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King_Boru
07-02-2007, 17:28
Well, my hart fell out of my behind last night when my D200, 30mm 1.4 and SB600 fell off the cheapo Jessops tripod. Luckily it was all ok as it only fell 3 feet onto carpet during a shoot. So today I called WarehouesExpress to help me find a new one as I have no idea where to start. I went for the Manfrotto 055DB and 484RC2 Mini Ball Head. Tripod can hold up to 7kg's and the head 4kg's. This will allow me to use my Sigma 100-300 too. Should be here tomorrow. Looking forward to it.

King.

EDIT: Thought I would share my joy with like minded people as the other half doesnt really care, all she cares about are the results, no the effort that goes into getting them.

:)
Ally
07-02-2007, 17:45
Nice buy king :thumbs: thinking about a tripod like that my self :)
Grendel
07-02-2007, 17:58
Nice one! I bought a Manfrotto 190 ProB with a similar head a couple of months ago to replace a cheapy thing I had been using. You won't believe how nice it is to use a decent 'pod. Within minutes you'll wonder why you didn't buy a decent one ages ago :thumbs:
Witch
07-02-2007, 17:59
You'll not regret that buy! My other half is now "enjoying" playing with my old tripod and finally understands why I've been moaning about it!
Druid
07-02-2007, 18:40
Heh, it seems to be new tripod day. I just got a new one too (see Explorer thread) Congratulations :)
busterboy
07-02-2007, 19:05
Heh, it seems to be new tripod day. I just got a new one too (see Explorer thread) Congratulations :)


Bizarre Ive just bought a new Gitzo G1564L Monopod today too..:lol:
Joe T
07-02-2007, 19:34
Excellent combo you got yourself there!
Woodsy
08-02-2007, 11:31
Good combo indeed mate.

Very lucky with the camera there as well, i got rid of my jessops tripod the other day before such an accident occurred. I mean, come on! the damn tripod fell over in a slightly stiff breez the other month (no camera on thankfully) so had to get rid of it.
King_Boru
08-02-2007, 11:57
This thing is solid. Feels like it will last an age,...

Will try and get out with it during the weekend.

King.
EOS_JD
08-02-2007, 17:36
Great tripod. Bit heavy if trecking with it though but solid. Highly recommended by all who use it for good reason.

Do not put expensive gear on a cheap tripod. Recipie for disaster!
Slipper-one
09-02-2007, 10:45
Great tripod. Bit heavy if trecking with it though but solid. Highly recommended by all who use it for good reason.

Do not put expensive gear on a cheap tripod. Recipie for disaster!

I tried making this point on another forum, chap spent out on a 400D and only had £20 left for tripod, he was advised to get the cx mini for exploring (which is an ok pod) but not for £450ish worth of kit.

Another thing I can't get my head around with these guys clamber around all sorts of derelect buildings with this sort of gear when compacts would make more sense, to me at least.
EOS_JD
09-02-2007, 14:58
Compacts do not really allow for any sort of creative photography. If all they are doing is shooting in Auto mode and looking for maximum depth of field, a compact is probably better though.
sonny
02-03-2007, 19:34
don't agree with it all, but the underlying motto is important : buy the best you can afford. Or i think that's it anyway!

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