• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

A Tripod question

I just picked up the tripod that my dad has had for 10-15 years. Looks like it is in good shape...

It is the Velbon brand and decent tripod or a piece of crap? I know nothing about them.
 
Most Velbon's are cheaply made and not worth the cash paid. However, I've seen some of the higher level models that seem to be better made. These are not available at Wal-Mart. Most likely only online somewhere. If it's aluminum and Plastic, most likely it's not a very good tripod.

On the other hand... A cheap tripod is better than no tripod at all. Just be aware of the limitations. If you don't have the money for a Bogen (about the best reasonably priced tripods going) Tripod, then get what you can and start saving your pennies for the better stuff. Vivitar actually makes 3 Pro model tripods that aren't bad for the price. Expect to pay about $100 to $250 though. Check (dare I say it?) e-Bay as they routinely have used bogen tripods going for pretty good prices.
 
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