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Tripods - talk to me!
- Thread starter Alex H
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I would suggest putting a little more towards a tripod.
I got given a Red Snapper, feels so much nicer than my cheapo one. A lot sturdier and so easy to adjust.
Check them out:
http://www.aldine.co.uk/redsnapper/redsnapper-quality-tripods.html
I got given a Red Snapper, feels so much nicer than my cheapo one. A lot sturdier and so easy to adjust.
Check them out:
http://www.aldine.co.uk/redsnapper/redsnapper-quality-tripods.html
Focus TDCi
The Red Snapper ones get a lot of good feedback iirc. I have a Manfrotto 055CL or something like that, which I paid Jord ~£60 for secondhand. It's extremely sturdy, but could do with a different head, it's a bit cumbersome. I'd recommend Manfrotto in general though, although not for £40.
The Boosh!
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Elise, Duster
Paid 35 for mine fron jessops. Why people spend hundreds on a tripod il never know. As long as it holds the camera still whats the fricking big deal 
Focus TDCi
Manfrotto's are nice but pricey so you got a good deal there
Still got the original price ticket on it lol, was a bit of a bargain aye. Think there's a guy on Talk Photography that sells the Red Snapper tripods, might be mistaken though.
Paid 35 for mine fron jessops. Why people spend hundreds on a tripod il never know. As long as it holds the camera still whats the fricking big deal
Wait til you buy a heavy lens lol. Sometimes it's down to absolutely miniscule margins of error to make or break a photo and that extra bit of sturdyness comes in useful, especially at night with 30second+ exposures and it's a bit windy. Admittedly 90% of the time it doesn't really matter though!
Paid 35 for mine fron jessops. Why people spend hundreds on a tripod il never know. As long as it holds the camera still whats the fricking big deal
My thinking too. I'm not a pro so don't need anything too fancy.
Perrinho
ClioSport Club Member
Still got the original price ticket on it lol, was a bit of a bargain aye. Think there's a guy on Talk Photography that sells the Red Snapper tripods, might be mistaken though.
Wait til you buy a heavy lens lol. Sometimes it's down to absolutely miniscule margins of error to make or break a photo and that extra bit of sturdyness comes in useful, especially at night with 30second+ exposures and it's a bit windy. Admittedly 90% of the time it doesn't really matter though!
+1...try taking 2 second exposure shots, outdoors, with a 200mm lens and battery grip on a jessops special....in wind...:rasp:...Manfrotto FTW...
I have the same tripod but with the pistol grip, nice and sturdy.
Only thing is I wish the head was made out of metal like the Manfrotto's but I guess that's why it's cheaper. Minor point as it's still a quality piece of kit.
Also I think if you're a member on http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/ you get a discount, need to double check that though.
Just check the weight rating of the tripod that you are getting. I had an old Jessops one and it could just about handle my 40D with the 24-105 on the front but only if everything was a tight as you could make it. The only way to take a steady shot with it was to use the self timer on the camera and let the thing settle for a couple of seconds before the shutter opened.
As I dropped the old one and smashed the head off, I have just treated myself to a Manfrotto 055 and it is a world apart.
As I dropped the old one and smashed the head off, I have just treated myself to a Manfrotto 055 and it is a world apart.
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