On 10/07/2010 02:11 PM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote:
John Sessoms<[email protected]> wrote:
Not sturdy enough. You'll end up spending more later to get a GOOD
tripod. Better to apply your limited funds to that task the first time
around.
Is there anyone around here who is still using his first tripod? How
many times have we all been told that there is no such thing as a cheap
*and* decent tripod? Has it ever kept anyone of us from buying all this
worthless crap?
I made a very sturdy tripod base with about $50 worth of plumbing supplies.
It's not very portable, and weighs a lot though.
Let me try this: get a second-hand cheap tripod. You'll want to get rid
of it soon enough anyhow and you'll cut your losses.
A lot of it depends on what you want the tripod for. If you just want
something to hold the camera while you snap a group portrait on "auto
timer" it doesn't matter a lot what you use. If you're doing 30 second
night exposures through a 300mm lens, then you need something a lot
sturdier.
I've got a Velbon ultra lux i sf, which isn't nearly as sturdy as my
bigger tripods, but I can take the head off and carry it in my camera
bag, and an OK tripod that is with you can do a lot more good than the
full size expensive tripod that is sitting in your trunk at the trail
head, or in your closet at home.
I've found that what I use most of all is my benro mc66 m8 carbon fiber
monopod. It was about $85 through link delight, fits in my backpack
(with the head removed) and does wonders when I'm shooting down to about
1/4 second.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Professional-BENRO-Carbon-Monopod-MC-66-M8-New-/310258664533
One more tip: there's also lots of expensive crap, e.g. stay away from
everything with tubular legs and the name Manfrotto written on it.
Meaning manfrotto gear without tubular legs is OK?
Ra-Berlebach-lf
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