another gitzo tripod question and drypods
I am about to invest in a set of drypods. Usually when working at a low viewpoint in a lagoon I do not extend the leg columns. I have a gt2540 which seems to allow me only two angles to lock at ( the standard upright and then fully spread).
The question is this; the drypods seem to be best served covering the full length of the leg. I just experimented with just my wimberly head on the legs to see how solid the tripod seems with legs full extended and at the widest spread angle, and I am worried that this is not very strong. I wil be using a Nikon D2H and a 400mm afs-II and i would think that I'd want the legs at the shortest length to provide the maximum strength when they are fully spread. Does this make sense? I seem to shoot with them nearly always at the widest spread.
So to the drypods. I can cut a short version, and use the tripod as I do now but that would prevent me going into deep water. I guess so far I have not really been in deep water so that might be my best answer, but I am intrigued to hear peoples thoughts on whether to extend or not to extend when working at full spread.
cheers
gavin