Manfrotto 055C tripod on EBAY going cheap , 4hours left

MyPix · 14-02-2006, 18:15

as above,

postage is free for this item , and its less than half price at the moment,also includes a 141rc ( i think ) head ............ 4 hours or so left

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1

MyPix

ps , current jessop price is £155.00 all in

CT · 14-02-2006, 20:08

Damn... that's cheap, although there could be people hanging back on it.

I can't find any info on the 055C Steve. Do you know if the legs splay out for low down shots and if the centre column can be mounted horizontally? I need to know.. I might be tempted.

MyPix · 14-02-2006, 20:29

the 055c is the ' classic ' it is now badged as the ' CL ' tho the pod its self is no different, and it is the polished alluminium ( silver ) in finish

the legs will splay out for low level and can even be set at different angles to each other at the same time , there are 4 preset leg angles plus any position you like , but there is no provision for the ' horizontal ' mounting of the center column , that is a feature of the ' pro ' versions, but this is really the only difference between the two , it will also put the head to over 6 feet off the ground, about 12 inches higher than a 190.

for reference, the 055 has thicker more sturdy legs than its brother the 190,

i have the 055 pro in black , to be honest , its the best pod i have ever touched and way too good for the likes of me, lol

http://www.manfrotto.com/Jahia/cache...lsf=68&child=2

MyPix

ps........who is ' Steve ' ?

CT · 14-02-2006, 20:44

Thanks for that.

I have a Manfrotto Pofessional ART 144 which I've had probably 20 years. It's very like the 055C except that the legs don't splay for low down shots.

I really want the splaying legs and the horizontal mounting centre column, so I'll pass this one up then. I've bought two tripods and I'm determined that next time I'm going to get it right.

You're not a Steve then? LOL

Gemok · 14-02-2006, 20:47

I'll be wathcing it till the last second

I could do with a tripod

MyPix · 14-02-2006, 20:50

Steve.....nup.

try...Vince, lol

i thought long and hard about the one i just bought, i even ' test drove ' a 190B , but found it a bit small, but still a v-good pod, and pushed me in the direction of the 055 , and for the price i paid the 055ProB was the one for me, and is advertised as ' fully accessorisable ' which means you can fit prety much anything made by manfrotto onto it ?

MyPix

KenCo1964 · 14-02-2006, 20:52

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Originally Posted by CT

You're not a Steve then? LOL

Even I knew it was Vince...Colin.

MyPix · 14-02-2006, 20:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gemok

I'll be wathcing it till the last second

I could do with a tripod

if the price stays below £100, you will have a bargain , especially as its ' post free ' and the head is included

MyPix.....just my opinion boys and girls and i take nothing away from any other brand or level of other tripod...........

CT · 14-02-2006, 21:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by MyPix

Steve.....nup.

try...Vince, lol

I knew there was a 'V' in it though.

Joe T · 14-02-2006, 21:00

I have the MF (carbon fibre) version of the 055, and although I havent had it long I have no complaints. Seems like a great tripod to me.

***Dave*** · 14-02-2006, 21:09

Can see a couple of you bidding against each other on this

MyPix · 14-02-2006, 21:13

well, the best thing is to think of the most you want to pay, bung in a bid and see if you thought it was worth more than the next guy,

cuz bidding ' just one more quid ' will never get you this sort of item

MyPix

RobertP · 14-02-2006, 21:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by MyPix

well, the best thing is to think of the most you want to pay, bung in a bid and see if you thought it was worth more than the next guy,
MyPix

But do it in the last 15 seconds otherwise someone will keep nudging up their bid just to see how far you went

MyPix · 14-02-2006, 21:28

well in that case it is worth more to them than you , and you didnt spend any money.......

Mypix

RobertP · 14-02-2006, 21:34

I have bid on something where I could not be there for the end.... say I bid £20. I don't win and it sells for £21.
Another time i am there and I bid £20 in the last 15 seconds and I win the item for £14.
Same item different approach. Sniping is not in the spirit of fair play perhaps but it definitely works.
As a seller I have seem most things double in price in the last 15 seconds. The price before the end is only a guide - its the final bid that counts.

MyPix · 14-02-2006, 21:49

i understand, but in the first instance, the winning bid may have been £21 but the buyer entered £40, but it only had to beat you by £1 over your best bid,

i personally have feedback of 590 and know that it all depend on the day and how much you are willing to pay for something compared to the next person that wants it

anyways,

the highest bidder wins, bargain or no....
MyPix