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Manfrotto 190CXPRO4

Trusted Reviews has tested the Manfrotto 190CXPRO4 tripod. This Manfrotto tripod is one of the lightest tripods that Manfrotto got to offer and it is made out of carbon fiber. The tripod weighs only 1.34Kg and it is made from four sections. As the price for carbon fiber has become lower the Manfrotto doesn’t come with a big price tag at about $325.

Trusted Reviews ends up giving the Manfrotto 190CXPRO4 an overall score of 9 out 10 points and this results in a “Trusted Reviews Recommended” award. The 190CXPRO4 gets a perfect score on build quality and almost perfect on value and design. The reviewer finds the tripod to be a perfect combination of lightness, portability and strength. It seems like Manfrotto has made a winner tripod with the 190CXPRO4.
Read the full review of the Manfrotto 190CXPRO4 tripod here.

Manfrotto has announced that they are releasing 3 new carbon fiber tripods in March 2008.
The models 190CXPRO3, and 190CX3 varies in price and functionality. The 190CXPRO3 is an all carbon four-section tripod and the 190CXPRO3 is three-sectioned. The cheaper 190CX3 is three-sectioned with fiber carbon legs, an aluminum center column and an aluminum top plate.
The tripods are priced from $250 to $325 and will be released in March. Read more about them on the Manfrotto web site.