Tripod?

[pcfranchina]

As wondering around in BestBuy I took a a liking to a tripod, a SunPak 7500 Pro. It came with a second quick release head and seemed pretty nice. Now that I got it home it kinda seems like a little too much tripod for my needs. I figured I would use it with my larger SLRs also. It seems really sturdy and all but im still not sure if I am gonna keep it. Any opinions on this tripod?

Thanks


Phil

 

[derevaun]

I think I played with one awhile back. It is a lot of tripod. The impression I got from researching tripods is that it might be a good idea to have a solid, heavy tripod and a small, light one. If the 7500 is solid enough for you, you're halfway there 😛

FWIW, I decided on a Velbon Max-i and wound up getting a Sunpak 3300 Pro instead. Long story but it's reasonably light (2.7lb) if a little cumbersome (3 section legs).

 

[peter_n]

It seems that the Sunpak 3300 Pro you got may be made by Slik, at least according to an old travel tripod suitability survey.

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

RF and tripod?

Southern fried chicken and ice cream.

 

[FrankS]

Still, a tripod is the best accessory to have when you have the time to use it and want to get maximum sharpness and resolution on your negative.

 

[pcfranchina]

plus to use with my SLRs and my Digital. Rangefinders look kinda silly on a big tripod except when shootin in really low light.

 

[peter_n]

RF and tripod?

Southern fried chicken and ice cream.

What's wrong with an RF and a tripod? I generally use mine travelling with the 90 & 135 lenses and a tripod is also helpful with a super-wide getting the horizontals and verticals straight. I think they have their place with RF cams...

 

[Theo-Prof]

RF and tripod?

Southern fried chicken and ice cream.

There is a famous restaurant in California called: Rosco's Chicken and Waffles.

 

[Tom Harrell]

I purchased a Leica table tripod but have not used it yet. I sure need to though as I am learning to shoot a IIIf with a f3.5, 5CM Elmar. I have not been able to hand hold the camera and get sharp photos with slow shutter speeds as some others can do. I will keep trying though until I get the nack of it.

 

[pcfranchina]

I figured for any indoor photography(SLR, RF or DIG) of an inamimate object better off using a tripod.
This is the tripod.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...t&productCategoryId=cat08118&id=1058188139866

 

[Tom Harrell]

Looks like it will do nicely. Not to heavy but sturdy enough. I think you'll like it.

Tom

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

A member of staff was clearing out an old stockroom. She found a boxed unused 1950'ish high quality tripod and I brought it home.

I think I've used it one time in fifteen years.

 

[pcfranchina]

If you had something more convienient and mobile would you use it more often?

 

[Bertram2]

What's wrong with an RF and a tripod?

Nothing at all !! It's just that some cannot live without categories 😀
bertram

 

[XAos]

Not exactly 'chimping' per se - that's looking at the picture after taking it. But I grabbed this photo with my RB67, handheld @ 1/30th. Amusing and ironic on a number of levels - it reminds me of sockeyed's avatar, and also given the shutter lag of most digital cameras - that I was able to grab the moment with my big clunky 'jimmy olsen' camera as my friends call it, hanging from my neck. Perhaps this is the best reason to use a real tripod if you decide you need one, even on your rangefinder.

 

[kmack]

If you had something more convienient and mobile would you use it more often?

Good point. My brother gave me a monopod for Christmas, not something I would buy on my own. I took it out with me on a walk down the C&O canal. It turns out I really like using the thing. It is small light weight and easy to set up. The Fed looks really funny on it but it helped in some low light situations already. It is now part of my regular kit. If I had a tripod that was as light, easy to setup and carry as the monopod I would be using a tripod more.

 

[BrianShaw]

If you had something more convienient and mobile would you use it more often?

This is, actually, a GREAT question. I have 2 tripods... one too heavy and one too light. I'm thinking of something in between but keep getting mired down by the inability to honestly answer this very question!

 

[pcfranchina]

I have even seen some people extend 2 of the tripod legs straight down and use it as a monopod. Its all about timing and convienience. But I do think this tripod is a little to big. I may look into this one:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...s&Q=&sku=272502&is=REG&addedTroughType=search


Seems a little more too my needs. Comes with 2 heads and a case.

 

[kmack]

You may also look at the Velbon 343E. It is not the most sturdy tripod in the world, but it does the job fine for a rangefinder or small P&S digital. Lightweight, small, comes with a carry cover...

 

[derevaun]

21" retracted is fairly long for a take-with-you tripod. My Sunpak 3300Pro-B is about 22" and I have to take special measures to deal with it, like using a longish backpack.

Was it on RFF that somebody recommended resting a folded tripod in a "fanny pack" for a waist-mounted monopod?