Looking for a new tripod
Aug 15, 2014 04:48:04 #
EdJ0307 wrote:
But if I could afford that lens and the tripod for it I would use the money instead to buy a better motorcycle.
I like how you think!
Aug 15, 2014 09:40:15 #
Aug 16, 2014 23:49:27 #
romanticf16 wrote:
Costco also doesn't sell high end zoom lenses or D800 Nikons. Their tripods are matched to the cameras they sell- something like a D5300 Nikon with a kit lens. If you want something sturdier, patronize a good camera store.
I bought the Dolica carbon fiber tripod/monopod for under $200 at Costo and can handle upto 20 lbs.. I use it with my D7100 and the 28-300 FX lens in the wind and it it rock solid. There is no need to spend over $200 for a quality ball head tripod unless your gear is over 20 pounds. They have the aluminum one on sale for $150. Compare the features and you will find it hard to beat.
http://m.costco.com/.product.100118974.html?cm_sp=RichRelevance-_-categorypageHorizontalTop-_-CategoryTopProducts&cm_vc=categorypageHorizontalTop%7CCategoryTopProducts
Aug 17, 2014 00:00:26 #
dml
Loc: Texas
I will hold it for food.
jeep_daddy wrote:
Are you going to put this on a Costco tripod? I don't think so.
Aug 17, 2014 17:05:03 #
Sep 22, 2014 17:11:36 #
skiman wrote:
I bought the Dolica carbon fiber tripod/monopod fo... (show quote)
Question for you: you said this tripod/ball head will hold 25lbs max? I have a very heavy telephoto and don't want any shimmy when I shoot so wondered if you've been using a big lens or what? Thx.
Sep 22, 2014 19:05:33 #
terrild53 wrote:
Question for you: you said this tripod/ball head will hold 25lbs max? I have a very heavy telephoto and don't want any shimmy when I shoot so wondered if you've been using a big lens or what? Thx.
I use a 28-300 FX with no issues. Plus Costco has a no questions asked 90 day return policy on photo gear so you can't go wrong.
Sep 23, 2014 12:22:22 #
ricsha
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
romanticf16 wrote:
Costco also doesn't sell high end zoom lenses or D800 Nikons. Their tripods are matched to the cameras they sell- something like a D5300 Nikon with a kit lens. If you want something sturdier, patronize a good camera store.
What he said!
Sep 23, 2014 16:51:11 #
ricsha wrote:
What he said!
Just because they don't sell high end cameras has nothing to do with the tripods they sell. They don't sell Ferraris, but they do sell some good high performance tires.
Sep 28, 2014 10:20:32 #
Saw a decent tripod at Best Buy for 149 USD. It was carbon fiber with a pistol grip. Bubble levels for leveling the tripod. It should handle anything up to about 12 pounds. So unless you are shooting a 2.8 300mm plus lens, I think it will handle what 90% of us here shoot.
Sep 28, 2014 10:44:52 #
Just bought a Manfrotto 294 Aluminum Tripod with 804RC2 3-Way Head. It is used on a D5100 with an 18-300 and has no problem holding the weight. Very well constructed and so much better than my cheepo Dynex tripod.
Sep 28, 2014 10:58:19 #
Bram boy
Loc: Vancouver Island B.C. Canada
jeep_daddy wrote:
Are you going to put this on a Costco tripod? I don't think so.
I wouldent even put that on a mule , it would kill the poor beastb :-( :-(
Sep 29, 2014 03:31:24 #
jeep_daddy wrote:
Are you going to put this on a Costco tripod? I don't think so.
I bet you can't hand hold that for very long. :hunf:
Oct 23, 2014 15:44:34 #
You'll buy one at Costco for $125. Then buy one for $250. Then buy one for $500 somewhere else. By the time you are done (three or four tripods later + taxes) you will have spent the $1000 that you should have first spent in the beginning and have a closet full of wobbly junk.
Oct 23, 2014 16:09:59 #
GC likes NIKON wrote:
You'll buy one at Costco for $125. Then buy one for $250. Then buy one for $500 somewhere else. By the time you are done (three or four tripods later + taxes) you will have spent the $1000 that you should have first spent in the beginning and have a closet full of wobbly junk.
Why don't you actually try the $125 Costco tripod befroe you declare it junk. It has a 20 lbs capacity and very well made. I would rather have a new lems than waste $1000 on an overkill tripod.
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