cheap tripods are a false economy. The best way to buy a tripod is to take your equipment into a shop that has a large range, and try them out. It's particularly worth experimenting with the way the legs lock & unlock. It can be very annoying and frustrating if you don't get on well with the mechanics of the thing.
-- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: Sunny Chung [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 18 January 2006 05:31 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Tripod Dilemma > > I know its hard to believe with all the night shots I have in > my gallery, but I still do not own a tripod. Now that I'm > looking for one, I'm extremely stumped. > Should I buy a generic > $12 tripod, or invest in a name brand like bogen/manfrotto. > I don't want to spend over $100 on a silly tripod, but there > are so many choices, head models, leg models, etc... etc... > > some direction would be greatly apprechiated :-) > > ------------------------------------------------ > > visit my gallery: http://dapjang.deviantart.com/gallery/ > > > >
