Our best selling 40mm Tripod. Now 15% cheaper.

The Buffel ticks all the boxes for 90% of users’ needs. If you want a 40mm tripod, but don’t want to spend >R20 000 on a Black Rhino, then this is the tripod for you.

If you look closely you’ll see that the Black Rhino 3 and Buffel have nearly identical model codes and physical specs. This is because the BR3 is essentially the same tripod, just with the new carbon weave and PMC joints.

Extending to 158cm, it is tall enough for users up to 190cm in length. As a 3-section tripod it doesn’t take too long to deploy, but it still folds up to a reasonable length for travel and carry.

The fully modular Summit apex accepts a large variety of heads and accessories.

Specifications (Legs only)

• Material - Carbon Fiber
• Maximum Height - 158cm
• Folded Length - 69cm
• Weight - 2209g
• Load rating - 20kg

Why Camo?

Our camo tripods are not just about aesthetics - it serves a much more important role that is not so obvious. The carbon fiber tubes are wrapped in an ultra-hard protective vinyl, which offers a layer of protection between the elements and your tripod. Most of the tripods going into the shooting community end up on farms and game reserves, where they are carried through the veld and transported on the back of a bakkie. This is a tough life and we want to make sure our tripods last as long as possible when put to real use doing hard work. The camo wrap goes a long way to ensuring years of hard use before the elements start wearing away at the epoxy on the carbon tubes.

For the camo lovers, there is also the added bonus of the aesthetic.

LM-403C heights at each leg lock angle

 

Leofoto’s Summit range is the go-to support platform for the serious shooter.

Building on the best designs in the tripod industry, Leofoto’s Summit tripods combine precision manufacturing with the very best materials to offer a large tripod with a modular apex. This offers a solid support platform with a wide range of accessory compatibility that is an absolute pleasure to use and simple to maintain. Whether you’re heading to the range or the farm, Leofoto’s Summit range is the go-to support platform for the serious shooter.

Modern Apex Design - Summit series tripods feature an apex machined from aircraft grade aluminium. About 30% of the apex chassis is machined away to save weight, resulting in a hollowed out design that doesn’t compromise on strength or rigidity. Atop the apex you will find a standard 3/8” mounting screw compatible with 99% of tripod heads as well as a big, bright spirit level. The bottom features a hook for attaching weight in windy conditions, but the hook can be removed to reveal another 3/8” mounting hole.

The side of the apex features 3 instruments –

1. A screw clamp that locks the apex around the baseplate/bowl adapter/center column.
2. Safety catch with a simple pull-tab to release the baseplate/bowl adapter/center column from the apex.
3. Leofoto 3/8” proprietary attachment port for magic arms and other accessories.

Premium Joint Assembly - The legs attach via stainless steel hinge shafts and brass bushings to a machined aluminium hinge chassis – premium materials you won’t see on many tripods in the market today.

Premium Japanese Carbon Fiber - Leofoto uses 10x layer cross-weave carbon fiber tubes made by Toray Inc – one of the world’s top carbon fiber manufacturers. This ensures strength and rigidity, while ensuring class-leading weight specifications. The hinges feature self-returning angle-selectors, a small feature that speeds up operation. All Summit tripods offer leg angles of 23, 55 and 85 degrees. 

Uncomplicated Joints – All tripod ranges feature fat joints with prominent ribbing to provide great grip and torque for easy loosening and tightening of the joints. One of Leofoto’s proprietary features is a single-piece joint-shim (the shim helps legs to lock together more firmly and prevents the legs from being able to rotate within each other); those who have opened up a twist-joint tripod and seen parts fly will know the frustration of disassembling and reassembling those delicate internal components. All Leofoto tripods feature a one-piece shim, which makes maintenance and cleaning of the joints much easier. 

Beveled Aluminium Core Feet – A tripod foot is just a piece of rubber, right? Think again! Most manufacturer’s tripod feet are just a steel spike encased in rubber – this makes it heavy and allows a lot of flex/vibration in the malleable rubber. Leofoto’s engineers have gone to great lengths to make the ultimate tripod foot and the result is an internal aluminium frame that minimizes the amount of flexible rubber in the construction. While this is a tiny detail, it adds to the rigidity of the tripod. All Leofoto ranges’ feet feature a multi-angled bevel, which helps it to grip on uneven terrain. All Leofoto tripods also include a set of spiked feet for shooting on ice or slippery rocks. 

All aluminium components are treated with a hard-anodization process for durability against scratches and bumps.