Orion Paragon XHD Heavy-Duty Tripod
Orion Paragon XHD Heavy-Duty Tripod
The Orion Paragon XHD Heavy-Duty professional field tripod fills the bill, providing robust, heavy-duty support for giant astronomy binoculars, cameras, spotting scopes, and many compact telescopes such as short refractors, Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescopes and more.
Robust & Portable, This Tripod is a Must Have
The Orion Paragon-Plus XHD Tripod is the perfect base for a host of applications. Whether you're setting up your telescope in your backyard, or travelling with your astronomy binoculars, Orion has you covered!
Top-Tier Construction
The Orion Paragon XHD Tripod is constructed of aluminum, making it stronger at key stress points where other plastic tripods fail. It features large, adjustable aluminum-tube legs with robust lock lever clamps for convenient setup and takedown. Its tubular tripod legs measure 1-1/4" maximum diameter, and each leg is laterally braced with dual 3/4” aluminum tubes. The central elevator shaft is 1-1/8” diameter, and features 11-3/4” of vertical travel. Other nice features include convertible cushion/spike feet and built-in bubble level.
Adjustable to Suit Any Need
This Paragon XHD Tripod is 67" tall when fully extended, putting astronomical binoculars, such as the Orion 20x80 easily at eye level for most observers. It collapses down to a portable 34" and weighs just 9 lbs. Each tripod leg features graduated reference etchings so you can quickly and easily extend each leg to the same preferred length which is a great time saver when trying to set up gear in a hurry. The tripod legs are tri-braced to the center elevator housing for extra stability.
Easy-to-Use Pan Head
The Orion Paragon XHD Tripod comes with a two-way fluid-type pan head. It features tension adjustment knobs on both axes for wonderfully smooth, controlled altazimuth motion. The pan head can be raised or lowered on its aluminum rack-and-pinion elevator post with a hinged hand crank. Panning is easy with the 11"-long adjustable handle. The quick-release 1/4”-20 dovetail shoe makes attaching and detaching your instrument from the pan head a snap.
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