lightweight tripod-hiking and travel
Mar 17, 2016 06:53:09 #
I think the the Feisol tripods recommended here by Gene51 are a serious contender in a lightweight weight, super sturdy tripod. I have already purchased another brand but if I had looked at these first I probably would have purchased one. The more I look at them the more I like them. The thing that impresses me most is that these units will handle fairly big cameras and lenses at a very reasonable price for this kind of quality.
Good luck with your own selection. Lets us know what you choose and how you like it.
Good luck with your own selection. Lets us know what you choose and how you like it.
Mar 17, 2016 07:53:38 #
DaveO wrote:
Old military truck officially referred to as an M35 "Two and one half ton cargo truck."
In the Corps,we referred to them as "Six by's." (6 x 6) cargo truck.
In the Corps,we referred to them as "Six by's." (6 x 6) cargo truck.
call the MPon the phone... guy answers:" we got 2bys 4bys 6bys and semis.",Sir!
SRI to drift off topic, but the older we get, the better yesterday looks... & they let jar heads drive??
Mar 17, 2016 07:58:56 #
EdM wrote:
call the MPon the phone... guy answers:" we got 2bys 4bys 6bys and semis.",Sir!
SRI to drift off topic, but the older we get, the better yesterday looks... & they let jar heads drive??
SRI to drift off topic, but the older we get, the better yesterday looks... & they let jar heads drive??
:thumbup: :thumbup: :lol: :lol:
Mar 17, 2016 08:02:37 #
DaveO wrote:
Don't get your shorts in a bunch. I offered the O... (show quote)
Not bunched up, I simply pointed out that shooting landscapes means long exposures which you can't do on a monopod period.
Mar 17, 2016 08:03:31 #
Mar 17, 2016 08:23:40 #
DaveO wrote:
Old military truck officially referred to as an M35 "Two and one half ton cargo truck."
In the Corps,we referred to them as "Six by's." (6 x 6) cargo truck.
In the Corps,we referred to them as "Six by's." (6 x 6) cargo truck.
Of course.
:oops:
Mar 17, 2016 08:30:54 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
Of course.
:oops:
:oops:
The Air Force refers to helicopters as helicopters.
The Army refers to them as choppers.
The Marines point and say "Duh.."
I had that little quip shared with me when I was an Army platoon sergeant for a mixed bunch of Airborne and others who figured out I came from the Corps after noting the difference in marching movement commands. :roll:
Mar 17, 2016 08:37:33 #
... one day drinking coffee in an M33 van, tracking an airborne target, the guy seys, "holy shitt, it stopped!" (GDM chopper).... we couldtrack the 36's out to 160nm, (fans), the 47, etc not so much.. usta have to GI the tire marks offa the roof... [approach to Biggs] often the 36's landed with one or more engines feathered...
... the little hand is on the three, etc for marines.. didn't know there were diff marching cmnds, just though the PL pointed and you guys went that way and killed....
... the little hand is on the three, etc for marines.. didn't know there were diff marching cmnds, just though the PL pointed and you guys went that way and killed....
Mar 17, 2016 08:53:21 #
adamdicker wrote:
Looking for suggestions for lightweight tripod
I currently use a Nikon D7000 and a 18-200 telephoto
I plan to use it mostly for family stuff
Thank you
I currently use a Nikon D7000 and a 18-200 telephoto
I plan to use it mostly for family stuff
Thank you
Look at the Mephoto (spelling???) Travel tripod. The carbon one is just under 3 lbs. Holds a large Canon and lenses just fine if you are careful. I like night photos when I travel and it does great.
Mar 17, 2016 08:56:57 #
wotsmith wrote:
Look at the Mephoto (spelling???) Travel tripod. The carbon one is just under 3 lbs. Holds a large Canon and lenses just fine if you are careful. I like night photos when I travel and it does great.
super shot, too much light pollution on Long Island for that kinda photog... time?? lens open?.. great shot
Mar 17, 2016 09:34:16 #
adamdicker wrote:
Looking for suggestions for lightweight tripod
I currently use a Nikon D7000 and a 18-200 telephoto
I plan to use it mostly for family stuff
Thank you
I currently use a Nikon D7000 and a 18-200 telephoto
I plan to use it mostly for family stuff
Thank you
I really like my Manfrotto 190, 4 leg section tripod. Light but holds my 7D with a 100 - 400mm just fine. I got a bag with a shoulder sling to carry while walking. I almost never leave it behind this way. With out the bag you tend to debate carrying a tripod. But this light and strong tripod fits in a relatively small bag and can go everywhere. No it is not the rock of Gibraltar. But take a plastic grocery bag, put local rocks in it, and hang it from the tripod if more dampening is needed.
Mar 17, 2016 09:50:43 #
Mark7829
Loc: Calfornia
adamdicker wrote:
Looking for suggestions for lightweight tripod
I currently use a Nikon D7000 and a 18-200 telephoto
I plan to use it mostly for family stuff
Thank you
I currently use a Nikon D7000 and a 18-200 telephoto
I plan to use it mostly for family stuff
Thank you
Don't select proprietary devices like manfrotto. Aside from all the other comments, vibration factor needs to be considered. Carbon fiber is the only way to go with a current 6x wrap. Check out RRS and Gitzo. RRS has a detailed listing on quality functions and features. Consider used from ebay to save money. RRS has excellent heads and L-brackets.
Mar 17, 2016 09:57:28 #
I agree with all of the comments about sturdy tripods and I have one. However, because it is heavy (7-8lbs) with the ball head and somewhat bulky (29 inches) even if I did take it on a trip, it usually remained in the hotel room unused.
I recently bought the carbon fiber Mefoto globe trotter which is 3.7 lb. with the supplied ball head and folds to 16 inches for travel (highly recommended by B&H). My heaviest rig is a D800 with 70-200 2.8 lens. The tripod is plenty stable (unless you bump it) and the ball which has a fine and gross tension adjustment held my camera in place overnight without droop.
You can save $150 by going with the aluminum version at a cost of less than 1 lb. Also the mefoto tripods convert to a monopod which is really handy.
Don't trust the "load capacity" rating on any tripod, you need at least 3 0r 3 times the weight of your gear.
I recently bought the carbon fiber Mefoto globe trotter which is 3.7 lb. with the supplied ball head and folds to 16 inches for travel (highly recommended by B&H). My heaviest rig is a D800 with 70-200 2.8 lens. The tripod is plenty stable (unless you bump it) and the ball which has a fine and gross tension adjustment held my camera in place overnight without droop.
You can save $150 by going with the aluminum version at a cost of less than 1 lb. Also the mefoto tripods convert to a monopod which is really handy.
Don't trust the "load capacity" rating on any tripod, you need at least 3 0r 3 times the weight of your gear.
Mar 17, 2016 10:13:44 #
berchman
Loc: South Central PA
wotsmith wrote:
I like night photos when I travel and it does great.
Is that starry sky a composite? I can't help wondering because it seems to me that the light pollution from a large city like Istanbul would make such a starry sky impossible.
Did you get the shot from the upper story window of a hotel?
Mar 17, 2016 10:32:45 #
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