Recommended Travel Friendly Macro Tripod

maggiemole wrote:

BBbuilder467 wrote:

I think the L-bracket will make it even more difficult. It won't be centered and balanced like the camera reversed. You'll have to get down on the ground, to position it, plus avoid the legs. Try using portrait orientation with the column reversed and you'll see what I mean.

I see what you mean BB. But I'm not sure how much it matters that the camera isn't centred, and I have to set up the camera anyway to avoid the legs. Frankly, I don't know how sensible I'm being but it just seems worth trying options. I've ordered the 3LT Ellie Short and I can return it if it doesn't work for me, or it will always sell on eBay. All this when the biggest difficulty is finding the darn mushrooms in the first place! Thanks for your support.

What I mean is when the camera is centered, the ball-head supports it. You can just guide it to frame. When going to portrait orientation, you'll have to hold it up while you frame or it will flop down.

With the 4:3 aspect ratio, you would have practically the same thing using portrait orientation without the L-bracket. It should work the same as if you didn't reverse the column, but you'll still have to lift it up to support the camera in portrait orientation. With the single action head, everything releases at once, and the notch is now open on the bottom. You have to do it all with one hand, so you can lock it with the other.