Leicester, 28th October 2009: Jessops, the UK’s leading photographic retailer has announced its new Jessops Carbon Fibre Major Tripod. The new Carbon tripod weighs in at a lightweight 1741g in total (leg 1240g and head 501g), and with a carry case and short centre column included for macro photograph, makes the Jessops Carbon Fibre Tripod perfect for carrying around to capture those great shots.
The new Jessops Carbon Fibre Tripod consists of carbon fibre legs and central column. The rapid sliding centre allows you to quickly and easily adjust the height of the tripod. It also comes with 3 way removable alloy magnesium quick release pan/tilt head, so you can promptly adjust or remove the camera from the tripod so you do not miss any of the action!
Other features of the Jessops Carbon Fibre Tripod include self adjusting flip locks on the tripod legs, rubber feet, retractable spikes to ensure a study position, leg warmers, spirit level and stabiliser hook. All of these features enable the user to achieve a sturdy, level position and the ability to achieve excellent photographs.
The height of the tripod when closed is 640mm and the maximum height it extends to is 1530mm. The Jessops Carbon Fibre Tripod is available from October for £149 from your local Jessops store or online at www.jessops.com