Question:
The J100-2 with a 4″ diameter crown weighs the same as the A100 which has 6″ diameter crown. Why do they weigh the same if the J100-2 has a smaller crown?
Answer:
The weight reduction is from pockets that are milled on the inside of the A Crown and Platter. The A crowns and platters have milled out pockets that help increase strength but drastically reduce weight. The J crown profile does not have these pockets. Even though we want to make our tripods lighter there is a “target mass” for performance when it comes to stability, attenuation and reduced vibration. The J crown is exactly at its “target mass” without the pockets.
Also, the legs of the J100-2 and the A100 are exactly the same.
A Crown on left J Crown on right and A platter in foreground.
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