Hiking with tripod
May 12, 2014 23:43:18 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
vjsinkey wrote:
How do you comfortably carry your camera and tripod on a hike?
I leave it at home and take a monopod. :-)
May 13, 2014 01:52:23 #
you do what you gotta do. I just watched a documentery where one photog used his monopod as a walking stick and screwed it to the camera when he got to where he was going to shoot. I also saw a couple of photogs with cameras attatched to the tripod and on their shoulder like a rifle. it worked for them.
May 13, 2014 03:45:45 #
Pablo8
Loc: Nottingham UK.
Mono-pods have their uses, but what if one wants to shoot a waterfall / weir/ flowing water with a 2..3..4.etc. second exposure? Monopod will not really help.
May 13, 2014 05:43:13 #
vjsinkey wrote:
How do you comfortably carry your camera and tripod on a hike?
A monopod with quick release is a much better option for hiking.
I like to travel light so nothing comes with me that I don't intend to use.
May 13, 2014 05:45:06 #
vjsinkey wrote:
How do you comfortably carry your camera and tripod on a hike?
Depends - if I am going on a "photo" hike, I will use a LowePro camera backpack that allows me to attach a tripod to the back or side.
If I am merely bringing a camera I will either bring a GorillaPod or my tripod, head removed, inside a small internal frame backpack, along with my usual hiking gear - hydration bladder, lunch, first aid kit, tp, raingear, etc.
May 13, 2014 06:06:38 #
My Vantage Tracker has a wide strap I can put on and off quickly. That woks fine.
May 13, 2014 06:11:11 #
I too have been researching how to carry a tripod for several years now. It is amazing how little info there is out there, even with google searches. So far the best bet seems to be a small camera "knapsack" that has the attachments to carry a tripod. Lowepro has several types of camera bag that will carry lenses, camera, and tripod for hiking. I am looking at the "sling" versions, because they are lighter, because you can swing them around in front of you for access on the go in the field, you don't have to stop and take it off and go through a lengthy set up. Now if someone could tell me how to get a tripod carrier for my bike! I did a quick solution with small bungee cords but it started scratching the bike and scratching the tripod as it bounces around. I guess the biking crowd hates cameras and the camera crowd hates bikes. One video on youtube had the best solution as a guy did a kind of comedy routine with reggae song about his "tripod carrier" and put together a custom cut platform made of wood that fit a tripod and attached to the "rattrap" carrier on the back of the bike.
vjsinkey wrote:
How do you comfortably carry your camera and tripod on a hike?
May 13, 2014 06:40:31 #
vjsinkey wrote:
How do you comfortably carry your camera and tripod on a hike?
strapped to the camera back pack
May 13, 2014 06:42:45 #
May 13, 2014 06:45:40 #
they do make some strong light weight tripods. if you shoot from a seated or kneeling position, the legs are not fully extended and can hold a heavier load.
May 13, 2014 06:57:56 #
vjsinkey wrote:
How do you comfortably carry your camera and tripod on a hike?
Depends, of course, on what tripod we are talking about. I sometimes carry my Vanguard (pretty heavy) tripod in my camera backpack. I put a heavy bag in the mesh water bottle holder to protect the mesh from the tripod. Then I used a nylon strap to secure the top of the tripod to the hand loop on the top of the backpack. This works for shorter distances; but I would not want to carry a full size tripod more than a few miles, period.
May 13, 2014 07:33:39 #
either in my hand - legs retracted or legs extended (no particular reason one way or the other), hanging from one side of my Optech dual harness, camera on the other side or on a luggage cart to which I've added a platform to carry my bag and tripod.
On a trek where I'm continuously taking pictures, I carry. On a hike under 100-200 yards I'll carry or sling, over that I use my carrier
On a trek where I'm continuously taking pictures, I carry. On a hike under 100-200 yards I'll carry or sling, over that I use my carrier
May 13, 2014 07:51:11 #
vjsinkey wrote:
How do you comfortably carry your camera and tripod on a hike?
Either over my shoulder or in one of my hands.
--Bob
May 13, 2014 07:54:47 #
nicksr1125 wrote:
Dump the tripod. Get a monopod. It can double as a walking stick. I put an Oben QR on mine so I don't have to leave the camera attached.
Nick will it support my D 7100 & Sigma 150-500? This is the problem I have.I use my cotton carrier vest to carry it about but haven't been able to find a tripod that is light & sturdy enough to support it.I am a small frame person & have difficulty with heavy equipment?
May 13, 2014 08:07:43 #
OlinBost
Loc: Marietta, Ga.
I had made a walking stick and then added an adapter to attach a camera to the top and now I have a monopod walking stick.
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