Comments on: Don’t move! 5 Tripod Essentials

By: Homomorphism

Homomorphism — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:24:08 +0000

Ron, good tripods are expensive for a reason, e.g. windy weather, unstable ground, etc. Such features turn out to be critical occasionally, but a casual photagrapher has to do a trade-off. I have many good accessories made in China. Just do not spend hours and hours looking for ‘deals’, in the end, you get what you pay for.

By: Ron Petrie

Ron Petrie — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:59:40 +0000

I’ve had a $25 aluminium tripod for years thats still like new after being carted all or and given rough use. Its bigger and heavier than most. So I bought a cheap, $19.95 light weight tripod from Walmart. I t has a bubble level, is light weight and has a carrying handle. Works great and has survived rough treatment. Anybody who sells a ordinary tripod for $170 is in legal terms extorting or over killing. They all are probably made in China or made of parts from China.

By: Graham Pomfret-Brown

Graham Pomfret-Brown — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:43:54 +0000

hen taking photos of fabric art or similar it is important to have the camer ined up to the exact center of the object to avoid “key stone distortion’. I have found a cheap laser level of great assistance.