Tripod Required!

[DeeKay86]

Hello All,

Being new to DSLR photography, I need a tripod.

Nothing too fancy, so want one as a starter really.

Needs to be about 1.5 meters extended, with spirit levels.

No idea at all what to get. Is 'Hama' good? LOL I feel like such a n00b!!!!


Wanting to spend about £20 lol - see what I mean by beginners tripod / hopefully decent enough?


Many thanks much appreciated!

 

[Emma.]

I have one very similar to this. I think it's great for the price.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5693900/Trail/searchtext%3ETRIPOD.htm

 

[DeeKay86]

I have one very similar to this. I think it's great for the price.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5693900/Trail/searchtext>TRIPOD.htm

Looks decent!!!

Is it stable / able to hold the weight of a standard dSLR without feeling like its going to fall over?

Is Vivatar a good brand?

Thanks again

 

[Eddie.]

eBay.

I got mine off there, a Velbon one, very very good. Got it for something like £30! Was a bargain tbh!

 

[Emma.]

Looks decent!!!

Is it stable / able to hold the weight of a standard dSLR without feeling like its going to fall over?

Is Vivatar a good brand?

Thanks again

Mine isn't that exact one but looks very similar. Never had a problem with it and I've never thought my DSLR was going to fall off it.

Holds it steady enough to take these shots

Light Trails by Emma_Williams, on Flickr

Cornhill Light Trail by Emma_Williams, on Flickr

For the price of it it's worth a punt, if it's rubbish you can always take it back as its Argos.

 

[DeeKay86]

eBay.

I got mine off there, a Velbon one, very very good. Got it for something like £30! Was a bargain tbh!

Thanks!!

Mine isn't that exact one but looks very similar. Never had a problem with it and I've never thought my DSLR was going to fall off it.

Holds it steady enough to take these shots

Light Trails by Emma_Williams, on Flickr

Cornhill Light Trail by Emma_Williams, on Flickr

For the price of it it's worth a punt, if it's rubbish you can always take it back as its Argos.

I think I shall buy it from Argos then lol, I forgot that its easy to abuse their refunds policy if the tripod sucks!

Appreciated thanks!!

p.s: those pics are great btw!

 

[DeeKay86]

Just went to Argos and bought the Vivatar. They had to open 4 boxes till they found one that hadn't been used!

 

[Wick]

^ That doesn't bode well!! hahaha!

 

[Eddie.]

^ That doesn't bode well!! hahaha!

Took the words out of my mouth!

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Amazon - tripods.

I bought my HamaStar 13 or 69 or something like that.. it was bought purely on price. Circa £12. Holds my 7D+silly lens (~1.5kg IIRC) quite happily ! I've never extended it to full height as I wouldn't put anything on like that, but I can't see a reason to have £2k of camera equipment hovering above my head :S

 

[DeeKay86]

Ok I bought the Vivatar - havent used it yet.

However, I just found this HAMA Profil II and a Profil III from Tesco Direct.

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.210-2905.aspx

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.210-5979.aspx

Are these better than the one from Argos? - http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5693900/Trail/searchtext>TRIPOD.htm


They look better, and come apart to form a Monopod! Also, the Profil II is only £16.


Worth giving the Vivatar back to Argos and getting one of these instead? (is it work the extra £8 for the Profil III?)


Thank you chaps and chapettes!

edit: Amazon have the Hama Profil III for £17.99!!!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002BHCV2U/?tag=cliospnet01-21

 

[Emma.]

Try and get out and use the one you've bought. If it does all you want then pointless spending anything extra if the one you have is good enough imo.

I've no idea what the ones you've found from Tesco's are like though

 

[DeeKay86]

Try and get out and use the one you've bought. If it does all you want then pointless spending anything extra if the one you have is good enough imo.

I've no idea what the ones you've found from Tesco's are like though

I intend to

Ideally I would like to have Both at the same time then keep the "better" one lol!

Thanks for all your help

 

[Emma.]

Yeh could do. I'm sure Tesco's have got a returns policy like Argos.

 

[DeeKay86]

Yeh could do. I'm sure Tesco's have got a returns policy like Argos.

Dont think they have it in store. I'd have to order it.

Going to order it from Amazon, its £7 cheaper

 

[Ay Ay Ron]

I've got the Hama II from Tesco and its brilliant for the money. I think I paid about £20 delivered a few months back. Really good quality for the money and they have some weight to them too so not likely to fall over in the wind, it also has the hook for adding some more weight to it.

 

[DeeKay86]

Gracias!

Want it fast but Amazon won't have stock till the 6th December

 

[SamP]

I wouldnt trust a flash on all of these posted let alone thousands of pounds worth of lens and camera...

 

[DeeKay86]

I wouldnt trust a flash on all of these posted let alone thousands of pounds worth of lens and camera...

so what would you trust?

 

[SamP]

Got 50 quid?

 

[DeeKay86]

Got 50 quid?

Yes but didnt really want to spend that much on a tripod right now.

Thanks anyways

 

[Tigger]

My first Tripod was from Argos - a Hama one. Star 35 or something silly like that.
Went to take a shot one day on the timer (so I could be in it lol) and the locking parts just gave way and the tripod "collapsed"
Thankfully into a smaller tripod (if that makes sense) instead of tipping over and wrecking the camera!
Not even a heavy camera - a D40 with kit lens

To my expense I went for the next model up from Currys and it was worse, one of the levers was fake - wouldn't let you pan just tilt up & down.

Only good thing is they were lightweight, for obvious reasons as above. Cheap plastic crap!

 

[SamP]

Yes but didnt really want to spend that much on a tripod right now.

Thanks anyways

Well ill post it regardless as its the cheapest tripod thats worth getting imo -

http://www.google.co.uk/products/ca...a=X&ei=c0LZTtPKCcmu8gPv76HiDQ&ved=0CF4Q8wIwAw