iD Photography
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Hey guys,
I'm looking to buy a new tripod and thought I'd start a thread on your ideal tripod setup for different types of shooting situations...
Currently, I have an SD14, battery gripped with a cotton carrier/arca-swiss QR combo plate on the bottom, I have an EF530super and an EF530dg, my heaviest lens is my 50-150mm f/2.8, and I do primarily outdoors work.
I think the legs I'm looking at are the Berlebach 8023 (http://www.adorama.com/BA8023.html) they're sturdy (they hold 10kg!), they're really light and look pretty swanky!
and the head I'm looking at is either the RRS/Acratech Ultimate ball head (http://www.adorama.com/ACR1115.html) which I found on ebay for ~$100 or the Induro PHQ3 Quint-axial Pan Head (http://www.adorama.com/INDPHQ3.html) which I'm still looking for cheaper than $350
Any recommendations or criticisms would be appreciated (ideally before I shell out $400 on a tripod XD)
Oh and post your ideal camera mounting solution, I've seen some cool ones before, like suction cups and big permanent magnets (those actually seem like a terrible idea in hindsight... sucks for her I guess :lol
Anyway, thanks for you input!
-Ian
I'm looking to buy a new tripod and thought I'd start a thread on your ideal tripod setup for different types of shooting situations...
Currently, I have an SD14, battery gripped with a cotton carrier/arca-swiss QR combo plate on the bottom, I have an EF530super and an EF530dg, my heaviest lens is my 50-150mm f/2.8, and I do primarily outdoors work.
I think the legs I'm looking at are the Berlebach 8023 (http://www.adorama.com/BA8023.html) they're sturdy (they hold 10kg!), they're really light and look pretty swanky!
and the head I'm looking at is either the RRS/Acratech Ultimate ball head (http://www.adorama.com/ACR1115.html) which I found on ebay for ~$100 or the Induro PHQ3 Quint-axial Pan Head (http://www.adorama.com/INDPHQ3.html) which I'm still looking for cheaper than $350
Any recommendations or criticisms would be appreciated (ideally before I shell out $400 on a tripod XD)
Oh and post your ideal camera mounting solution, I've seen some cool ones before, like suction cups and big permanent magnets (those actually seem like a terrible idea in hindsight... sucks for her I guess :lol
Anyway, thanks for you input!
-Ian