tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post43360712765458008..comments2024-01-18T05:34:40.549-07:00Comments on Behind The Lens: Travel TripodGeorge Barrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745541057122821349noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post-63040004023114494532011-06-14T08:46:46.574-06:002011-06-14T08:46:46.574-06:00I use a tripod when I can, but I shudder to think ...I use a tripod when I can, but I shudder to think how many great images I would have to pass up if I insisted on using one all of the time. Sometimes, a tripod just doesn't fit in the available space or can't be used in the outrageous body positions that I put myself in to get some shots. Also, I find that the spontaneity factor really kicks in when I ditch the 'pod. Some of my worst stuff is the stuff I spend the most time on. Slowing down isn't always a good thing, I've found. I can often break the most ground by shooting really fast, without thinking and moving my body a whole lot around the subject. Can't do that with a tripod.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04606826477782459451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post-12938257308210372682011-05-04T10:55:27.653-06:002011-05-04T10:55:27.653-06:00I have a hate/love relationship with tripods. Most...I have a hate/love relationship with tripods. Mostly hate, because I'm naturally clumsy and adding an extra part to my photographic process is asking for trouble (picture the three stooges painting a fence). Love in that i love the results when I actually use one.Blotzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06993967190131485391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post-11628801914909021382011-05-03T11:03:47.253-06:002011-05-03T11:03:47.253-06:00I'll add one more to your list. A tripod force...I'll add one more to your list. A tripod forces one to slow down. It usually helps me improve my composition and to look more carefully at the sene. Steve WillardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post-40356476555712158482011-05-03T08:54:48.376-06:002011-05-03T08:54:48.376-06:00My philosophy is if the subject is not an action s...My philosophy is if the subject is not an action shot USE A TRIPOD.<br /> <br />If I had not bothered to carry and use a tripod on many occasions. I dread to think of how many images I would have missed through out may photographic lifetime.<br /><br />When fellow photographers ask me what the next most important piece of equipment to buy after buying a camera " my reply is buy a good tripod". <br /><br />On occasions I have even used a tripod for motor sport shots. Using it with the head loose in the horizontal direction for quick pan shots.<br /><br />Another useful tripod I have is a small Minolta table top tripod where the legs fold flat so it can easily fit in a jacket pocket. Similar to the famous LEICA design.<br /><br />This type of tripod is ideal for use in cathedrals where not conventional tripods are allowed. I just fan out the legs and lean it against a column using my body weight using a cable or electronic release. <br /><br />This method gives you better height than using the back of pews or other lower vantage points.<br /><br />In my opinion the way to better pictures is USE A TRIPOD.Sandy Wilsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post-20520472191532588952011-05-03T06:46:15.129-06:002011-05-03T06:46:15.129-06:00Have a look at:
http://vistek.ca/store/ProPhotoTri...Have a look at:<br />http://vistek.ca/store/ProPhotoTripods/247594/benro-trcb069-carbon-travel-angel-kit.aspx<br /><br />That's what I use when I "shoot light" - basically with my GH2 stuff as opposed to when I lug my Canon 1DS3 and gear - for that I use the gitzo and Arca cube head.Tim Grayhttp://www.timgrayphotography.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post-46900300089943541542011-05-02T16:29:30.622-06:002011-05-02T16:29:30.622-06:00I'd agree entirely - I don't often use a t...I'd agree entirely - I don't often use a tripod myself these days either, so observe with interest how your reasons 2,3,4 are all specifically "digital imaging" rather than conventional photography of decades gone by.<br /><br />But also, the first tripod I ever had - and still have - was/is a Slik, given to me by the parents for use with a funny little telescope while I was at school. I've tried to believe in Manfrotto a couple of times, but they just didn't do anything that combines the right diameter centre-column with the right sturdiness and right head options (especially when I shoot MF+LF as well). So I'm still stuck with Slik - now happily in the land of quick-release plates and 3-D heads rather than ball-heads.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125797781663971021noreply@blogger.com