Lightweight, small tripod for trip abroad.
Discussion
So I've booked a nice holiday abroad and will take either the D7100 or D750 with me but some of the locations would be good shooting on a small travel tripod, I have seen the Joby tripods which look good enough for the job but no experience of them.
Does anyone have any suggestions for a light, small tripod that I can take for either of the above camera's (D750 with a 15-30mm and 24-70mm, D7100 with a 17-70mm), that can do a decent job for waterfall/astro photography. Thanks
Does anyone have any suggestions for a light, small tripod that I can take for either of the above camera's (D750 with a 15-30mm and 24-70mm, D7100 with a 17-70mm), that can do a decent job for waterfall/astro photography. Thanks
Well thanks guys I had a hard time choosing a tripod from your selections, but I have gone with one of them
I loved the Manfrotto Befree and they do an advanced but reading most reviews they say its not the greatest for DSLR's due to the weight, so I looked at the 190 Go and Go carbon, seemed a better choice and can carry a heavier load, down side is no head and no carrying bag, that would have put the weight through the roof and the price
Mefoto looked good too, and really it was a toss up between this and the Vanguard, the Mefoto has an astoundingly good max load of 12kg, its downside is that the carbon fibre one is heavier than most of the aluminium ones you can get and its more expensive, a real contender otherwise.
That leaves the Vanguard, its light, has an 8kg max weight and is 400g lighter than the Mefoto, comes with a carrying bag and a free larger bag (bargain!) It has 2 bubble levels which is a plus and the price is pretty good for what I wanted. Its ordered (Vanguard VEO 2 265CB) and I would like to thank you all for your recommendations
I had a hard time choosing a tripod from your selections, but I have gone with one of them I loved the Manfrotto Befree and they do an advanced but reading most reviews they say its not the greatest for DSLR's due to the weight, so I looked at the 190 Go and Go carbon, seemed a better choice and can carry a heavier load, down side is no head and no carrying bag, that would have put the weight through the roof and the price
Mefoto looked good too, and really it was a toss up between this and the Vanguard, the Mefoto has an astoundingly good max load of 12kg, its downside is that the carbon fibre one is heavier than most of the aluminium ones you can get and its more expensive, a real contender otherwise.
That leaves the Vanguard, its light, has an 8kg max weight and is 400g lighter than the Mefoto, comes with a carrying bag and a free larger bag (bargain!) It has 2 bubble levels which is a plus and the price is pretty good for what I wanted. Its ordered (Vanguard VEO 2 265CB) and I would like to thank you all for your recommendations
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