>
> Terry Carroll wrote:
> >
> > My girlfriend is looking for suggestions of gifts to get me for
> > Christmas. One of the things I know I need is a tripod.
> >
> > The problem is, she doesn't know what to look for in a tripod, and I
> > really don't know either, apart from the weight of the camera/lens.
> >
> > What should I tell her to look for?
> >
> > --
>
> For starters you want the camera at eye level before cranking
> the center
> post up. Then you want a decent ball head.
>
> Bob
>
I could give a completely different viewpoint: Don't take a tripod thats too
big.
I have a nice tripod which is little over a foot long, and extended it comes
up to about 4.5 feet.
The advantage is that its small enough to carry around all day, especially
when I'm a tourist.
With a bigger tripod, you end up leaving it at home most of the time and
hardly use it. Happens to a friend of mine who is also a listmember.
Don't go only by size. This weekend in Milan, I was carrying around my
tripod all day and was able to get some good architectural shots, as well as
photographs of me and my wife together.
Next, see that the tripod is well put together- if there is any play in any
of the joints, you have a tripod that's less stable.
While you're buying a tripod, might as well buy a spirit-level, the kind you
fit onto a flash hotshoe, or the kind thats integrated into the tripod. Its
a necessity.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Shashvat
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