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JBPhotog wrote:
I have a Leitz table top tripod and mounted an RSS BH-25 with a QR screw plate for my D810's and Fujifilm XT-1.
Obviously, it isn't a replacement for some higher legs when you are out in a field but they are very valuable when you do urban shooting, interiors or where you have stable objects to place it. For example, at a recent trip to the Boeing Flight Museum, I was able to place it on a hand rail by rotating two of the legs so they would span the rail width with the other leg on the opposite side for stability. This gave me a very stable platform in which to do some long exposures and not impede other visitors or cause security staff to take notice. I have also used it against buildings and trees to capture long exposures just fine, pressure against the tripod to press it firmly against the object is required.
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That's what I have been seeing too. I am just curious that when you press the tripod against the wall or tree, what is your slowest shutter speed? Like a regular photo taking stance, I imagine that you would induce some slight tremor after about 1 to 2 seconds?
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binary visions wrote:
I really wanted to make a tabletop tripod work, purely for simplicity, size and weight.
Unfortunately, for hiking it just doesn't cut it. There are too many places where I need to get higher than a foot, and lots of those don't have convenient rocks or other places to perch. Also, most of them don't have a wide enough platform to properly tilt the camera back for, say, night skies.
I recently acquired a Sirui T-1205x. I settled on that because it was impossibly small and light which means I'll actually carry it a lot of places. In addition, it did not cost me nearly $1000, which again means I can be a little less cautions with it. It's not a block of concrete but it's plenty sturdy for most situations, and the size means it will go places that the others won't. The quality is shockingly high for the price....Show more →
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chez wrote:
Exact same tripod I got for my daughter. She's trekked across SE Asia, upto MT. Everest base camp, through 2 week long backpack trips into remote areas and has brought back some amazing photos taken using the tripod. Still functioning as new. Seems to be one hell of a tripod for the money.
Thank you so much binary visions and chez. I didn't even know about the tripod. If it can survive such a trek, I think I can manage with my much shorter one . The price is very reasonable in comparison to the two I'm considering as well. Again, thank you for the unexpected helps.
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