Re: "in between" tripods. Are there decent alternatives to more expensive setups?
M635_Guy wrote:
Herb - my 190PROXB/322RC2 is pretty portable, and only a pound heavier than the Gitzo 2531 I\'m replacing it with. 5lb is no problem for those legs at all, and when the tripod is folded up, it is reasonably portable (weight and length). The legs are well under $200 - the whole kit is ~$250.
Everyone has a different threshold, but 5lb isn\'t a hard problem to solve with reasonable quality in the world of tripods.
...and that combo is twice the OP\'s budget. Unfortunately, it\'s also the first step above the $30 tripods that provides any real increase in stability. It will do fine with a DSLR and a heavy normal or wide-angle lens...maybe even a 70-200 f/4 if you use a tripod collar.
Nov 29, 2011 at 04:21 PM
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