Recent content by BenjyBoo

Thank you all for the sound advice.

I have a couple of cards in my camera bag from Digital Camera magazine. They have a picture such as waterfall on one side then the best posible settings to use for that kind if picture on the reverse. Such as shutter speed, aperture, iso, best lens type, whether better with tripod and tips for...

Hi all, Does anyone have a recommendation, link or basically a point in the right direction for a pocket type guide with scenarios with camera settings or like tip cards? I find reading large books doesn't sink in, and I thought if I had a basic to the point tip like ("Landscape Hills" ISO...

I have taken out a PhotoGuard policy just for my most expensive and brand new lens at just £5.50 a month. I couldn't add my camera body or other 2 lens as they are over 3 years old.

Does anyone (non-business use) insure their equipment. I have recently purchased a lens that I could not really afford to replace and wondered if insurance would be a good idea and who other amateur photographers go with? I have Gadget insurance with my bank account as a pack which I used to...

I know what you mean. I'd love to find places to take some nice landscape shots, my favorite is with a waterfall/stream. My partner is from the west of Ireland so I always get lovely shots there. I can't pin point extra locations to get nice landscapes from but searching Kent Downs on maps...

Up to £100. I'm trying to find a sturdy tripod with height about 64" with a removeable head, I would have liked to buy new. The Geekoto 79" that I trying out has bendy legs, and I have notice what other people said about it not being straight. Shame.

I would, but for my budget all the headless tripods that cost more are flimsy and my trusty cheap Velbon with the fixed head is a solid beast.

If only I could knock up a 3/8 mount to attach to the centre pole on the Velbon CX640 making it headless, I could rebrand it and make a fortune. :rolleyes:

I will give it a try, comes tomorrow. All the ones I look at seem to have thin legs. :rolleyes:. The manfrotto 055 has been mentioned a lot on this thread so I think I'm probably making a mistake not looking out for one of those. The Geekoto says it handles weight 10kg, so I thought ok...

I suppose I have done it round the other way; a used Neewer Pro Gimbal for £35 and a tripod for £60. :D, But if I could have got away with putting the gimbal on my old cheap Velbon legs I would have done, especially with them looking more robust than these really expensive tripods. :giggle: I...

I am going to have a look at Geekoto 79", I have seen some good reviews on YouTube. I also discovered in the video ( as you have said) the heads do come off. I wish it was made clearer in the descriptions before you buy. And as SK66 says above better to have 3/8 screw and a tripod that is rated...

I will make sure it supports twice the weight. Good advice, thank you.

I am thinking about going with the Slik 400DX only shame the website doing it for £48 has no stock. So I'm on the look out for it elsewhere or something similar. Headless (legs only) or with a fluid head / pan head but must be removeable for a gimbal. Height around 64" to handle weight around...

Originally I started looking at the K&F Concept tripods around the same price tag as my original Velbon CX640 (under £100) all of which have heads leaving me wondering "does the head come off" so I can use it with the gimbal otherwise I'm no better off. I still puzzled why the manufacturers...