Small tripod for low-angle beach shots--What to buy?!

[D-B-J]

I don't want to spend a lot, and it doesn't need to be fancy. I just want to be able to take long exposure low angle shots on a beach. Do you guys and gals have any suggestions? I'd like it to hold my d7000, grip, and 17-50 2.8.

Thanks!
Jake

 

[cgipson1]

Gorillapod has some advantages... but the only one I recommend is the Focus. The DSLR Zoom might be ok for a system that is somewhat lighter. JOBY flexible camera tripods for DSLR/SLR cameras and point-and-shoots

 

[Light Guru]

I don't want to spend a lot, and it doesn't need to be fancy. I just want to be able to take long exposure low angle shots on a beach. Do you guys and gals have any suggestions? I'd like it to hold my d7000, grip, and 17-50 2.8.

Most tripods have a low angle mode. What kind of tripod do you currently have, it may already have the ability.

 

[Mike_E]

Try a beanbag.

Amazon.com: Camera Bean Bag by Wild Grizzly (Medium-Blue), Photography Bean Bag, Video Bean Bag, Camera Support, Camera Sandbag, Camera Beanbag: Camera & Photo

There are other brands, this just came up.

Very handy tool.

 

[Buckster]

Depending on how cheap you want to go, all you really need is a 1/4" bolt and something solid to attach it too, like a block of wood. You could attach it to an old broomstick and shove it down into the sand even, and it'd cost you less than a buck total, even with a couple of washers and a nut.

 

[Derrel]

Here you go. Under six dollars. Aiptek ZAC-STD-5 Lightweight Aluminum Tripod with 3-Way Pan Head ZAC-STD-5

 

[D-B-J]

Depending on how cheap you want to go, all you really need is a 1/4" bolt and something solid to attach it too, like a block of wood. You could attach it to an old broomstick and shove it down into the sand even, and it'd cost you less than a buck total, even with a couple of washers and a nut.

Funny, I never thought of this... Good idea! Thanks.