Recently Michael Reichmann wrote a piece at the Luminous Landscape web site about his trial of the Induro C413 tripod during his recent expedition to Antarctica. (See Testing the Carbon Fiber Induro C413 in Antarctica.) In general he praised the tripod and suggested that Infuro might compete with better known brands like Gitzo and Manfrotto. He concluded:

The new Induro Carbon Fibre tripods are a very worthwhile addition to the marketplace. Professional photographers now have a strong alternative to the Gitzo line, and Induro will likely garner some significant marketshare.

I had a chance to check out these tripods at a local camera shop recently, and they seemed pretty impressive to me. I’m considering the C313 model which is smaller than the one that Reichmann tested but otherwise quite similar.

There is just one problem. I recently posted messages on a few photography discussion forums and asked if anyone had any experience, good or bad, with these tripods – in particular the C3.. and C4xx models. I got exactly zero response. I’d love to hear from anyone who has any experiece with these models in the Induro line before I buy one.
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