Tag: tripod
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How to have fun with a tripod
Or how some affordable accessories will make your tripod a lot more useful I already owned a Velbon Carmagne 603 carbon tripod when, recently, I got me a surprisingly useful travel tripod from a Chinese manufacturer. The reason for getting the travel tripod is because the Velbon was pretty bulky, and very unwieldly to be…
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Why I love to photograph from a tripod
Sometimes I work from a tripod because circumstances dictate a long exposure time. That actually makes sense.And sometimes, I work from a tripod because I find that this forces me into a different, slower, more dedicated mode of photography. The mere act of getting the camera on a tripod apparently slows me down, and this…
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The best tripod is… the one you take with you.
I had a nice Manfrotto 055B with a 029 head.I still have a Velbon carbon tripod with a Velbon head, which is way better than it’s entitled to be. For all practical purposes, it’s every bit as good as the Manfrotto was, but lighter. Problem is, I rarely carried either of the two. Too long…