What Tripod

[danbriant]

I am in major need of a new tripod. My old one was some cheap argos one for £7 which died a horrible death!
I need something that is light weight but good and legs that can move etc. Must also have heads or something so i can screw it into my D200

Something for around £100 or less

[V8burble]

Lots of threads on this lately. Redsnapper + ball head for me :thumbs:

[pacef8]

velbon manfrotto but by far the most popular at the moment is the 69 quid one on redsnapper.

http://www1.clikpic.com/Redsnapper/gallery_103792.html

i,m swinging to the ballhead as well

[danbriant]

I am really confused how much am i looking at for a good quality tripod, like overall.
As i cant find the one for £69 etc unless you mean this one here
http://www1.clikpic.com/Redsnapper/photo_3193393.html
Do i need any addons etc? As to me tripods are like me reading chinese (impossible to understand)

[stan the man]

there are some good deals on at the moment from manfrotto.basically,the with the better tripods,you buy the legs,and then buy the head which best suits your needs/type of photography.

i can highly recommend the manfrotto 190XPROB and 804RC2 head..covers all my needs,and the centre column can be removed/swung around through 90 degrees which is great if you need to get close to the ground.

costs around £130 for legs and head if you shop around...these ones



http://www.morrisphoto.co.uk/ProductDetails~man~Manfrotto~productID~6571~catego ryid~158.html

http://www.morrisphoto.co.uk/ProductDetails~man~Manfrotto~productID~5725~catego ryid~158.html