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Recommended Travel Friendly Macro Tripod

Started 5 months ago | Questions thread
richj20 Forum Pro • Posts: 10,181
Photographing low to the ground

EarthMurmurs wrote:

I am an avid fungi photographer. My goal is to take shots as close to ground level as possible, to show a perspective unseen by humans who tower over these small, fascinating organisms.

To achieve this, I have a tripod with the centre column inverted, which allows my camera to be at ground level, and very stable to set up 10-20 shots on manual focus, which are then stacked when I get home.

The VariZoom VZTP760 has two center columns: one is 3", the other 12".

The short column permits the tripod to lay almost flat on the ground, as the 3-section legs can be adjusted to the desired angle needed.

It's been my travel tripod for 7 years. 3lbs, 22' collapsed.

With the short center column, the tripod height is 50" which is fine for me for landscapes, so I don't use the longer column.

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