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What tripod do you use and aren't many identical?

Started Jun 17, 2019 | Discussions thread
Michael Benveniste
Michael Benveniste Veteran Member • Posts: 6,378
Re: What tripod do you use and aren't many identical?

Jorginho wrote:

Apart from that: any recommendations under 150 euro/dollar?? Thx!

What's the longest lens you intend to use on your camera?

My largest tripod is a Vanguard Auctus Plus 323CT with a Benro B3 ball head or a Manfrotto 3-way head.  That setup can handle a 4x5" view camera, my Pentax 645, or a Nikon dSLR with a 500mm lens.  It's complete and total overkill for my own m43 use.

I also have two travel tripods.  The first is a Benro C1182 Travel Flat II, which I don't believe is still made.  It's flat design makes it easy to stuff into the pocket of a suitcase even of carry-on size.  I use it with a Markins Q10 ball head.  If I'm travelling by air with both Nikon and m43 gear, it's what I'll bring, even though it's undersized for longer Nikon mount lenses.

I also have a 3 Legged Thing "Leo," which my wife bought me for Christmas a couple or years back.  It's smaller still, and it would be by choice today for an m43 only trip.

Finally, I have a TrekPod Go!, which replaced a Gitzo MonoTrek.  The magnetic mount was too weak for a dSLR, but it's fine for a GX85.  I use that as a walking stick/monopod, but the bottom section does open up into three small legs for a little extra stability.

Of the three that you are looking at, both the Zomei and the Rollei have a maximum leg diameter of 22 cm.  That's probably okay for something like my 45-150mm lens, but a little too small for anything longer.  The Geekoto is a considerably larger tripod with a maximum leg diameter (I think) of 25cm.  That puts it more in line with my C1182T.

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