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Travel Tripods
Ben Campbell, Photographer
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Auckland | NZ | New Zealand | Posted: 8:21 PM on 04.13.09 |
->> Does anyone have any advice on travel tripods something small and compact?
Cheers |
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Joel Zwink, Photographer
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San Diego | Ca | USA | Posted: 8:54 PM on 04.13.09 |
| ->> Check the gitzo carbon fiber models. It's expensive but great to travel with. |
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Steve Violette, Photographer
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Gulf Breeze | FL | USA | Posted: 9:45 AM on 04.14.09 |
| ->> +1 on Gitzo - Traveler or Moutaineer series sized to the equipment you will travel with |
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Rob Kerr, Photographer
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Bend | OR | US | Posted: 11:18 AM on 04.14.09 |
| ->> nice post fish ... but an important follow question is what ball-head options are recommended ... i have a small gitzo ball head but the camera locking screw and lock nut don't work well and have fallen out and been lost several times. its just annoying and i hate having a bracket attached to the camera body. |
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Steven E. Frischling, Photographer
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Live HVN : Work SFO-NYC | | | Posted: 11:23 AM on 04.14.09 |
->> Rob
I use the Gitzo magnesium 1277M ball head. This head is durable and highly fine-tunable. The magnesium head is substantially lighter than its 'standard' ball head equivalent, and the head can still sustain a nearly 14lbs kit without any loss in stability.
The head actually costs more than the tripod, I think the head is around $180 currently...but a tripod is only as good as the head. |
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Lee Weissman, Photographer
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XXXXX | NY | USA | Posted: 11:40 AM on 04.14.09 |
| ->> Slik Pro 340 DX...inexpensive, sturdy, light, durable. Comes with head. All I've needed for alot less than carbon fiber |
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Mike Doran, Photographer
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Petaluma | CA | U.S.A. | Posted: 12:23 PM on 04.14.09 |
| ->> You might look at the Feisol series of tripods as they are light and strong. I bought a carbon fiber model last spring and it has been a very good buy. They also have ball heads as well as cf monopods. |
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Jamie Roper, Photographer
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Portland | OR | United States | Posted: 1:01 PM on 04.14.09 |
->> Depending on how small and compact you need it, these are great for digital compacts or rangefinder cameras. Probably nothing smaller or more compact out there:
http://www.opticsplanet.net/leica-mini-tripod.html
They might look sketchy, but they work great.
Maybe you can find one used? |
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Curtis Clegg, Photographer
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Sycamore | IL | USA | Posted: 7:36 PM on 04.14.09 |
->> Two of my favorite travel tripods are made by Sunpak... I got to try them out at Ritz Camera before I bought them, and I have been happy with them ever since.
For a small tabletop tripod for a point and shoot, this one for $10 is hard to beat:
http://www.adorama.com/SU2003.html
For a light DSLR setup, these $20 ones are really light and do a nice job IF you can either use MLU or use it without the legs completely extended:
http://www.adorama.com/SU2003.html
http://www.adorama.com/SUCXL.html |
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Albert Pena, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Dallas | TX | United States | Posted: 9:41 AM on 04.15.09 |
->> You can also look into the Gorilla Pods. They are real sturdy and can also bend around bars. Good luck.
http://joby.com/
Albert |
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Jonathan Castner, Photographer, Assistant
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Longmont | CO | USA | Posted: 10:11 AM on 04.15.09 |
| ->> My travel/backpacking tripod is a Gitzo G126 with a Giottos ballhead. It's small, light, sturdy for lenses up to 300mm if used short, and fits into my carry on bag. But since it's discontinued I'd replace that with a Gitzo GT-0932. |
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