Are "tripods" really necessary for landscape shots?
Jan 6, 2020 20:18:04 #
cjc2 wrote:
Included in that minority would be folks such as Ansel and his crowd. Best of luck.
While I disagree with Rockwell, slowing down and taking his truck me was not The reason he used a tripod. It was absolutely a necessity with an 8x10 view camera.
Jan 6, 2020 21:05:00 #
This has been fun to follow. For me, while I like Nikon’s VR and Olympus IS, I am not fully convinced either are as good as a solid tripod that has been given a moment to settle down. I am amazed by the ability of those programs to do their designated job and enjoy them but will continue to have the greatest confidence in a good tripod and technique to yield the best results in a landscape shot. But, I’m no longer young and willingly admit that.
Jan 7, 2020 02:08:51 #
SuperflyTNT wrote:
While I disagree with Rockwell, slowing down and taking his truck me was not The reason he used a tripod. It was absolutely a necessity with an 8x10 view camera.
Thanks for that revelation. For the record, I agree with Rockwell as well. I also don't believe that serious tripod manufacturers like RRS and Gitzo make any attempt to state that a tripod is anything other than optional. Personally, as a sports shooter, I use a monopod a lot and a tripod seldom. When I do Real Estate work, I almost always use a tripod. To each his own. Best of luck.
Jan 7, 2020 08:01:55 #
AA worked in an era involving film. The lower ISO of film meant slower shutter speeds, necessitating the use of a tripod for producing a photograph with sharp detail.
AA recommended that a handheld camera would require a shutter speed of at least 1/250 sec to achieve image sharpness.
AA recommended that a handheld camera would require a shutter speed of at least 1/250 sec to achieve image sharpness.
cjc2 wrote:
Included in that minority would be folks such as Ansel and his crowd. Best of luck.
Jan 7, 2020 10:14:26 #
cjc2 wrote:
Thanks for that revelation. For the record, I agree with Rockwell as well. I also don't believe that serious tripod manufacturers like RRS and Gitzo make any attempt to state that a tripod is anything other than optional. Personally, as a sports shooter, I use a monopod a lot and a tripod seldom. When I do Real Estate work, I almost always use a tripod. To each his own. Best of luck.
Correction: I disagree with Rockwell as well! Sorry.
Feb 8, 2020 12:37:17 #
berchman wrote:
I don't use one because of the frustration of constantly fiddling with extending the legs just a bit or shortening them just a bit or changing the angle of the legs to get the tripod level. It's said not to use a center column; hence, the leg fiddling.
Well, I never have any constant fiddling (or any fiddling at all).I set up tripod once and I'm done, it takes a couple of seconds and then I can concentrate on other things!
Feb 8, 2020 21:16:56 #
speters wrote:
Well, I never have any constant fiddling (or any fiddling at all).I set up tripod once and I'm done, it takes a couple of seconds and then I can concentrate on other things!
Me neither. I use a leveling base, set the legs solid regardless of slope, center the bubble and go. Less than a minute. They aren’t really cumbersome unless you don’t know what you’re doing. Each to their own. They’re good tools.
Feb 11, 2020 10:18:47 #
knoxworks
Loc: Western Mass.
A few months ago I got a new Manfrotto tripod. I had never used a locking plate before. So, I sat on my sofa for a number of evenings, with the tripod set up at eye level, and practiced attaching and detaching the camera. Maybe some similar practice with whatever is difficult will help you when you're not under pressure to get the shot you want.
Feb 11, 2020 10:42:07 #
DavidPine
Loc: Fredericksburg, TX
toast wrote:
Unless you're trying to do a long exposure to free... (show quote)
You will almost always get better shots using a tripod. Ask any professional landscape photograper and they will tell you to use it for clear sharp images.
Feb 11, 2020 11:50:21 #
Not so. Read more here: https://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/digital-killed-my-tripod.htm
DavidPine wrote:
You will almost always get better shots using a tripod. Ask any professional landscape photograper and they will tell you to use it for clear sharp images.
Feb 11, 2020 14:29:31 #
KR has useful info from time to time. But here he overstated. For landscape a tripod usually benefits you IF it is practical/feasible to have one with you. AND IF it is at least a reasonably good one (meaning it is not too big to log and not too skimpy to vibrate in a light breeze.
If you want to do long exposure you have to find a way to have one with you. Even the best image image stabilization won’t help when you need. 5 second exposure.
If you want to do long exposure you have to find a way to have one with you. Even the best image image stabilization won’t help when you need. 5 second exposure.
Feb 11, 2020 19:14:50 #
True: "Even the best image image stabilization won’t help when you need.5 second exposure."
The point KR makes, and makes well, is that modern image stabilization has rendered the tripod obsolescent as a rule when doing photography. He admits the exceptions to this rule.
I have taken 1000s of landscape photographs. I stopped using a tripod on my own when IS became more effective and my hand-holding technique improved.
Note that several years ago, Adobe introduced a Camera Shake Reduction filter that works at the pixel level to remove the slight image blurring from camera operation movement. I use it routinely for this purpose with generally good results.
The point KR makes, and makes well, is that modern image stabilization has rendered the tripod obsolescent as a rule when doing photography. He admits the exceptions to this rule.
I have taken 1000s of landscape photographs. I stopped using a tripod on my own when IS became more effective and my hand-holding technique improved.
Note that several years ago, Adobe introduced a Camera Shake Reduction filter that works at the pixel level to remove the slight image blurring from camera operation movement. I use it routinely for this purpose with generally good results.
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