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

Eric Nepean wrote:

JosephScha wrote:

Very interesting data. I have a Manfrotto 190XProB, the predecessor of the Pro3.

I've recently had the center column horizontal, over a light table, photographing slides taken by my father. As such, radial vibration is noticeable. However - I find it easy to avoid. Since it is a sharp resonance the trick is not to excite it. Press the shutter release gently and release the camera slowly and gently. If you can do that, 2 second delay is clearly enough ... mostly because you didn't excite the resonant frequency. If you do bonk the camera sideways, then 2s almost certainly wouldn't be enough to allow the back and forth vibration to damp out.

By being careful, I'm having very good success. If anyone expresses doubt I have hundreds of examples I can show already, and about another 200 slides to go.

I was using the 055XProB, the larger and heavier version of the 190XProB, and did not like how careful I had to be to avoid trigger vibrations. Not only did I have to be very careful touching the shutter, It would also vibrate if anyone walked on the floor. I couuld have decided to use it only on a concrete floor, and be vaery careful - I decided that it just didn't meet my needs.

I tried the 190XProB and didn't find it any better.

I found an Induro CT214 Carbon Fiber tripod on sale, and am using it with a Sirui K30 ball head. Very satisfied with this.

Electronic shutter triggered remotely (e.g. by phone) helps minimise vibrations from touching the shutter button or from shutter vibration itself. Triggering via the phone app also allows you to focus without needing to touch the camera and you also don’t need to set the release delay.