- Heavy-duty tripod provides support for giant binoculars, cameras, spotters and telescopes
- Adjustable aluminum-tube legs with ridged helical locks have unusually wide leg spread for stability
- Height fully extended is 69 1/2". Weighs 7.5 lbs.
- Two-way fluid pan head with tension adjustment knobs on both axes for smooth, controlled motion
- Includes 1/4"-20 dovetail shoe, cushion/spike feet and bubble level. One-year limited warranty
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The Paragon HD-F2 tripod is constructed almost exclusively of aluminum, making it stronger at key stress points where other tripods fail. It features large, adjustable aluminum-tube legs with ridged helical locks. The legs are tri-braced to the center elevator housing for extra stability. The tripod is tall when fully extended, putting binoculars easily at eye level for most people. Unusually wide leg spread for greater stability. Tube legs 1-3/16" max. dia. Elevator shaft 1" dia., 13-1/2" travel. Height fully extended 69-1/2"; folds to 31-1/2". Weighs 7.5 lbs. The Paragon HD-F2 tripod comes with a two-way fluid-type pan head. It features tension adjustment knobs on both axes for wonderfully smooth, controlled motion. The pan head can be raised or lowered on its aluminum rack-and-pinion elevator post with a hinged hand crank. Panning is easy with the 11"-long adjustable handle. The quick-release 1/4"-20 dovetail shoe makes attaching and detaching your instrument from the pan head a snap. Other nice features include convertible cushion/spike feet and built-in bubble level. One-year limited warranty.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A good light weight tripod for spotter or camera,
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This review is from: Orion HD-F2 Paragon Tripod (Electronics)
I had been using this tripod with my 35mm cameras, medium format cameras (Hasselblads), ETX90 spotting scope and Orion Short Tube 80 refractor. The tripod performs well in most cases, and has a built in bubble level to help in leveling the tripod. The only shortcomings are that the pan head is difficult to adjust in small increments, so centering items in the telescopes are not as effortless as one would like. This tripod is a great platform for a 35mm camera or a medium format camera with shorter lenses. I have since "graduated" to the beefier Orion Paragon-Plus XHD Tripod for my heavier equipment, but still use the Paragon HD-F2 occasionally.
In extremely cold weather, I have had the plastic ring that holds the braces to the central column break. I was not using equal preassure when folding the legs while wearing gloves.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pleasant surprise,
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I bought this tripod used from an Amazon Seller and I absolutely love it! It's super compact, lightweight and works great with my small 102mm Mak-Cass telescope and with my 12X60 binoculars. The tripod I got came with a carrying case, which makes it a snap to grab it and go. I highly recommend it.
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