What is the Difference between Carbon Fiber Tripod and Aluminum Alloy Tripod?

When it comes to photography, I have to think of an important accessory as a tripod. Since the development of the tripod, its appearance, technology, materials, self-weight, and load-bearing have been relatively stable. The new tripods produced by various brand manufacturers are only constantly changing. Let's talk about the general comparison between Carbon Fiber Tripod and an aluminum alloy tripod.

1. Weight dimension: because the pipes are different, it is obvious that the carbon fiber material must be much lighter than the aluminum alloy material. The carbon fiber tripod is lighter, and it saves more effort to carry on the back. The weight of the aluminum alloy is larger, and it is more inconvenient to travel.

2. Price dimension: carbon fiber is much more expensive than aluminum alloy, which usually costs more than half. As the saying goes, every penny counts. In tripods of the same grade, the price is certainly different with different materials.

3. Stability dimension: Because carbon fiber is made of the carbon fiber cloth, the shock absorption effect of carbon fiber is better than that of metal aluminum. Carbon fiber is stronger and lighter after special technology, so the shock absorption effect of the carbon fiber frame is better than that of aluminum alloy when shooting with a telephoto lens.

4. From the manufacturing process dimension: the microstructure of carbon fiber is similar to artificial graphite, which is a disordered graphite structure. Its specific gravity is lighter than aluminum, less than 1/4 of steel, and its specific strength is 20 times that of iron. Aluminum alloy has better corrosion resistance and more mature processing technology. According to the gravity extrusion test, the carbon fiber tube is light and flat, and the extrusion result is burst; The aluminum alloy tube is soft, and the extrusion result is concave and flat.