Advertisement feature Outdoors made easy MANFROTTOACCESSORIES Carrying your kit to the best outdoor locations can be enough to make you think twice, but Manfrotto’s new Off Road range will keep you on track for great photos
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For the ultimate landscape photos, you sometimes need to get to the most remote locations – inaccessible hills, deep valleys. It can mean carrying your kit over long distances, across difficult terrain, early in the morning when you’re not quite awake – it’s hard work. Spectacular images at the end
make the effort worthwhile, but there’s no point in making it more difficult. Manfrotto’s new Off Road range of camera supports, developed in collaboration with Fizan, industry leading specialists in the outdoor market, is designed to reduce the strain for any active or outdoor photographer.
Lightweight support
Hike and shoot
The Manfrotto Off Road PhotographicWalking Sticks give you all the support you need when hiking and taking pictures
Hiking and photography go hand-in-hand, but both need specialist equipment. The Manfrotto Off Road Photographic Walking Sticks double up on function to lighten your load, offering support for both you and your camera. One of the pair features a camera attachment at the top, meaning you can convert it into a monopod in moments by simply removing the cap and screwing it into the tripod mount on your camera. The monopod can hold a weight of up to 2.5kg and has a maximum height of 132.5cm, but the pair of sticks still has a combined weight of less than 400g and each folds down to 59.5cm. There’s no locking lever, keeping things compact, and the combination of handgrip and wrist strap allow you to achieve maximum stability whether walking or shooting. If you’re serious about hiking, but have to take your camera wherever you go, then the Off Road walking sticks are the perfect combination.
For stunning landscapes, you need a tripod, but weight is an issue on any photographic trek. That’s why the Off Road tripod is the lightest in the entire Manfrotto range, weighing just 650g. It folds up small too, with a total diameter of just five centimetres and a closed length of 55.5cm. Despite this, it can open out to a maximum height of 122cm, while the aluminium head holds a load of up to 2.5kg. The camera is easily mounted using the quick rotating wheel attachment, and there’s an integrated bubble level so you can be sure those horizons are level. It’s perfect for hikers who have a passion for photography, or any active photographer who wants reliable support without the weight.
π To find out more, go to www.manfrotto.co.uk.
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