based on the choices and my desire to get a fairly solid tripod leg for not much money, I picked the 055XB, which doesn\\u2019t have the funky ability to put the center post on the side but is designed to handle a lot of weight and lets me put different center posts in.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"The top of the tripod has a screw to loosen the center post, an eyelet to clip the Bogen Manfrotto strap to, and a hangar to hold some weight to hold the tripod down better.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"The center post is a triangular piece of metal to prevent rotation. 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When you\\u2019ve got the center post extended, you are turning a stable tripod into a monopod, so I kinda want the short center post because I\\u2019d worry about using the low-angle adapter all the time.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"The lever locks (which is really why I got the tripod in the first place) are apparently prone to coming undone over time. The tripod comes with a little plastic key to fix that, however, it just clips onto the legs and feels like something ready to get lost while carrying the tripod. The legs are three piece (less stuff to shake) black aluminum. They lock at four different angles. Two of the three legs are padded. There are also twist-lock legs available from other manufacturers, but I don\\u2019t like them nearly as much.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"The advantage of the four different angles is that you can get the tripod a lot lower by splaying the legs out.\"), mdx(\"h2\", null, \"My continuing love affair with Op/TECH straps\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"I decided to get the Op/TECH tripod strap, given how well it works with my RB67 to make it feel lighter.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Sadly, the Bogen/Manfrotto tripod doesn\\u2019t seem to have a proper eyelet on the legs or the center post to hook off of, so I had to get the sort that just wraps around the legs.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Either way, I came to loathe the tripod sack I had for my Sunpak. 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