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01-01-2009, 10:48 PM
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Tri-pod brand names?
I am looking for a tri-pod for my compact camera and my consumer video camera.
I am not familiar with tri-pod brands. From the list below, which of these are brand names? Barska Benbo Bogen Imaging Bushnell Cullmann Davis & Sanford Digital Concepts Giottos Gitzo Hakuba Induro Joby JTL Lenmar Leupold Novoflex Pure Digital Technologies Savage Slik Smith-Victor Sunpak Swarovski Optik Targus Tiffen Tiltall Trek-Tech Vanguard Velbon VidPro Zeiss |
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01-01-2009, 11:15 PM
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Studyness shouldn't be an issue because my cameras are lightweight (compact camera and miniDV camcorder).
The name I noticed most when surfing eBay is Slik, Velbon, and Bogen-Manfrotto. How are these brands? |
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01-01-2009, 11:19 PM
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Bogen-Manfrotto is the only one I have personal experience with. They make good tripods.
Haven't actually used them before, but Slik & Velbon look good too. |
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01-02-2009, 01:35 AM
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For current high end tripods, I am only really familiar with Gitzo, Induro, and Bogen (Manfrotto). I'd say that Slik, Giottos and a few other make some good quality tripods too. Actually, since you are using fairly lightweight equiptment on your tripod, the average $20-40 drugstore tripod should work fairly well. There is no reason to upgrade to the higher or mid end stuff unless you want a good panhead for your camcorder.
P.S. Get one with a quick release system or you'll hate yourself. 
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01-02-2009, 01:53 AM
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My budget is about $90.
My last tri-pod was cheap and it squeaked when panning. The sound would be picked up by the camcorder and could be heard when watching the video. So I am trying to buy something more expensive. I am hoping that I will get one that does not squeak and pans smoothly so that there is no jerky movements when panning. |
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01-02-2009, 02:03 AM
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Quote: Originally Posted by photoss83
My budget is about $90.
My last tri-pod was cheap and it squeaked when panning. The sound would be picked up by the camcorder and could be heard when watching the video. So I am trying to buy something more expensive. I am hoping that I will get one that does not squeak and pans smoothly so that there is no jerky movements when panning. Usually and almost always goes on sale for $69.99. Also good: Manfrotto 728B Tripod Almost always goes on sale for $80-100ish.
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