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I have a Nikon D80 with a 50 f/1.8 lens, 55-200 VR crap lens and 18-135 crap kit lens. They do the job for now but I'm looking forward to getting some better glass, so although pretty much any tripod out there will suit my set up right now I'm looking for something I can expand on. Also, as a student beginning a Photography minor next semester, I want to be able to put whatever school equipment I may borrow on this (since this tripod might/likely be superior).
I heard Bogen/Manfrotto is supposed to be the best in terms of quality so I'm interested in B/M material. I want to buy something that will last me for a very, very long time and hopefully outlast even my camera bodies - if someone, say Gitzmo (why did I say Giotto originally??), can do that better than I'm open to other manufacturers.
I need to be able to lock single axes (panoramic shots), I heard I can do that with a ball head, if that's the case then I'd like a ball head, otherwise a classic 3-way pan head is good.
I need to be able to switch from landscape to portrait - a system that can do it on the fly would be nice but not necessary.
Obviously lighter is better but so long as the body stays stable, weight's not a high priority in consideration with everything else.
Budget is $250, $300 is the absolute highest I can spend and I better have a pretty darn good reason for doing so. Anything lower is greatly appreciated since I'm a college student and funds are limited.
This post is mainly brought on by going to B&H's website, looking under Tripods -> Bogen/Manfrotto systems and seeing a heck of a lot of combinations and not really understanding how they differ.
Thanks a lot
I heard Bogen/Manfrotto is supposed to be the best in terms of quality so I'm interested in B/M material. I want to buy something that will last me for a very, very long time and hopefully outlast even my camera bodies - if someone, say Gitzmo (why did I say Giotto originally??), can do that better than I'm open to other manufacturers.
I need to be able to lock single axes (panoramic shots), I heard I can do that with a ball head, if that's the case then I'd like a ball head, otherwise a classic 3-way pan head is good.
I need to be able to switch from landscape to portrait - a system that can do it on the fly would be nice but not necessary.
Obviously lighter is better but so long as the body stays stable, weight's not a high priority in consideration with everything else.
Budget is $250, $300 is the absolute highest I can spend and I better have a pretty darn good reason for doing so. Anything lower is greatly appreciated since I'm a college student and funds are limited.
This post is mainly brought on by going to B&H's website, looking under Tripods -> Bogen/Manfrotto systems and seeing a heck of a lot of combinations and not really understanding how they differ.
Thanks a lot
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