A Simple Design Tweak Makes This Tripod 30 Percent Smaller When Collapsed

In hindsight it seems like the most obvious way to design a folding tripod's center support column, but Giottos' new Silk Road YTL series are actually the first to use a clever three-way, Y-shaped post making the whole package about 30 percent more compact when collapsed. More »

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