tripod recommendations for Iceland trip

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hi guys
as per above what would you recommend. Budget is about £250 obviously the cheaper the better. currently I have a sony VCT - R100 (is that good enough)
Thanks
 
What camera / lenses are you aiming to shoot with, and what type of shots?
 
sorry camera is Nikon D90. lenses range from kit 18-105 and tokina 11-20 and 55-300. shots - landscapes?
only reason I am thinking of another tripod is I've been reading how windy it can be in Iceland and how important a good quality tripod can be.
 
I went there in March a couple of years ago 2014), and the weather was certainly 'variable' :)

There are a lot of options in your price bracket, subject to the constant dilemma that you want small / lightweight for travel and heavy / rigid for stability in windy conditions.
If you can afford it, CF is better than aluminium.

Whatever tripod you end up taking, if the wind gets up then do what you can to minimise it's impact - don't raise the central column, don't fully extend the legs (both assuming you can still get the composition), once the shot is lined up stand so you are shielding the camera / tripod from the wind and use a remote release, etc.
 
Many thanks. I've just ordered a Manfrotto MT190CF. Managed to find one for just under £200. And Manfrotto are doing an offer of a free ball head so I'll be sending off for that.
 
Should do the job nicely - I have the 055 CF, previously had a 190 Aluminium.
 
I went there with a very old very heavy many 055 with ally legs

Just be very careful at the black beach at VIK, that is one very very windy area. If its very very windy don't bother trying to get any images. When I was there we could not even stand up properly let alone take photos
 
I think the best you can afford. You want something you can trust, but be aware that the legs can freeze up which is a real pain in the backside. Mine did (Gitzo) while watching the best aurora last March although it was early hours of the morning.
 
Most of the time we were there (same trip as paul100), I shot mainly hand held. Several reasons, the main one being that I'm not a huge fan of milky sea but also the wind, the ease of grabbing shots of spray off cliffs (often in several places in quick succession) and faff! I did take my Giottos Vitruvian CF and used it for some night exposures as well as a couple of times on the ice beach and once or twice elsewhere. Glad I took it though!
 
paul100 said:
I think the best you can afford. You want something you can trust, but be aware that the legs can freeze up which is a real pain in the backside. Mine did (Gitzo) while watching the best aurora last March although it was early hours of the morning.
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would the carbon fibre freeze as much? I thought aluminium ones suffered a lot more with that problem.

thanks for the many tips guys.
 
lionofjudah said:
would the carbon fibre freeze as much? I thought aluminium ones suffered a lot more with that problem.

thanks for the many tips guys.
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Hi Lionofjudah, I have the Gitzo GT4552GTS which is a carbon tripod. It worked well all the other time but failed on the night I needed it not too :mad:
 
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