3 Legged Thing Review - Winston 2.0
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 23 июн 2020
- This video is my 3 Legged Thing review - of the Winston 2.0 tripod.
I bought this 3 Legged Thing tripod just before lockdown started and, not that I've had a chance to get out with it on a few photoshoots, I thought I would do a review video.
I'm going to cover the specifications of Winston 2.0, the features and, of course, what I like about it and anything that I don't like.
I hope you enjoy it
Not Subscribed yet? goo.gl/j64618
Other places to find me
My website and premium portfolio www.ralphgoldsmithphotography.com
Facebook / ralphgoldsmithphotography
Twitter / rrg_photography
Instagram ralph.golds...
Link to the 3 Legged Thing Winston 2.0 Product site - www.3leggedthing.com/winston2
Great that you're getting out and about again Ralph, and thanks for another interesting review.
Your initial review of the 3LT Brian last year gave me the confidence to get one and I really like it. I actually took the plunge at the start of this year (before you said you'd got Winston 2.0) to add a Leo 2.0 (Winston's little brother from the Pro range). I've not had much chance to use it yet with our Welsh version of lockdown so it's good to hear that Winston is shaping up as well as I'd expect. I wanted something more compact and lighter than Winston for carrying on long walks, but still stable enough to use with long lenses. And I really like the idea of all three legs being detachable - I've added the Vanz spiked feet so I can transform it into a tabletop tripod for use in wildlife hides.
Looking forward to more great videos from you!
I'm glad my earlier review of Brian was helpful and that you like it. I hope you'll get on well with Leo as well. More videos coming up. Thank you for watching and commenting
Very useful and informative, and unlike most reviews you covered how it actually performs! Nice change.
Glad you enjoyed it and the tripod is still doing well three years later. Thank you for watching and commenting
Congrats on your purchase Ralph. Glad to see you’re back out there and have kept safe during these times. Cheers sir
It's been a tough time. Hope you've kept safe and can get out an about soon (if not now). Thank you for watching and commenting
Nice review Ralph! Your review might be the one that convinced me to get it :) Especially the part where you mentioned a 150-600mm on this tripod working out. That is a lens I really want to have in the future so it's nice to know you tried that exact combination.
Subbed as well, interested to see what other content you have!
Glad it was helpful. Yes, the 150-600 works fine on this tripod (although I would be tempted to take out the centre column for very long exposures or in very windy conditions). Thank you for watching and commenting
Awesome review my friend. Keep up the good posts!
I'm glad you liked it. Thank you for watching and commenting
Very nice, im in the market for a new tripod soon. This looks pretty good, thanks for the review Ralph!
Glad you found the review interesting Paul. Thanks for watching and commenting
I’ve had my Winston for almost a year now. Absolutely rock solid. Performs today like the day I unboxed it, and it’s taken some abuse. 👏👏
I'm glad to hear that your Winston has stood up to time and abuse. Hopefully mine will as well. Thank you for watching and commenting
Ralph Goldsmith you’re very welcome. When I bought it I’d made my mind up on a leofoto tripod. Then I saw that people like Adam Gibbs, Gavin Hardcastle and Brendon Van Son were using 3 legged thing tripods. Plus it’s made in England. If it’s good for pros like those guys ...
@@DivorcedFL I think some (or at least one- BvS) of them is in the 3LT pro team.
you prolly dont give a shit but if you are bored like me during the covid times then you can watch all the new series on instaflixxer. I've been streaming with my gf for the last couple of days xD
@Clay Onyx Yup, have been using InstaFlixxer for months myself :D
Thanks for the review!
Hope you found it interesting Patty. Thank you for watching and commenting
Thank you for the unbiased review. Subscribed. I'm thinking about Winston, Albert, or an equivalent Benro. Too many choices.
I'm glad you found it useful Jerry. All good choices and it can be difficult to work out what's the best to go for, especially if you can't get your hand on the products to try them out. I hope you'll be happy with whatever you decide on. Thank you for watching, commenting and, of course, subscribing
Thumbs up ere' Ralph, great review of the Winston 2.0 - love the name. Good to see you using outside at long last - many thanks for sharing the info - keep safe :)
Glad you enjoyed it Shaun. Yes, 3LT have some interesting names. It's good to be able to get out and about but now the heat is getting to be a bit of a challenge. Thank you for watching and commenting
great review Ralph, i'm glad the positives out way the negatives, I have the Gitzo mountaineer and the only frustrating thing is the friction knob is over sensitive and can be annoying when you out in the field, but these minor things are easy to live with
Jim Cooke I’m glad you enjoyed the review Jim and I appreciate you taking the time to re comment after the first one disappeared. I suspect every tripod (like every other bit of kit) has something that we think could be better (don’t even get me started on backpacks) 😳 Thank you for watching and commenting (twice)
@@RalphGoldsmith your welcome Ralph 👍👍
Looks a good Tripod Ralph. I see a lot of Landscape photographers use that model Tripod on you tube. Thank you for sharing. Take care.
It seems pretty good so far John. Yes, I've seen a few using it or the previous version. Thank you for watching and commenting
...yep...I had the same with Brian....he gets a bit of a loose leg too when carrying without the centre column. But with the free multi-tool (that also has that handy bottle opener) there's no real faffing. I was thinking of trying a bit of thread lock, but i just do a check if I go columnless and all is good!😊 🇬🇧👍
Yes, it's a minor inconvenience and the tool is really useful and easy to carry with you (although I've never needed the bottle opener in the field yet😀 ). Thank you for watching and commenting
Great video mate, I have just got the version two aswell two winstons, my vlogging tripod has been upgraded lol 😂
Glad you like it. Winston 2.0 is working out great for me. I'm sticking with Brain for the vlogging tripod, Too much weight carrying two Winstons around. Thank you for watching and commenting
Ralph Goldsmith haha 😂
Hi Rslph great review & content I just picked up a Winston 2.0 and I’m finding the legs flex quite a lot
Is this something you’ve experienced and does it effect your final images?
Cheers Nick
Glad you enjoyed the review Nick. I've never had any issues with the Winston from a stability point of view. Most tripod legs have a bit of flex to them but so long as the tripod is firmly set down then Winston is rock solid (and I've used it with a Nikon D810 and a 150-600 lens). Thank you for watching and commenting
Nice video. I consider this tripod, but can you tell me if the head is secured to the tripod with screws? I had Brian before but constantly had problems with the head unscrewing itself, so fastening screws is a neccessity.
Glad you liked the video. No, there are no fixing screws on the head but there is a locking ring that clamps up to it.I actually find this useful as I can easily remove the centre column in the field if I want to get really low down but have it in normally if I need the extra height (something I sometimes need here due to the nature of the landscape). Thank you for watching and commenting
Great review and I purchased one on the strength of the video, however, the only further information I had to research beforehand was the load capacity at different tripod degrees, strange you didn't cover this area in the review
Glad it was helpful Michelle and I hope you will be happy with Winston. A good point on the load capacity. It's always a bit difficult to know how much detail on specifications to include in these reviews so that's why I included a link to the 3LT website for further information. Thank you for watching and commenting
What is the diameter of the round part in the tri-mount plate?
I am asking because I would like to use it with a gimbal head (Wimberley wh-200), which is compatible only with a 2 inch or larger flat mounting platform.
I don't think that would be possible with the Winston, it really doesn't have any flat area on top as there is a threaded tube for the centre column collar. I think some of the 'Legends' range from 3LT might have what you need. If in doubt I would suggest contacting them, they are really helpful. Thank you for watching and commenting
@@RalphGoldsmith Thanks!
Thank you! It seems reviews from people who actually purchased this model themselves are few and far between.
I'm glad you liked it. The video was almost four years ago and, although I have several other tripods, Winston is still the one I normally choose to take out. Thank you for watching and commenting
Ralph I am in the market for a new tripod and have looked at Winston and Leo. Is winston portable enough if you are walking with it? I have a budget tripod at the moment and when I put my Sigma 70-200mm (heavy lens) on the ball head it dips slightly which is annoying. So looking for something more sturdy
Hi Mark. Winston is very portable. It weighs in at about over 2KG (a bit less if you don't have the centre column in). Although I have gone over to a lightweight camera system I'm still using Winston most of the time and I do some fairly long hikes. Hope that helps
@@RalphGoldsmith thanks Ralph
Thanks, Ralph. I'm trying to decide on a tripod for landscape work and I want to avoid buying Chinese. That's not for technical reasons - I just think we've become too dependent on them. Buying a British-designed and made tripod is appealing, and your experience of this one seems to be good.
Glad you liked the review Howard. It's definitely British designed but I'm not sure about the actual manufacture location.... Thank you for watching and commenting
3 legged things are built in China too lol
Dear 3LT, he is not the only one with this loose leg problem. I find it more a grievance than he does, though.
Actually, I haven't had that problem for a long time, A few tightens and it seemed to sort itself out. Hope you get yours sorted. Thank you for watching and commenting
Thank for you for the very detailed review, Ralph, if you don't mind me calling you by your first name! 3 Legged Thing sells another tripod in the Winston's range called the Albert 2.0. I'm stumped as to whether I should get the Winston or the Albert. I want stability, but am also concerned about size. The Albert apparently folds up to a significantly shorter length compared to the Winston. Weight's not really my concern. The Albert could be taken through air travel carry-on, and strapped to a backpack, but fully extended it comes up 10 inches short compared to the Winston, when the center column is removed from consideration, and center columns, so I've read, when extended, add a significant amount of instability. Have you flown with or strapped to a backpack your Winston tripod? Have you had any problems in this regard if you have? Do you often use the center column in an extend configuration and if so do you notice any significant instability when you do?
I'm glad you found the review useful. I haven't travelled by air with Winston but I suspect it would be too large for most airlines to accept as part of the cabin / hand luggage. If I was going to travel with it I would put it into my hold luggage. If I was planning on travelling with only cabin bags then I would take a lightweight travel tripod instead, of course it wouldn't be quite as tall or stable but that's the compromise. You're right that extending the centre column will reduce stability but it does depend on the circumstances, long exposures with a heavy telephoto lens in windy conditions will be an issue but you can get away with a surprising amount otherwise if you're careful. Thank you for watching and commenting
@@RalphGoldsmith Thanks, Ralph! Took your advice into my purchase consideration overall, and eventually decided to buy the Albert 2.0. Not only can I travel with it, but carrying it with me in the car and on hikes will be easier as well. Folded it takes up very little space. I've used it a little and have found its versatility to be fantastic. Well constructed. Light. More stable than I had been anxious about. Granted I haven't yet used it outside in high winds. The tripod it's replacing was quite terrible and so this is a huge step up of course, but I think despite that I'm happy with it. Its constituent parts appear well machined, everything on it works relatively smoothly. If anybody reads this and are on the fence like I was maybe this will help them decide. I guess time will tell if the product holds up long term but I'm not very worried about it.
@@AuspiciousOncologist I'm glad the information was useful for you and I'm sure you'll be happy with your decision. If you do have any problems then 3LT have superb customer service as well
I brought a brain when they first came out, lovely tripod. I was also going to buy a Winston, but I shoot a lot of panos. If it had a level on the legs not the head I would of brought one. Shame there an excellent company
Brian is a great tripod for the size and weight. I do shoot panos but I can live without the levelling base(I think they do a levelling base on their 'Legends' range. Thank you for watching and commenting
THANKYOU...
Hope it was useful, Thank you for watching and commenting
👏👏👏
Glad you enjoyed it Stephen, Thank you for watching and commenting
@@RalphGoldsmith I’ve just managed to get one of these tripods so this video was really helpful, thanks Ralph
@@stephensmithphotography Glad it was helpful Stephen, Thank you for watching and commenting
It looks like they are selling larger rubber feet now.
Thank you for the heads up Vicki, I'll look into that
Not a very good grip, camera fell off. Camera and lens broke.
I'm very surprised to hear that. I've various used 3LT tripods over the last few years, including with some pretty heavy kit, and I've never found any issue with the grip and have confidently carried the tripod on my shoulder with a D810 and a 150-600 lens on. Might be worth contacting 3LT to see if there is some kind of fault with the particular head you have
@@RalphGoldsmith @RalphGoldsmith Trust me I was surprised too. I have quite a number of tripods and this has never happened before. I really like this tripod because it is lightweight and versatility so I use it for most of my work recently. I checked that the camera was well secure as always and turn to work on my computer for a while then suddenly I heard a loud crash and saw my camera and lens on the ground, broken. The orange base was still on the camera so it somehow slipped out of its grip. I was using a D810 with a nikon 105mm f1.4 lens. Sent them in for repairs today, still wait for a quote on that. Had to buy a new camera and lens so I can continue with my work but I'm honestly terrified of using this tripod ever again.
@@focusmediahouse001 Definitely sounds odd. Might be worth checking it carefully to see if there is an obvious fault and, if you find something, get in touch with 3LT
FINALLY...after 8 minutes of bullshit, you get to the review....
So.... I guess you didn't enjoy it then