The Cullmann tripod is at least inside the bomb, even with the last extract on the legs and center bar. Slow shutter speeds result in any blurring, at least when working with short self-timer. The legs have 3 drawers, with fully extended center bar to get to approximately 1.70 m (my eye level is well under it ...). The legs are fully covered until the first extract (equivalent to approximately 35 cm in length), very pleasant feel, down with unscrewed spikes. The central bar seems a bit windy for my Canon 500D with zoom 28/200 but no problem, even at the full telephoto.
You can spread my legs strong and unscrew the central pole in half, so you come to a ground of 31 cm. In the level one might use a "bean bag" but alternatively.
The Manfrotto tripod has almost identical legs, but only 2 extracts, there is no relation to the Cullmann the "thinnest" floor. Also, the center bar that makes a less windy impression not divisible. Therefore ranging width of the stand is with 63-143 cm far below the possibilities of Cullmann, although here too the legs extremely expandable and therefore "shortened" are. The center bar has two brakes, mandatory lateral screw, as well as an additional tightening ring on the center bar itself, the handling becomes a little more complicated (or I have not yet optimal out) ...
Again found no camera shake (in the interior) a long exposure. The top height of 143 cm seems to me due to the long outstanding center bar but already much verwacklungsgefährdeter as the same height (all I need so, "eye level") when Cullmann, where due to the longer legs barely used center bar.
A disadvantage of the "long legs", however: The footprint that you need, thereby naturally increases. In a large room no problem, but in narrow or out ??
So far, so good, much speaks for the Cullmann. But who has ever tried the knob, will no longer be pleased with a 3-way thing! Do I need to loosen 3 screws (or one of them is a turning handle - and even with the left ...) to again align a camera ?! Add to this that the "Vertical adjustment" is really very difficult, that makes no fun at all. An advantage is only where you want to "down" pivot only "high" or perfectly horizontally oriented camera, because the horizon does not change during the adjustment in the vertical. Otherwise, the knob is simply brilliant, especially as the popular Panorama photos can familiarize yourself with an extra rotary level without adjustment at once set knob.
Conclusion: I'll return the Cullmann, with a crying eye.
