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 () 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 () which I found on ebay for ~$100 or the Induro PHQ3 Quint-axial Pan Head () 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
)
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 () 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 () which I found on ebay for ~$100 or the Induro PHQ3 Quint-axial Pan Head () 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

Anyway, thanks for you input!
-Ian