Tripod - opinions - Saxperience

Viper · 15th March 2009, 00:47

lo all

looking for a new tripod. must be a good height, stable and generally good. lol

found this, wondering what people think to it?

http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/prod...ucts_id=104438

Barry123 · 15th March 2009, 00:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viper

lo all

looking for a new tripod. must be a good height, stable and generally good. lol

found this, wondering what people think to it?

http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/prod...ucts_id=104438

ney, those legs look uber thin towards the bottom end mate, although it'll probably be good in terms of lateral and longitudinal stability... it'll have lots of rotational instability. The less telescopic legs, the better as a general rule.

As said before.... Look at Telescope tripods. They're usually cheaper and stiffer for a set price.

Viper · 15th March 2009, 01:11

ta ad

any specific suggestions?

Jungle_Jim^m · 15th March 2009, 01:43

for the price you wont find one better, the quality is actually pretty decent, even comes in its own bag and easily rivals £50 jessops ones

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.203-9465.aspx

don55 · 15th March 2009, 08:58

there is only one tripod that i would ever concider, and i bought one, its the redsnapper, super build quality, pro looking.

Max. height - 1600mm
Min. height - 290mm
Min. height(column reversed)- 0mm
Folded length 620mm
Tube dia. - 28mm
Weight - 1970g
Max Load - 8kg

£50 Delivered

REDSNAPPER TRIPODS

Barry123 · 15th March 2009, 10:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by don55

there is only one tripod that i would ever concider, and i bought one, its the redsnapper, super build quality, pro looking.

Max. height - 1600mm
Min. height - 290mm
Min. height(column reversed)- 0mm
Folded length 620mm
Tube dia. - 28mm
Weight - 1970g
Max Load - 8kg

£50 Delivered

REDSNAPPER TRIPODS

3 telescopic legs as opposed to 384980980 for the manfrotto = much stiffer

danbills · 15th March 2009, 13:52

Manfrotto dick all over Redsnapper.

You really do get what you pay for with tripods, generally the more expensive they are then then more weight they can take and the sturdier they will be. Gitzo are the dogs but they're real expensive so I'd settle with Manfrotto.

I'd buy a tripod that you can interchange heads so you can buy more heads if you upgrade to a larger heavier camera. If you buy a tripod like this you'll need to buy two sections: legs and a head.

These are the legs I've got (Manfrotto 190XPROB Pro Tripod):

They're around £100 and worth every penny. They are very sturdy and the center column can be used in a vertical or horizontal position for landscape or portrait photographs. They're are loads of heads to choose from and it really does depend on what suits you. I use a ball head that gives you complete freedom but you can also get pan/tilt heads which do exactly what they say on the tin (pan and tilt).

This head will be fine if you have a smallish DSLR (Manfrotto 484 Mini Ball Head + Quick Release Plate):

If you're on a buget Jessops do a good bundle deal with the legs I mentioned (£127):

PICS ARE LINKED

Don't buy some shit tripod with the legs and head built into one made of plastic, you'll regret it and they won't last you 2 days.

Viper · 15th March 2009, 14:27

i can see where you're coming form with regards to the legs and head separately, but im not wanting to spend any where near £120

50-70 is what im looking for

danbills · 15th March 2009, 14:35

I'd go with your original choice then tbh Manfrotto are a well known and trusted brand.

Sam^p · 15th March 2009, 16:07

i went for this one: CURRYS - mirAnda MT7

Its a good tripod, and has a sholder strap bag

not to expesive and is really stable.

don55 · 15th March 2009, 16:17

how you can say that redsnapper gets "dicked on" by manfrotto, to get a tripod thats the similar spec to the snapper costs £150+ form manfrotto, those leg clips look gash, the snapper has internal screw legs to no external fittings.

all entitled to out own opinion, but have you ever used a redsnapper ?

i paid £45 for my snapper as i got discount being a member on talkphotography.com, then i won a 45mm ball head on ebay for about £8

here are some shots i took in my light tent

Viper · 15th March 2009, 17:27

where else could i look for tripods? im looking on 7dayshop.com but they dont have much choice

don55 · 16th March 2009, 23:01

get a snapper mate

Ryan^p · 16th March 2009, 23:21

and theres me with a cheapo jessops one....

Shows how much I enjoy still shots lol

Viper · 16th March 2009, 23:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by don55

get a snapper mate

where from though? as i said, 7dayshop has sod all. same with camerabricebuster...

phillyh · 17th March 2009, 01:47

I got my tripod from Jessops, was £34 at the time and does the job perfectly!
Its pretty stable too and not too heavy!

Cant find any pics though

mattchewone · 17th March 2009, 18:31

Viper, you could try Ebay mate.

You could try Currys/PC World also buddy. We do a Hama Star 61, i have one very similiar and its great tbh. Link - http://www.pcworld.co.uk:80/martprd/...d&tm=undefined

don55 · 17th March 2009, 18:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viper

where from though? as i said, 7dayshop has sod all. same with camerabricebuster...

there was a link in my first post

but here it is again link

i really cant stress again how good they are, im SOOOO happy with mine.

read my other post about a head

Viper · 17th March 2009, 18:45

legs and head come to £100 though which is more than i am prepared to pay.

the one i linked in my first post, a mate back home has got one, so ill try it out when i next see him. will probably end up getting that if it works well as its nice a cheap. lol

if i could get it for about 60-70 then i would be happy...

Barry123 · 17th March 2009, 19:10

right tom... back to basics get a telescope tripod... you get the quality without having to pay for the name.

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