Tripod

A tripod was mentioned in another thread. (How convenient for me.)

I need to purchase one for a gift. Is one better than another? Any I
should stay away from? Froogle turned up a $40 (right price range)
Canon from Dell store but I got frustrated trying to edit the shipping
info and decided to ask here. Will be used by someone with a casual
interest in photography.

I appreciate your counsel.
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Melba's Jammin'

In article <thisisbogus-(E-Mail Removed)>,
Melba's Jammin' <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> A tripod was mentioned in another thread. (How convenient for me.)
>
> I need to purchase one for a gift. Is one better than another? Any I
> should stay away from? Froogle turned up a $40 (right price range)
> Canon from Dell store but I got frustrated trying to edit the shipping
> info and decided to ask here. Will be used by someone with a casual
> interest in photography.
>
> I appreciate your counsel.

Well, fancy meeting you _here_! :-)

In truth, you can't get a really good new tripod for $40. But, if
that's the budget, that's the budget. The paradox of inexpensive
tripods is that the heavier the tripod, the better it is at keeping
the camera stable. Unfortunately, the heavier the tripod, the less
likely it is to be carried wherever it would be useful. Here are some
buying tips:

- Almost needless to say, make sure the legs are metal, not plastic.

- The taller the tripod, the better, especially if the "giftee" is
tall. The higher you need to crank up the center column, the less
stable the tripod will be. So avoid short-legged tripods with tall
center columns.

- Go for as much metal as you can find in things like cranks, cams,
gears, etc. Even if the part is largely plastic, see if there's a
metal bushing or threading inside.

- I prefer tripods with "twist-em"-type leg extensions instead of the
"lever"-type. I've seen too many of the lever-type that just don't
hold anymore. I have not seen that with twist-em legs (not that it
doesn't happen, but I haven't seen it poking around cheap tripods).

- Nice features: a bubble level so you can tell when the tripod is --
um, level; the ability to quickly flip the head of the tripod from
horizontal to vertical; a quick-release that fits onto the camera so
it releases and mates more quickly with the tripod (may be hard to
find in this price range).

Good luck. :-)

sd

"Melba's Jammin'" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>A tripod was mentioned in another thread. (How convenient for me.)
>
> I need to purchase one for a gift. Is one better than another? Any I
> should stay away from? Froogle turned up a $40 (right price range)
> Canon from Dell store but I got frustrated trying to edit the shipping
> info and decided to ask here. Will be used by someone with a casual
> interest in photography.
>
> I appreciate your counsel.



The Velbon 'Sherpa' range is very well made and relatively inexpensive- I
paid £50, and since we in the UK tend to be forced to pay the Sterling
equivalent of the Dollar price, you might find it within your budget.

"mhlife" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Melba's Jammin'" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:thisisbogus-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>A tripod was mentioned in another thread. (How convenient for me.)
>>
>> I need to purchase one for a gift. Is one better than another? Any I
>> should stay away from? Froogle turned up a $40 (right price range)
>> Canon from Dell store but I got frustrated trying to edit the shipping
>> info and decided to ask here. Will be used by someone with a casual
>> interest in photography.
>>
>> I appreciate your counsel.
>
>
>
> The Velbon 'Sherpa' range is very well made and relatively inexpensive- I
> paid £50, and since we in the UK tend to be forced to pay the Sterling
> equivalent of the Dollar price, you might find it within your budget.


Sorry, what I meant to write was that we in the UK have to pay the same
amount of Pounds as Dollars for the same item - if we *did* pay the
equivalent of the Dollar price things would be much happier.

In article <sd55117-(E-Mail Removed)>, sd
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> In article <thisisbogus-(E-Mail Removed)>,
> Melba's Jammin' <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > A tripod was mentioned in another thread. (How convenient for me.)
> >
> > I need to purchase one for a gift. Is one better than another? Any I
> > should stay away from? Froogle turned up a $40 (right price range)
> > Canon from Dell store but I got frustrated trying to edit the shipping
> > info and decided to ask here. Will be used by someone with a casual
> > interest in photography.
> >
> > I appreciate your counsel.
>
> Well, fancy meeting you _here_! :-)

Heh! I thought you'd like that! I thought the same thing when I saw
your post about editing vs settings. :-)

> In truth, you can't get a really good new tripod for $40. But, if
> that's the budget, that's the budget.

Not necessarily -- it's just what I usually spend on each kid's
birthday. Amazon certs have always been welcome but this year he
actually came up with something else. Birthday is also near Christmas
and Christmas budget is higher than birthday budget, so I could work
this in as a Christmas gift instead of a birthday gift.

> The paradox of inexpensive
> tripods is that the heavier the tripod, the better it is at keeping
> the camera stable. Unfortunately, the heavier the tripod, the less
> likely it is to be carried wherever it would be useful. Here are some
> buying tips:

(good advice snipped)

How about you find me one? Preferably online so I can have it shipped
to him and he won't have to schlep it from here.

> Good luck. :-)

Good luck to YOU! "-)
Thanks,
-Herself

>
> sd
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Melba's Jammin' <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> A tripod was mentioned in another thread. (How convenient for me.)
>
> I need to purchase one for a gift. Is one better than another? Any I
> should stay away from? Froogle turned up a $40 (right price range)
> Canon from Dell store but I got frustrated trying to edit the shipping
> info and decided to ask here. Will be used by someone with a casual
> interest in photography.
>
> I appreciate your counsel.

Don't you have a photo shop or Wal-Mart nearby?

--
Martin S.

MartinS wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > A tripod was mentioned in another thread. (How convenient for me.)
> >
> > I need to purchase one for a gift. Is one better than another?
Any I
> > should stay away from? Froogle turned up a $40 (right price
range)
> > Canon from Dell store but I got frustrated trying to edit the
shipping
> > info and decided to ask here. Will be used by someone with a
casual
> > interest in photography.
> >
> > I appreciate your counsel.
>
> Don't you have a photo shop or Wal-Mart nearby?

Indeed. I saw one that collapses down to about 12 inches at
Wally-world. I happened to mention it to a friend and she bought it for
me for my b-day before I could go buy it. I keep it in my truck now and
take it everywhere I go. It is small enough I could even take it on my
motorcycle (takes up less room than the actual camera--- at least when
I carry my camera bag.) Don't know how much it was, but probably not
much. Extends to about 4 ft. high. Came in very handy these past two
days at Christmas parties. Mostly aluminum, very light.

Zach

In article <41c8aa1e$0$69381$(E-Mail Removed) s.com>,
MartinS <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > A tripod was mentioned in another thread. (How convenient for me.)
> >
> > I need to purchase one for a gift. Is one better than another? Any I
> > should stay away from? Froogle turned up a $40 (right price range)
> > Canon from Dell store but I got frustrated trying to edit the shipping
> > info and decided to ask here. Will be used by someone with a casual
> > interest in photography.
> >
> > I appreciate your counsel.
>
> Don't you have a photo shop or Wal-Mart nearby?

I do. And one has been purchased from an online source and sent to the
Birthday Boy. I wanted to shop online so it could be shipped directly
to him. It was.
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"Are we going to measure or are we going to cook?" -Food writer
Mimi Sheraton

I'll have to keep that in mind. I've been looking for a tripod for my two
olympus digital cameras, and saw some i liked at walmart but hadn't had a
chance to go buy one yet. (btw, just joined this group and i like what i'm
reading so far. *grin*)

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"The PhAnToM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> Indeed. I saw one that collapses down to about 12 inches at
> Wally-world. I happened to mention it to a friend and she bought it for
> me for my b-day before I could go buy it. I keep it in my truck now and
> take it everywhere I go. It is small enough I could even take it on my
> motorcycle (takes up less room than the actual camera--- at least when
> I carry my camera bag.) Don't know how much it was, but probably not
> much. Extends to about 4 ft. high. Came in very handy these past two
> days at Christmas parties. Mostly aluminum, very light.
>
> Zach
>