Comments on: Tripods, monopods and bits of string http://inphotos.org/tripods-monopods-and-bits-of-string/ no photoshopped images here Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:13:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: DaveP http://inphotos.org/tripods-monopods-and-bits-of-string/#comment-11811 DaveP Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:40:55 +0000 http://inphotos.org/tripods-monopods-and-bits-of-string/#comment-11811 Well, there's also the super-sturdy Gitzo http://tinyurl.com/gh9to which goes to 2.6m tall, but I suspect it's priced even higher than the other two (the cheaper of which was around €500, if I remember right). I'm pretty sure the clamp would be the better item to get first. :) Well, there’s also the super-sturdy Gitzo http://tinyurl.com/gh9to which goes to 2.6m tall, but I suspect it’s priced even higher than the other two (the cheaper of which was around €500, if I remember right).

I’m pretty sure the clamp would be the better item to get first. :)

]]> By: Donncha http://inphotos.org/tripods-monopods-and-bits-of-string/#comment-11805 Donncha Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:00:09 +0000 http://inphotos.org/tripods-monopods-and-bits-of-string/#comment-11805 Dave - those last two are very nice looking tripods but I wonder how stable they'd be with a heavy DSLR? I'd like to do something with a clamp though, could be really useful! Dave – those last two are very nice looking tripods but I wonder how stable they’d be with a heavy DSLR? I’d like to do something with a clamp though, could be really useful!

]]> By: DaveP http://inphotos.org/tripods-monopods-and-bits-of-string/#comment-11796 DaveP Thu, 05 Oct 2006 13:57:59 +0000 http://inphotos.org/tripods-monopods-and-bits-of-string/#comment-11796 Another useful tool is a clamp with a bolt on it. I have a pipe-clamp which happens to fit around most street sign posts here in the US (think a large spring-loaded vise-grip) that has a bolt on it that's the right size to fit the hole in the camera. Something like the one at http://www.amazon.com/Quick-Grip-58300-Spring-Clamps/dp/B000022451/ though mine has flat handles, which made it easier to put the bolt into the handle. When I have a pole that it won't fit (such as lampposts or trees), I use a couple ball-bungies to strap either the same clamp or one of those mini-tripods to the fixed object. http://www.amazon.com/Ball-Bungee-Cord-6-White/dp/B0002UHXQM/ I'm still looking for the ultimate travel tripod. I'd like one that collapses small enough that it'll fit into my luggage, but still extends tall enough that I can use it without having to develop a hunchback. And it should be sturdy enough to hold my camera and tele lens stable in windy conditions. There's a 5-section Gitzo http://tinyurl.com/zj6aa that's close, and a 4-section http://tinyurl.com/hgkqg that I wish was a 5-section (so it would be those few crucial inches shorter), but the prices... OMG! Another useful tool is a clamp with a bolt on it. I have a pipe-clamp which happens to fit around most street sign posts here in the US (think a large spring-loaded vise-grip) that has a bolt on it that’s the right size to fit the hole in the camera. Something like the one at http://www.amazon.com/Quick-Grip-58300-Spring-Clamps/dp/B000022451/ though mine has flat handles, which made it easier to put the bolt into the handle.

When I have a pole that it won’t fit (such as lampposts or trees), I use a couple ball-bungies to strap either the same clamp or one of those mini-tripods to the fixed object. http://www.amazon.com/Ball-Bungee-Cord-6-White/dp/B0002UHXQM/

I’m still looking for the ultimate travel tripod. I’d like one that collapses small enough that it’ll fit into my luggage, but still extends tall enough that I can use it without having to develop a hunchback. And it should be sturdy enough to hold my camera and tele lens stable in windy conditions. There’s a 5-section Gitzo http://tinyurl.com/zj6aa that’s close, and a 4-section http://tinyurl.com/hgkqg that I wish was a 5-section (so it would be those few crucial inches shorter), but the prices… OMG!

]]> By: Donncha http://inphotos.org/tripods-monopods-and-bits-of-string/#comment-11794 Donncha Thu, 05 Oct 2006 13:54:33 +0000 http://inphotos.org/tripods-monopods-and-bits-of-string/#comment-11794 Donal has one, but he hasn't said much about it. If you're getting one for your SLR get the bigger version! Donal has one, but he hasn’t said much about it. If you’re getting one for your SLR get the bigger version!

]]> By: Mel http://inphotos.org/tripods-monopods-and-bits-of-string/#comment-11793 Mel Thu, 05 Oct 2006 13:41:15 +0000 http://inphotos.org/tripods-monopods-and-bits-of-string/#comment-11793 I'm thinking of getting the Gorillapod. See http://www.joby.com/gp1.html. What do you think? I’m thinking of getting the Gorillapod. See http://www.joby.com/gp1.html. What do you think?

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