Tripod reviews
Feb 13, 2013 18:05:16 #
Anybody have an experience with a "Triopo GX-1227"? Price is very reasonable for a carbon tripod.
Feb 13, 2013 19:08:36 #
Cheap Chinese junk, plain and simple. I have seen 3 Triopo tripods and they were all very poorly made and quite unstable. I would not waste my time or money if I were you.
Feb 13, 2013 19:15:52 #
Feb 14, 2013 03:16:35 #
Feb 14, 2013 11:27:22 #
Feb 14, 2013 11:50:57 #
I h ave always been a believer in rock solid, steady and rough and tumble units - Manfrotto comes to mind. It ain't pretty or all that light or even small like the carbon fibers, but they have a reputation of ruggedness that follows them everywhere. Built like a tank - lots of head options too.
Guess it depends on what you want to do with it - travel etc.
Cheers,
Take 5
Guess it depends on what you want to do with it - travel etc.
Cheers,
Take 5
Feb 14, 2013 13:56:02 #
Thank you for the advice. I have a Gitzo and a Induro. I was doing some inquiries for a friend whom doesn't want to spend what either of them might cost. I have enlightened him already that according to the first contact that it wasn't something that he should buy.
Ted
Ted
Feb 14, 2013 13:59:26 #
CSI Dave
Loc: Arizona
wcobon wrote:
What about Induro?
I have an Induro carbon fiber, it's light and very solid. It wasn't cheap, though. Well, cheaper than Gitzo, but most brands are.
Feb 14, 2013 18:29:21 #
This is another case of the triangle dilemma.
Light - Cheap - Sturdy
Choose two.
Light - Cheap - Sturdy
Choose two.
Feb 14, 2013 18:55:42 #
TchrBill wrote:
This is another case of the triangle dilemma.
Light - Cheap - Sturdy
Choose two.
Light - Cheap - Sturdy
Choose two.
Any two but cheap and sturdy, in 40 years I have never found that combo. Light and cheap are all over the place though. Light and sturdy can be spelled $$$$$
Feb 14, 2013 19:14:34 #
MT Shooter wrote:
Any two but cheap and sturdy, in 40 years I have never found that combo. Light and cheap are all over the place though. Light and sturdy can be spelled $$$$$
TchrBill wrote:
This is another case of the triangle dilemma.
Light - Cheap - Sturdy
Choose two.
Light - Cheap - Sturdy
Choose two.
Any two but cheap and sturdy, in 40 years I have never found that combo. Light and cheap are all over the place though. Light and sturdy can be spelled $$$$$
I certainly won't disagree with you on that one but, theoretically, one could build something resembling a tripod out of 2 X 4s. It would be cheap and quite sturdy but far from light, not to mention it wouldn't be the least bit portable. I still like the simplicity of the triangle concept and it applies to so many situations using different attributes.
Feb 14, 2013 20:09:03 #
teds pics wrote:
Anybody have an experience with a "Triopo GX-1227"? Price is very reasonable for a carbon tripod.
Manfrotto! You pay out for the initial outlay, but it's worth it the long haul.
Cheap tripods are like tuning forks. They have all the stability of toothpicks. You get sh**ty images and end up buying something better down the road. Save your self the money up front and get a good product to start with so you don't up with a piece of junk in the closet that you try to sell to some one else.
Feb 14, 2013 20:46:23 #
TchrBill wrote:
quote=MT Shooter quote=TchrBill This is another ... (show quote)
Hmmmm, you could be right. I still love using my beanbag on a boulder. Cheap, Light and Sturdy! You really CAN have it all! LOL
Feb 14, 2013 21:27:34 #
MT Shooter wrote:
Hmmmm, you could be right. I still love using my beanbag on a boulder. Cheap, Light and Sturdy! You really CAN have it all! LOL
Hmmmm, you could be right. I still love using my beanbag on a boulder. Cheap, Light and Sturdy! You really CAN have it all! LOL
You got me there. Shhhhh, don't type it too loud. If everyone started using a beanbag on a boulder, those makers of the fancy tripods will take a major hit to their bottom line. :D
Feb 14, 2013 22:09:10 #
Hey - how bout this? fasten a piece of 1/8 'rope' on the screw on the bottom of the camera. Step on it. Pull up so the rope is tight. Now it won't move much. Light, cheap and not too shabbily for sturdery.
Cheers,
Take 5
Cheers,
Take 5
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