Well, you asked for thoughts, so here are mine (such as they are). It depends on the sort of "travel" your travel is, but I think it is worth asking whether you need a tripod at all, or rather might get away with a monopod. Monopods are much easier to carry, lightweight and can even serve as a walking stick on hikes. A quick release plate on the camera and receptor on the monopod makes converting it to use much quicker and easier than a full-fledged tripod. I used mine on a recent day hike around the zoo and found it perfect for giving me enough steadiness to drop a couple of EVs of shutter speed when needed, even at 500mm.
I also have a cheap Velbon DF mini which is lightweight and more of a tabletop tripod, but perfect for those times you need to put the camera on a tripod for a self-timer selfie (or group with everybody including YOU in the picture). It would make a decent backpacking tripod, if you didn't mind the low camera angles or else you set it up on something higher. My main tripod is a Manfrotto 3021BPro, which is the model before the current models, but a well-regarded tripod. I would like it a lot, even if I hadn't found it at at thrift store for $7.50. Still in the market for a Real ballhead for it and trying to decide between Really Right Stuff and Acratech, at the moment. On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 6:52 PM, Rick Womer <[email protected]> wrote: > It looks very similar to my Velbon 383 (long since discontinued), which > weighs about 2 1/2 lbs (1.2 kg)and is a bit unsteady unless I hang my camera > bag from it. > > So, that's what I do. > > It is with me A LOT more often than my 6 lb/2.5 kg Slik. > > It is with me A LOT LESS since I got the K-5, whose anti-shake is remarkable. > > Rick > > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Christine Aguila <[email protected]> > To: PDML List <[email protected]> > Cc: > Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 12:53 PM > Subject: I need a tripod > > Hi Everyone: > > I saw this new tripod on amazon: especially made for travel and mobility. > If you click to the images page, there's a video showing the tripod "in > action." Any thoughts? > It's amazingly compact and can sustain up to 8.5 pounds. > > http://www.amazon.com/Manfrotto-BeFree-Compact-Lightweight-Photography/dp/B00CIVLAJO/ref=sr_1_2?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1376843934&sr=1-2 > > > Would be interested in any thoughts. > > Thanks, Christine > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- "Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art" - Peter Galassi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
