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The one useful thing I took away from the site, Rob, was his finding that, with cheap tripods, it’s better to raise the centre column than fully extend the legs - if the legs at the bottom are on the slender side. With expensive tripods you’re better extending the legs. It’s all down to the diameter of the bottom legs. Again, though, I don’t know if the advantages are theoretical or practical. I’m not quite sure why I spent so much time reading about tripod tests as I hate the bloody things. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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I tend to agree with Neil’s comment above. If your images depend on tripod use, however, it makes sense to buy a good one. I would prefer carbon fibre for a good combination of strength, damping and low weight. Whether extending the centre column, or using the slimmest lower legs is sensible can probably be assessed by a practical examination of the particular tripod. I tend to avoid using the lower legs, or raising the column, unless it’s absolutely necessary to secure a particular viewpoint. Sometimes it is necessary to do one, or both, and you take your chances. I’ve never attached a bag, or other weight, for stability. I wish I had, however, when my tripod recently blew over on a windy day.
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An interesting thought:
Were these tests conducted in a studio (with no wind), in a slight breeze, a stiff breeze or in gale force conditions ? Wind anybody ! Neil.
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It happened because a companion distracted me with a well-intentioned suggestion that we move the car a bit closer to where I was working. I turned my back on the camera for a moment, and one of those Godly winds caught it. Fortunately, the only damage was the loss of some black paint, leaving the Nikon with a pleasant worn look...
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Many moons ago when I used to frequent CCs I can remember an old hand saying to me; 'a good tripod is the best lens you can buy.'
In those days a good tripod was considered to be anything that was a move up from the entry-level Jessop or Dixons. And I have to admit the old hand was right! Neil.
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I have a cheap tripod I bought quite a few years ago in Turkey, it was under £10 the head is plastic but it'll happily carry my 5x4 camera and has a hook at the bottom of the column to hang something for greater stability. It works surprisingly well.
I also have a small Slick Sprint Pro II that fit's inside my small backpack with my light weight 5x4 kit. Now I wouldn't use either on a windy fday here in the UK but they are ideal when shooting in Greece & Turkey. We have to decide when the stability of a larger heavier may hinder us in other ways, portability, discretion (I can sneak the Slik into areas were tripods aren't really allowed. Ian |
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I also have that Slik model. It’s ideal for travelling, and easily handles a traditional SLR.
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