Tripod

13 years 5 months ago #6148 by alittletomuchbrandy
Where is a good place and brand to buy a tripod?


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13 years 5 months ago #6705 by Vick Vickery
Tripods are available at local big box stores, camera stores, and on line at eBay or stores like KEH, B&H, Adorama and many others, both new and used. You will see many brands and prices as you look them over. In new tripods, there is usually a direct relationship in quality, sturdiness, ease of use, and price...the better products are NOT cheap.

That said, I've been shooting photos for over 50 years and long ago developed a liking for Davis and Sanford's heavy tripods for use with my 35mm. MF and LF cameras and still use them with those and with my DSLR's. The lightest one I use, a medium weight unit, is the D & S Model DRG/Q which is still pretty heavy and will extend a full 5.5' high. My heavier ones extend to over 7'. The heavy and medium D&S tripods are often seen on eBay for under $50-$60.

The carbon fiber tripods have gotten very popular of late, but are very expensive.

For use with DSLR's, the medium weight tripods are all you need...the heavy units are meant for 4x5 to 8x10 and larger view cameras and huge commercial film cameras.


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13 years 5 months ago #7501 by StanMan
I love these forums you learn great info! Thank you!


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13 years 5 months ago #7514 by Joves
Also you might what to look on your local Craigslists to see if anyone is selling any. I got a pristine Mafrotto with head for $100 on KEH and other sellers it was valued at $195 for its condition. Stay aways form cheap ones they will give you more headaches than they are worth.


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