I was in the same situation not too long ago. I had an older tripod that
I purchased when I was in college, a heavy Sears jobbie. The legs
worked ok, and it was sturdy, but it was mainly the head that drove me
crazy. With a heavyish lens, it would droop a little once you locked it
and let go. You basically had to compensate for the droop. So I went
looking around to see what setup I would like to have. My ideal setup
was a 322RC2 head and a Manfrotto base. Well I bought the head on Ebay
for about $75, and found a used tripod base about a month later on Ebay
for about $35. It was an older Bogen, but it is exactly what I need.
It even came with a panoramic head that I may use when the need arises.
So if you keep your eye out on Ebay for the parts, you will find them
at a reasonable price. I have used my "new" combo quite a bit recently,
and it makes all the difference in the world.
rg
Sunny Chung wrote:
I know its hard to believe with all the night shots I have in my
gallery, but I still do not
own a tripod. Now that I'm looking for one, I'm extremely stumped.
Should I buy a generic
$12 tripod, or invest in a name brand like bogen/manfrotto. I don't
want to spend over $100
on a silly tripod, but there are so many choices, head models, leg
models, etc... etc...
some direction would be greatly apprechiated :-)
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