Tripods and ball heads

[ChefCanon]

I'm just a firm believer in Manfrotto. I've had a number of tripods but I've never splurged for one of the top brands. Perhaps my opinion of Manfrotto would drop a little if I had ever owned one of the upper-crust tripods but I haven't. I've had this one 2 or 3 years, it has been used a LOT, and it has never faltered once. It's solid, it's reliable and it does what I want from a tripod. In my opinion, dollar for dollar, they are hard to beat.

I have to agree with this. I picked up and played with quite a few tripods before purchasing one and yes will the top-notch brands felt solid. I couldn't justify the price tag. Picking up my manfrotto and looking at the price tag. I knew I was getting a QUALITY product at a FAIR price. I don't think you will go wrong their.

 

[JamesGill]

Thanks for the replies, very helpful, it seems Manfrotto is the best make for quality relative to price, so will go with the 054CXPRO3 tripod and the ball head I originally chose.

Thanks again, James