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Thread: Tripod advice? |
    
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 3668
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 09:41 pm: |
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Don't be shy, eh! |
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Gold Member Username: Chaunb3400
Huntsville,
Alabama
U.S.
Post Number: 1877
Registered: Jul-05
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| Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 05:01 am: |
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i am a tripod |
Bronze Member Username: Southern_bass
Jacksonville,
Florida
U.S.
Post Number: 33
Registered: Dec-05
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| Posted on Monday, December 12, 2005 - 10:08 pm: |
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^idiot lol |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 4822
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Monday, January 16, 2006 - 04:34 pm: |
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Silver Member Username: Claudermilk
Post Number: 271
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 10:19 am: |
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First thing is read Thom Hogan's article: http://www.bythom.com/support.htm
Then follow his advice.
One good budget option that I think would still follow his aim is the Feisol tripods. I plan on starting with a set of their legs. |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 4843
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 09:30 pm: |
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Hi Chris,
You have spoken about Feisol a few weeks back. Have you tried out their tripods yet? Are you looking at the Carbon Fiber series?
I'm very much interested in your views and findings. |
Silver Member Username: Claudermilk
Post Number: 274
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 10:18 am: |
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I haven't personally. I'm concentrating on getting a few more items for my studio shooting. A tripod is fairly low on my list--glass comes first. I have an old cheapie Slik to get me by for now & I rarely use a tripod anyway.
However, I have read a lot of positive reviews over at fredmiranda--and those are some demanding users who know exactly what they want. Generally the consensus is the build quality isn't up to Manfrotto or Gitzo, but at half the price it's pretty good & about 90% of what you get with Gitzo. AFAIK they are only carbon fiber. |
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