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Originally Posted by kshotton45  Hi Jon, I'm going to have my 'two penneth' !................. There's no such thing as a good, cheap, lightweight tripod !
If they're heavy and expensive, then they're probably good !
You've bought a cracking camera set up, so dig deep and treat your self.
Ask the guys on this site what they use ....................
Keith. |
It depends on what you mean by cheap - i use a manfrotoo 55DB (£79) and a 222 head (£39) - £118 all told which isnt too bad - the 55 is made of steel , the carbon fibre ones are a lot more - and you can forget the plastic and aluminium ones as they just aint sturdy.
look at brands like velbon , manfrotto and unilock.
and btw if you are doing a lot of low level work dont underestimate the useful ness of a bean bag - I use a pod (£19) which is a little round bean back with a screw for attaching it to you camera. this can also be used to support the camera on car roofs , fence posts, trees etc.