Tripod help please?

[ChrisJuliano]

Gear is in sig, sorry stock d40.

Well is it worth spending the extra money?

If not, then I will get this

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/195099-REG/Hakuba_BR5SG_Compact_5_Section_Branner.html


If it is worth spenidng extra money, I will get either

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/251825-REG/Velbon_MAXI347GB_MAXi_347GB_Trunnion_Shaft.html

or

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/333974-REG/Slik_611_862_Sprint_Pro_Tripod_with.html

 

[reg]

Nothing you've posted so far is going to be fantastic, even "good"...

Start checkin' ebay for old and used.

 

[ChrisJuliano]

But according to my last post what do you think I should do?

And think about conserving money, becuase I am very certain the more exspensiver ones are better. But is it worth the $ going for just a little bit better?

I would go for used but I dont know whats good or bad I just got into photography.

And just a random question thats off topic, what does a "good" tripod start at? (Please dont just answer this and not answer my questions above though)

 

[reg]

But according to my last post what do you think I should do?

And think about conserving money, becuase I am very certain the more exspensiver ones are better. But is it worth the $ going for just a little bit better?

I would go for used but I dont know whats good or bad I just got into photography.

And just a random question thats off topic, what does a "good" tripod start at? (Please dont just answer this and not answer my questions above though)

I think you should look on ebay.

Yes, the $ is worth going "a little bit" better. But if you're convinced otherwise, I can't make anyone's decisions for them.

A good tripod? You can get a decent set of Slik legs for about a hundred bucks and a ballhead for 20 or so. Decent. Not good, but decent and certainly usable. One of those $40 numbers will fall over if you exhale on it too hard.

 

[kundalini]

Clicky

A little bit of light reading for you. Not suggesting for you to blow your budget, but food for thought nonetheless.

How badly do you need a tripod right now? Perhaps look at monopods and save up for a decent tripod. Your current gear list isn't that heavy.

 

[photogincollege]

Out of what you posted, if you dont mind the 4 feet high limit, id get the first one, the last two wont add anything except height. And as for the good tripod starts, probably about 150.

 

[ChrisJuliano]

I dont mind short limit.

My current gear will stay the same for a while pretty much.

And so your saying the Hakuba will be just as good quality as the Velbon or Slik?

 

[photogincollege]

Well what im saying is that they all have about a 6 pound limit. You probably wont see much more sturdiness from them. Good velbon and sliks are actually very good tripods, however, those are not it.

 

[ChrisJuliano]

Ic, well there full metal.

Is that worth the extra $ instead of the plastic parts?


Becuase the $15 one at radioshack was actually not bad for what I was expecting, just everything on it that was plastic was the parts where I was amazed at how ****ty it was.

 

[photogincollege]

Metal is usually better.

 

[kundalini]

Just as a reference, I have:

Legs

1st head

2nd head

Damn good combos...... I got the 322 head because I had a shoulder operation and needed a one-handed operation. Works great, but the 488 head is fine as well.

 

[kundalini]

Is that worth the extra $ instead of the plastic parts?

In case you have seen the film "The Graduate" lately...... plastics are not the future in regard to tripods.

 

[ChrisJuliano]

So you guys are saying go with the Velbon or Slik?

 

[reg]

I'm saying go with Gitzo but we've got what we've got.

 

[ChrisJuliano]

No thanks, that wasnt to much of a help.