Which tripod for macro photography??

[Oceanic]

Hi All

My wife is an occasional photographer but we are planning to do a bit more this year, she enjoys macro photography of nature and things you can find in the big outdoors. The thing that is holding her back is the lack of tripod, can anyone suggest a suitable and affordable tripod for macro photography that would be suitable for a light usage.

Thanks

[Turn7]

To me thats a very wide open question, as it depends on what style of Macro .

Have a look through this thread on TP :

https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/show-us-...

Its a long read but has loads of pics of different macro set ups that people have created for their specific macro.

[Simpo Two]

Being able to move the camera to and from the subject in small increments is useful, so I'd look for a tripod with a centre column that can be detached and mounted horizontally.

[DibblyDobbler]

Oceanic said:

The thing that is holding her back is the lack of tripod

What is that a tripod will do for her? I've done a fair bit of macro and other than indoor studio-type work a tripod would just be a faff - humbly suggest a properly diffused flash would be worth considering

[Oceanic]

DibblyDobbler said:

What is that a tripod will do for her? I've done a fair bit of macro and other than indoor studio-type work a tripod would just be a faff - humbly suggest a properly diffused flash would be worth considering

Yeah, it is getting light into the lense or lense wobble that she suffers with, but she also wants to be able to compose her shots too.

[DibblyDobbler]

Oceanic said:

Yeah, it is getting light into the lense or lense wobble that she suffers with, but she also wants to be able to compose her shots too.

Well if it's flowers or bugs and the like they can also move of course so for me (others may disagree!) the ideal is a decently fast shutter (eg 1/200), with a middling aperture for some depth of field (eg f11) - to achieve this you'll normally need a flash. Downside is the harsh light but a bit of time spent getting a diffuser set up and you're away