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I've been looking in for a while and just dipped my toe and bought a Nikon D60. I've also bought a Sigma 70-300 lens.

I've had a look for a tripod, a few shops, e-bay etc.. and it's a mine field.

Can anyone recommend a "decent" all purpose tripod for about £ 50.

Thanks

Pat
 
Reckon only two things to consider the weight to carry and fixed head or ball Head.

Pros: carbon fibre ball head

Cons: Price £200-300.

We recently got rid of all our monopods and fixed heads, bought a Manfrotto Carbon fibre with a ball head, there really is no comparison got it for about £150 in Hong Kong. Now me and my wife share the one tripod and carry it everywhere!

The beauty of the ball-head is that you can put it down on the most uneven ground and still level the shot quickly.
 
Thanks for your replys, most informative.

Is this a ball head ?? http://http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-MANFROTTO-MODO-DIGITAL-CAMERA-VIDEO-TRIPOD-785B_W0QQitemZ360153583557QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CamerasPhoto_CameraAccessories_TripodsSupports?hash=item53dad38fc5&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1690%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

Same as Jessops but marginally cheaper. Not too fussed about weight just now but maybe in the future as I progress (hopefully).

Regards

Pat
 
I've just bought a Red Snapper tripod to replace my first cheap tripod and I can't praise it enough, especially the price of it.

Check out the offers that are available, give them a ring, say you're a member of Talk Photography and get a 10% discount. If its outside your budget I'd recommend saving up for a little longer, its better to buy once than buy twice.
 
Got me one of these:
http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/1775/Velbon-CX-444-Tripod-with-Head-.html
I got a D60, but only the 18-55mm lens at the moment, but it is rated to hold a lot of weight.
Used it quite a bit, in a variety of places, beachs, forest, indoors, around rock pools, even took it on holiday, I was happy with it :D
People are too fast to recommend the £100 tripods and dismiss the cheaper ones, if you aren't a pro with £5k of camera and lens on it then a £30-40 is fine in my opinion. And you have to ask, how much will you use it, and will it therefore be worth the money.
 
ozanan said:
I've just bought a Red Snapper tripod to replace my first cheap tripod and I can't praise it enough, especially the price of it.

Check out the offers that are available, give them a ring, say you're a member of Talk Photography and get a 10% discount. If its outside your budget I'd recommend saving up for a little longer, its better to buy once than buy twice.
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agreed, if you get one for £30 you will replace it after using it a couple of times
 
I successfully used a £30 Triod for many years (still got it), no need to spend £100+ until you know what ype of photography you want to do. True ... a cheap Tripod will suffer in moderate winds, but it will last well if looked after.

I would recomed the Velbon CX-640 Tripod, around your budet.
 
Don't risk your expensive camera (and expensive lens in the future) with a cheap tripod!
 
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