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Best budget travel tripod for Canon SL1 / 100d + kit lens - Amateur photographer

Started Nov 16, 2015 | Discussions thread
stuartp56 Regular Member • Posts: 212
Re: Best budget travel tripod for Canon SL1 / 100d + kit lens - Amateur photographer

Amateur same as me. Four years ago I got a carbon fiber tripod at Costco (discount big box store). Its a Sun, under $200. Now I know when I need a tripod and what I want. For me I need a ball head so I can photograph night sky in the desert, or pan up or down in video landscapes. I use the tripod for telephoto photos using a telephoto lens that needs maximum aperture to photo birds on lake. Or birds diving into the lake. Just get what you can afford, or buy at garage sale. Learn to use it and then decide whether to upgrade or not.

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Canon EOS 350D Canon EOS Rebel T4i Canon EF-S 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III USM Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II +1 more
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