Tripods choices, just one more time, please?
May 25, 2012 13:13:40 #
Tripod choices, just one more time, please?
I am looking, hoping for a walking around carbon tripod for a trip to Egypt and Jordan. My aluminum is just too shaky in wind. Bottom line is that I can only spend $200 or maybe a little more (ever had your wife threaten to kill you if you spend one more dollar on camera stuff?).
OK, I have heard, multiple times, you cant go wrong investing in an expensive Manfrotto, Gitzo, or Benro; an investment for life. However, there MUST be some lesser manufacturers that can produce a similar product without paying for the name. So does anyone have a specific recommendations to buy, or stay away from, some of the cheeper manufacturers like: Lumiere Tech, Sunpack, Detai, Flashpoint, Rocketfish, Smith Victor .
Thank you.
dave.
I am looking, hoping for a walking around carbon tripod for a trip to Egypt and Jordan. My aluminum is just too shaky in wind. Bottom line is that I can only spend $200 or maybe a little more (ever had your wife threaten to kill you if you spend one more dollar on camera stuff?).
OK, I have heard, multiple times, you cant go wrong investing in an expensive Manfrotto, Gitzo, or Benro; an investment for life. However, there MUST be some lesser manufacturers that can produce a similar product without paying for the name. So does anyone have a specific recommendations to buy, or stay away from, some of the cheeper manufacturers like: Lumiere Tech, Sunpack, Detai, Flashpoint, Rocketfish, Smith Victor .
Thank you.
dave.
May 25, 2012 14:22:31 #
Manfrotto for life...I have had one thirty years. For travel, get a small solid monopod....Manfrotto is a bit heavy unless you have easy access.
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May 25, 2012 14:24:36 #
With Manfrotto, you are getting more than a name...you buy only one, period....for life and you will even pass it on to your great grandchildren. Mine fell off a jeep at sixty mph and survived...
Scubie wrote:
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May 25, 2012 15:00:45 #
I'm looking also.. Just to let you know I bought a cheap one so I wasted $100.00 already. With 6 to 10 pounds resting on the tripod it shakes worse than if I held it myself. I have to hang my weight on the tripod to keep it from shaking.. Don't go cheap like me or we'll both be in the same boat......Good Luck.....
May 25, 2012 15:13:12 #
My wife loves her Manfrotto 055CXPRO4 tripod. Light weight and sturdy. It also has 4 sections to fold up short to attach to her pack.
May 25, 2012 15:18:05 #
Roger Hicks
Loc: Aquitaine
Cheap, light or stable. Choose any one or two. You won't get all three.
Cheers,
R.
Cheers,
R.
May 25, 2012 15:21:11 #
Roger Hicks wrote:
Cheap, light or stable. Choose any one or two. You won't get all three.
Cheers,
R.
Cheers,
R.
You are absolutely correct sir !! :thumbup:
May 25, 2012 15:26:49 #
I just purchased a Manffroto 294 from B&H with a QR ball head. $140. out the door. Check 'em out. They have an "extensive selection" of tripods.
paddleheaddave wrote:
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May 25, 2012 16:46:42 #
Photog1
Loc: North America
For a journey to a sometimes unpleasant foreign area, I would recommend a tripod that you wouldn't get too upset if it were lost or stolen.
I have a $100 Rocketfish from BestBuy that is not the lightest guy out there, but it is pretty solid. I don't schlep it all over the place, so lightness was not so important to me. Steadiness, and good height without the center column going up were.
I have a $100 Rocketfish from BestBuy that is not the lightest guy out there, but it is pretty solid. I don't schlep it all over the place, so lightness was not so important to me. Steadiness, and good height without the center column going up were.
May 25, 2012 16:59:15 #
Roger Hicks
Loc: Aquitaine
Photog1 wrote:
For a journey to a sometimes unpleasant foreign area, I would recommend a tripod that you wouldn't get too upset if it were lost or stolen.
I have a $100 Rocketfish from BestBuy that is not the lightest guy out there, but it is pretty solid. I don't schlep it all over the place, so lightness was not so important to me. Steadiness, and good height without the center column going up were.
I have a $100 Rocketfish from BestBuy that is not the lightest guy out there, but it is pretty solid. I don't schlep it all over the place, so lightness was not so important to me. Steadiness, and good height without the center column going up were.
What sort of "sometimes unpleasant foreign area" had you in mind?
Over the last 30+ years, I've used tripods on three continents, and never lost one or had one stolen yet. Where are these gangs of international tripod thieves?
Cheers,
R.
May 25, 2012 17:34:21 #
May 25, 2012 18:17:54 #
paddleheaddave wrote:
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Hi paddkeheaddave: I've seen Bogen/Manfrotto tripods for under $200 on Amazon. I'm guessing if they have one there at that price KEH, B&H or even Adorama might have better quality used ones for that price or possibly even less. Shoulf be worth checking out. I'm still using my old Ambico aluminum one I've had for years, fortunately it still does what I need it to do.
May 25, 2012 21:33:59 #
You want a $200 carbon fiber tripod? They are out there, but the wind will blow it over in a heartbeat! Stick with a GOOD aluminum set of legs in that price range and you will have something to keep and use forever.
May 25, 2012 22:43:43 #
olcoach
Loc: Oregon
Hi, How much is your camera and lens worth. If they are lower priced equipment than buy an inexpensive tripod but if you have some expensive gear you want something stable. Buy once or buy again after you find out what you bought doesn't do the job. Have fun and keep shootin'. Mike
May 26, 2012 05:57:04 #
I have a slik master classic tripod, very study, the wind wont blow this over, i think they cost about £180 not sure how that converts to the $
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