Gitzo Explorer Series, 6X Carbon Fiber 4-Section Tripod Legs with Sliding Tilt & Swivel Column, Maximum Load 13.2 lbs. & Maximum Height 64.2".

• Whether you are photographing flowers in your garden, wildlife in the middle ofnowhere, your favourite football team winning the league or a conflict somewhere in the world, the Explorer should be there with you, making sure you get the shot.

• The next generation Carbon Fiber tripod, the Carbon 6X incorporates an improved tubing, that is stronger, lighter and as resistant as its 12 layer predecessor. Carbon '6X' is manufactured using a complex 3-D process, which weaves 6 layers of carbon fibre into smooth, solidly constructed tubes. The ALR Anti-Rotation Leg system makes it quick and easy to open and close the tripod.

• Simply turn all of the locking rings at once and the whole leg can be pulled out in seconds. These, and many other innovative features, characterise Gitzo's carbon tripods and are yet another example of why so many consider them to be the best tripods in the world.

• The Explorer incorporates many new ideas in tripod design; individually locking legs that can be fixed at any angle from 0° to 90° and a column that will tilt from the vertical, right over beyond the horizontal and lock solidly at any angle. A swivel at the lock on the column lets you position the angled column over a leg for stability, or between the spread legs to shoot straight down on to the floor.

• As the name suggests the Explorer is aimed at photographers working in the field, it is quick to use, rugged in construction and innovative in design. Whatever thetype of photography you do, the Explorer will help you to discover new ways of using a tripod, it will hold your camera steady in places you might never have thought of and let you capture pictures previously beyond your horizons.