K&F Concept TC2634 Carbonstativ Bewertung
Improved lightweight carbon fibre tripod
Keith has used the K&F TC2534 tripod for general purpose work for a while, where its lightness and ease of use has helped his work – often outdoors or in busy working factories.
The new TC2634 adds a number of design changes that give a more robust feel without extra weight.
The tripod is available directly from K&F Concept
The TC2634
The tripod is superficially similar to the older TC2534 I’ve used a fair bit review. However the head is of a newer design for the ball mount, with the open frame design being very solid, as well as lighter and smaller.
The panoramic movement at the base of the head is nicely damped and the open frame ball design locks very positively.
The two bubble levels are good for quick levelling, although I tend to use a camera L bracket with built in levels,
The arca-swiss style baseplate is also lighter than before and the thin rubber strips give a good grip to the camera base, although you may wish to remove them if using some cameras with a tilt-out screen like my EOS RP, where the rubber hindered the screen folding out.
The release clips at the top of each leg are easier to operate, and the wide ‘wings’ on the centre column lock easier to grip.
Working lower
The leg catches are easier for both normal setup/foldaway and if you want to use the legs at a wider angle.
The centre post gives a useful amount of extension, if you need it, but with any tripod it’s better to keep this length shorter if possible.
The column is shown in normal use here. It can be withdrawn and inverted to mount the head/camera below the column lock if need be.
A monopod too
Ein Bein lässt sich abschrauben und dient gleichzeitig als Einbeinstativ, wenn es an der Mittelsäule befestigt wird. Sie entfernen den Taschen-/Gewichtsclip am unteren Ende der Säule, um das Bein einzuschrauben.
Der Gewindeabschnitt ist hier robuster, mit mehr Verwendung von Metallteilen als bei meinem TC2534. Ich muss zugeben, dass ich selten ein Einbeinstativ verwende, aber bei Bedarf ist es schnell da.
Das Stativ deckt alle meine normalen Arbeitshöhen ab, und ich habe eine Verlängerung für den Notfall, wenn ich kein wirklich hohes Stativ mitgenommen habe. Multi-Winkel-Stativ-Mittelsäule