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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / April 2007whats a good tripod?
Anyone have any info on tripods? I need to use it with a 30d and a canon gl-2. Something really stable. Thanks Gitzo 1548 > Anyone have any info on tripods? I need to use it > with a 30d and a canon gl-2. Something really stable. > > Thanks > Anyone have any info on tripods? Years ago, when I first got into the SLR, I bought a killer Bogen 3040. This has to be the Mack truck of tripods. (What WAS I thinking?) Anyway, it CO$T like the dickens - just like the camera and lens on top. Fully extended, it is SOLID as a rock, and I must use a small stepladder to reach the viewfinder. Just such a shot is on my web site. We were camping on a lake shore and I saw this really cool water lily scene probably a hundred-or-so feet out. I mounted my 300mm lens and cranked the whole thing to the top floor. I noticed a few on-lookers as I ascended my 4-ft ladder to set up the shot. > I need to use it with a 30d and a canon gl-2. OK, hotshot. You spent the big money on the SLR, don't cheap out now and park it on top of something cheap and/or flimsy. > Something really stable. Exactly. After all these years, I'm still glad I bought a nice, solid tripod. It has never been truly "too much", although the hike up to the lake at Grand Tetons was a killer with the thing on my back. Fortuately, I got a couple really nice shots using the tripod. With my three, little daughters on one rock outcropping, and me on another a LONG way away, I used the tripod/camera setup and got a great shot. It won't be cheap. Also, if you plan to take it anywhere, prepare to hire a pack mule. It won't be lightweight. It will, however, be WORTH IT. Good luck!  Signature:) JR Canon EOS 20D >> Anyone have any info on tripods? > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > to > set up the shot. Just a suggestion. It's best to avoid using those crank up center sections. They can really cost you sharpness... DP > >> Anyone have any info on tripods? > > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Just a suggestion. It's best to avoid using those crank up center sections. > They can really cost you sharpness... You mean you don't recommend a 3-legged monopod???? <g> SignatureYou need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence. -- Charles A. Beard > It's best to avoid using those crank up center sections. > They can really cost you sharpness... How? Because it moves? With the center section "locking screw" set good and tight, I recall it being "rock" solid. I'll have to keep an eye out for that when/if the next time presents itself. Thx. Signature:) JR In article <jim.redelfs-195FBC.22524328032007@news.lga.highwinds-media.com>, Jim Redelfs <jim.redelfs@NOSPAMredelfs.com> wrote: > > It's best to avoid using those crank up center sections. > > They can really cost you sharpness... [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > "rock" solid. I'll have to keep an eye out for that when/if the next time > presents itself. Thx. No matter how solid your tripod (or how "tight your locking screw is"), when you extend the center column waaaay up, it becomes far less steady than it is than when the camera is at the apex of the legs, merely because of the center of gravity being so far from the stability of the tripod apex. The result is that the long column allows far more flex and sway than does the stable three-point apex. The heavier the load (camera+lens), the less stable it becomes, and things like wind (and even shutter slap) become far more problematical than they do at normal tripod level (center column down, or close to down). This is one of the cases where lenses with IS turned on while on a tripod are useful. That's why putting the center column way up is often jokingly referred to as a "three-legged monopod". Yes, sometimes you have to. As a last resort, IMO. SignatureYou need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence. -- Charles A. Beard > Just a suggestion. It's best to avoid using those crank up center sections. > They can really cost you sharpness... On the other hand, they are much better than hand holding, and on a good tripod they are quite stiff when properly locked. With a hand on top of the camera pressing down, a fast enough shutter speed, it is better than a monopod. Certainly on my 58B, the center column has a relatively large diameter and locking colar and hence is quite stiff. Depending on the load on it and balance, it is very serviceable most of the time. Again, much better than nothing at all. Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. >> Just a suggestion. It's best to avoid using those crank up center >> sections. They can really cost you sharpness... [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > balance, it is very serviceable most of the time. Again, much better than > nothing at all. Sure, probably fine for mot applications, as long as you realize the limitations and are comfortable that you're not getting maximum stability out of your gear. I wouldn't be recommending the practice to anyone new to tripods, though, who might not know that he/she will not be getting full benefit out of what can be a rather costly piece of gear. DP > Anyone have any info on tripods? I need to use it > with a 30d and a canon gl-2. Something really stable. The most junior of Manfrottos, the "190" (not sure what the bogen model is) with a ball head or geared head should do the trick. It's relatively compact and rigid enough for small 35mm kits (up to 70|80-200 f/2.8) or so. For lightweight, I use the Manfrotto 55MF3 (carbon fibre) with ball head or geared head. This is pretty pricey solution but it is tough, rugged, stiff and light (at least until you add the geared head). For long (300 f/2.8) I use a Manfrotto 58B with Wimberley head. Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. On Mar 27, 8:32 pm, h...@now.com wrote: > Anyone have any info on tripods? I need to use it > with a 30d and a canon gl-2. Something really stable. A good stiff tripod is great, but it is only half the story as far as I am concerned. I use a fairly heavy tripod, the legs are Manfrotto 3001BD and the head is 322RC2 ball head. And whereas this is a fairly stiff system it still moves when the shutter button is pushed, the solution is a cable release. I very rarely use the tripod without using the cable release. I did some testing with this and was amazed at the difference it made. Scott |
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