Tripods

[MrLazie1]

hi all, im in the market for a tripod right now. im looking for something good and that is within the budget of 50 bucks or less. i guess something like heavy duty to take steady pictures and that they dont come out blurry.

for people that does have a tripod, what kind do you have and do you like it?

thanks.

 

[xx24xx]

Honestly you really really don't want to cheap out on a tripod or head for that matter. It will make or break your shots.

 

[tnguyen600]

Save up for a good tripod. You don't want to put $1K worth of equipment on a $50 tripod lol Worst feeling is when it tips over.

 

[turbo_911]

I have Opteka tripod from Amazon and its on sale now...
Pretty sturdy for me and been using it since last year.

 

[Raymond]

hi all, im in the market for a tripod right now. im looking for something good and that is within the budget of 50 bucks or less. i guess something like heavy duty to take steady pictures and that they dont come out blurry.

for people that does have a tripod, what kind do you have and do you like it?

thanks.

Are you using a point and shoot or a DSLR?

Point and shoot --> Best Buy, get one of the $50-$60 ones (this will work with a DSLR and kit lens, I did that for a while lol)

DSLR w/ heavy lens --> Save up and get something from Manfrotto, Induro, etc

 

[finch13]

I paid $150 for my manfrotto/smith-victor tripod/head combo and that's still a very cheap tripod.

Wait for a sale or something and get something decent, having to worry about a $1400 piece of equipment falling over isn't the most fun to do on a shoot

 

[MrLazie1]

so hmm, would you guys think heavy duty tripods are any good or they're just like other tripods?

 

[SykVSyx]

so hmm, would you guys think heavy duty tripods are any good or they're just like other tripods?

Sounds like you need to base your tripod purchase on the quality/price of your equipment and how heavy it will be.

Makes sense to get a solid foundation to build on.

 

[tnguyen600]

honestly, if you have a dslr, like raymond said, get a nice decent quality tripod. I remember when I had a dinky tripod...I attached my old xt with my 70-200 on it and it tipped over.


It was only one feet off the ground. Save yourself the hassle by saving up for a good tripod. Believe me when I say, they go up to thousands and thousands of dollars. A $250 investment in a tripod will go a long way.

 

[finch13]

Also make sure your head and legs can support the weight of your camera with its biggest lens... my tripod is rated at 11lbs. and the ballhead at 18lbs.