Compact tripod comparison
Forum Digital Camera : Digital Camera General - Compact tripod comparison
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>So Wavelength, you are saying something like the 718B or 718SHB would be
>better since it has the 3-way head? Or that it doesn't matter if I just
>pick up a generic tripod from Best Buy, for example?
>That Gitzo you list is well out of my price range.
Yeah, the Gitzo 2228 is out of my price range too. That's why I still
have to lust.
I'm just saying that I like 3-way or pan heads better. Mostly because I
like to to panning for landscape shots. Don't see that panning would be
very effective with a ball head like that. The pan goes 360degrees, and
being a Manfrotto, it'll be probably the most stable pod in this
pricerange. Plus it has a quick-release plate in case you want to
actually take the camera off the tripod. The tilt allows you to easily
rotate 90*, which isn't possible on the ball-head.
I'd actually consider this tripod for my own use 
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Ped Xing <pedx1ng@lycos.com> wrote:
: I'm looking for a tripod for a subcompact digital camera. The models
: I'm looking at are the Bogen / Manfrotto 714B, 714SHB, and 724B. I
: don't know much about tripods and these 3 models seem essentially the
: same to my eyes, but with there being a difference in price obviously.
: Can anyone offer any insight?
You have received some good advice but I thought I would add one more
thing to concider. Look at the full tripod height as well as the folded
length. I am fairly tall and most tripods make me bend over to get my eye
anywhere close to the eyepiece. This wasn't as much of a problem when I
was younger but the closer I get to the big 5-0 the more that this is a
literal pain in the back. So you may want to simply measure from the
ground to your eyes (minus the camera body height) and make this a min
full extension (without any center column extension). Besides if you are
trying to catch a picture that you see while standing, using a tripod that
positions your camera at your belly may not give you the image you want.
On the other hand, with a pocket sized camera that weighs about as much as
a hummingbird you do not require a tripod that weighs 30 lb and can hold
up a '57 buick. So I agree that a small, light weight, easily carried
tripod will probably get more use, because you will actually have it with
you when you are "just out and about". For many years I had a tiny
little tripod that was a near full standard height tripod that folded to a
5" length for carrying. But after many many years of excellent use it
finally gave up the fight and one leg slowly collapsed, Slow enough that I
caught the camera. I miss the convenience but with my current camera that
is much heavier and the fact that they are no longer made that small I
could no longer use it. BTW, it did have a 3 way head.
Randy
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Randy Berbaum
Champaign, IL
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Ped Xing <pedx1ng@lycos.com> wrote:
: "[BnH]" <b18[at]ii[dot]net> wrote in
: news:4306898a$0$21071$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au:
: > Bogen ball head on its digi tripod range is a waste of time and money
: > imho, even the 3 way head is barely enough.
: > how heavy is your setup btw ? if it can sustain the weight [with 50%
: > deviation AT LEAST , 100% is the best] go for it.
: > Digi tripod range is making place in the backpack of bushwalkers
: > nowadays due to its compactness and lightweight.
: >
: >=bob=
: The ballhead is a waste of time but the 3-way is barely enough? This is a
: serious question: what else is there then? By the way, my camera weighs
: 4.0 oz. I don't know what you mean by the 50% or 100% deviation, though.
What he means by deviation is that the rating of the tripod should be
at least 1-1/2 to 2 times the weight of your camera (including heaviest
lens in the case of an SLR). This is not likely to affect you with the
fly weight camera you have, but for some readers this is a definate
factor to consider. In your case if the tripod only had a rating of 6
(1-1/2x) to 8 oz (2x), it probably wouldn't hold up its own weight, much
less your camera. Most light weight tripods will rate to 2 lb or so,
and you will have no problem.
Randy
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Randy Berbaum
Champaign, IL
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