Decent tripod
Jun. 22nd, 2009 06:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
johnridleyEver since I was a teenager, I've wanted a good tripod, and never got around to getting one. The closest I came was a Vivitar which I still have. It was $100, but though it's pretty sturdy, it's a pain in the butt; twist lock legs and if it has any dirt in it at all it jams up, and it has a junky head on it.
This month I sold a collection of magazines and an old, small telescope that I no longer use, and bought a Manfrotto 190XPROB tripod and an 804RC2 head. Very nice. I think I might go with a ball head later on but I need a 3 way head for video work anyway, and this one is smooth enough that I think I can get by without a fluid head.
Barring backing over it with a car, there's no reason this tripod shouldn't last forever. Heck, you can actually buy REPAIR PARTS for it (how unusual is that these days?).
This month I sold a collection of magazines and an old, small telescope that I no longer use, and bought a Manfrotto 190XPROB tripod and an 804RC2 head. Very nice. I think I might go with a ball head later on but I need a 3 way head for video work anyway, and this one is smooth enough that I think I can get by without a fluid head.
Barring backing over it with a car, there's no reason this tripod shouldn't last forever. Heck, you can actually buy REPAIR PARTS for it (how unusual is that these days?).
