RRS or Crux tripod

[7WSMShooter]

Ok, looking for quality tripod for shooting matches/hunting and want to be stable, lightish,
American made and be able to attach to Arca and pic. do any of you guys have experience with
both brands.
thanks

 

[Forward543]

RRS. I have been around both. I like the RRS better.

 

[hic28]

RRS. I have been around both. I like the RRS better.

/end thread

I might be biased though

 

[AIAW]

/end thread

I might be biased though

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Nay, it's all good

 

[7WSMShooter]

Well that’s a tripod collection.

 

[hic28]

Well that’s a tripod collection.

gotta get all the angles

 

[SonicBurlap]

Jobu Design Algonquin TCF36 doesn't have the cheap rubber leg locks which will fail in extreme cold.

TCF-36-Algonquin Carbon Tripod

www.jobu-design.com

 

[Fishin6061]

I’m in the same boat and can’t make a decision either. I think the wipers are better in the RRS. This may be a consideration concerning the dusty environment we have out west.

 

[SonicBurlap]

Dusty environment has never been an issue for me with the Jobu Design, always worked fine from Alaska to Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Colorado.

 

[E. Bryant]

Jobu Design Algonquin TCF36 doesn't have the cheap rubber leg locks which will fail in extreme cold.

TCF-36-Algonquin Carbon Tripod

www.jobu-design.com

He said American-made. Those are Canadian.

 

[RRW]

Dusty environment has never been an issue for me with the Jobu Design, always worked fine from Alaska to Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Colorado.

If you are using it for shooting what are are you using for a ballhead/levelling base etc. For example an Anvil 30, is designed to work with RRS tripods. Can be used on other tripods but obviously more stable when used on a tripod they were designed for. Hard to tell what kind of Apex the Algonquin has by looking at the pictures.

 

[bribassguy]

I personally like the machine work on the Pro Media Gear (CruxOrd) Version. I've shot off of both. If I didn't already have a Gitzo I would get a ProMedia

It's a lot more info on RRS vs ProMediaGear:

 

[Mk32784]

I have shoot off both, personally run a RRS 34L with the Apex head and Anvil-30.

I think both are about the same for stability. But I like the RRS apex head better since it folds up more compact for carry and is lighter. And I like the Anvil-30 more then the leveling base on the Crux I find having the knob under the head sometimes a pita if you are setup at an angle..

 

[SonicBurlap]

If you are using it for shooting what are are you using for a ballhead/levelling base etc. For example an Anvil 30, is designed to work with RRS tripods. Can be used on other tripods but obviously more stable when used on a tripod they were designed for. Hard to tell what kind of Apex the Algonquin has by looking at the pictures.

For shooting ARCA Swiss D4, which I used to use for my cameras before I got the Jobu Heavy Duty MK IV Gimbal head for wildlife photography. Load capacity for the D4 is 30 kg = 66 lb. needed when using a large full frame camera and 600mm lens. Just happen to like the Jobu because I tried a variety of tripods from Manfrotto, to Gitzo, RRS, and all had issues with the cold. Rubber gets brittle in the cold and leg locks cease to function properly and none of that improved any of the experience of freezing one's rear off.

I like to stick with one tripod for both; learnt over time that it's easier to store one tripod at home than two, or three and that I really only like to carry one that is light, stable and reliable regardless if it's hot and dusty, cold, or humid when I have to hike into BFE on the trail of whatever elusive creature I am planning to catch up with. The Jobu is high enough to use while standing and I can get it to almost lay flat on the ground because it has no center column that is a. in the way of getting low to the ground and b. unstable when extended resulting in blurry pictures, or missed shots.

Not saying everyone needs one, just relaying my experience from setting up tripods in Alaska's winter and in the Southwest deserts. For producing quality pictures that are competitive these days a stable, reliable quality tripod is the alpha and omega, because everybody and his brother today can produce quality snapshots with their smartphones shooting from the hip, the stock photography sites are full of them.

My next acquisition however will be a RRS Anvil 30 because that ARCA Swiss D4 has been ridden hard these years and I like all the positive reviews the Anvil 30 has been getting and the QD lever release. It will be designated exclusively for shooting.

 

[hic28]

For shooting ARCA Swiss D4, which I used to use for my cameras before I got the Jobu Heavy Duty MK IV Gimbal head for wildlife photography. Load capacity for the D4 is 30 kg = 66 lb. needed when using a large full frame camera and 600mm lens. Just happen to like the Jobu because I tried a variety of tripods from Manfrotto, to Gitzo, RRS, and all had issues with the cold. Rubber gets brittle in the cold and leg locks cease to function properly and none of that improved any of the experience of freezing one's rear off.

RRS has no rubber inside the locking mechanism. It’s all plastic, my guess would be delrin

I’ve used mine in freezing snow with 20+ mph winds and not a single issue burring it in ice and snow. Also have had it in semi freezing Wyoming mud.

that pic was the short amount of time it was clear.

No tripod In the pic but it was so cold and muddy, Jorge lost his legs

 

[SonicBurlap]

RRS has no rubber inside the locking mechanism. It’s all plastic, my guess would be delron View attachment 7224154

I’ve used mine in freezing snow with 20+ mph winds and not a single issue burring it in ice and snow. Also have had it in semi freezing Wyoming mud.

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that pic was the short amount of time it was clear.

No tripod In the pic but it was so cold and muddy, Jorge lost his legs
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Rubber and plastic both get brittle and bust once you get down to -35 degrees Fahrenheit, ask me how I know - Fairbanks, Alaska, shooting pictures of the Northern lights. In any case I didn't state RRS were crud, just that I prefer one tripod for all climate zones. If you don't go to places I get to go, good for you; both RRS and Jobu Design are top of the line camera equipment, both can be used for shooting, and both have hefty price tags compared to the other $200 to $300 tripod brands. Jobu works for me , stick with what works for you.

 

[JC Steel]

RRS for sure!!

 

[RRW]

Rubber and plastic both get brittle and bust once you get down to -35 degrees Fahrenheit, ask me how I know - Fairbanks, Alaska, shooting pictures of the Northern lights. In any case I didn't state RRS were crud, just that I prefer one tripod for all climate zones. If you don't go to places I get to go, good for you; both RRS and Jobu Design are top of the line camera equipment, both can be used for shooting, and both have hefty price tags compared to the other $200 to $300 tripod brands. Jobu works for me , stick with what works for you.

What material does the Jobu tripod use that doesn't get brittle or bust in -35 F?

 

[SonicBurlap]

What material does the Jobu tripod use that doesn't get brittle or bust in -35 F?

What material does the Jobu tripod use that doesn't get brittle or bust in -35 F?

Look, I'm not the Jobu salesman use whatever works for you, but if you had actually perused the link I posted before you started replying to me you would have known that the carbon fiber legs on the Jobu are fitted with aluminum leg collars. The video gives a pretty good description, also the one on the shorter version the Killarney for anyone of shorter stature up to 5'8". I'm not dissing RRS, I use a lot of their stuff on a daily basis, just wanted to point out there are other options out there, some that work better under extreme conditions. Use what you trust, you don't have to make me happy, and I don't have to make you happy.

 

[mrtoyz]

Shot off both, own 2 RRS. Honestly the larger Crux are more stable IMO. However in your OP you stated you want to hunt with it. The Crux’s I've used are freakin huge and heavy. If hunting truely is important than look no further than the RRS Anvil 33 or 34. There is no more stable and SMALL shooting tripod available.

 

[Steel head]

gotta get all the angles
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[Wildfire1550]

I have the large crux and it is super stable, would say it is a little larger than ideal for hunting

 

[anginaprinzmetal]

I have the Crux for matches and shooting in general. To me the Crux it’s probably more stable than RRS. Not sure by much though. However, if you’re gonna be hunting the RRS is lighter for sure