oldwhitewood
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- 11 Jul 2007
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Me again. Does anyone have any opinons on Tripods? I've been using a jessops one I borrowed recently but I find it really heavy and cumbersome and quite unwieldy to use. I do a lot of stuff walking round woodland and I want something I can get quite low down with also, so I've been set to get a Benbo Trekker.
But then quite by chance I was in Jessops on Tuesday and I spotted this manfrotto tripod, the MN-785B Modo Maxi Tripod with Head. I think it's aimed at more the compact user but this thing is as light as a feather literally! and it's about £50. I'm not sure how it will cope with my D40 though I am worried it might be too heavy. I'm out and about on my bike a lot and I want something I can hook on my rucksack which doesn't weigh a ton.
I have read reports of it being a bit unsturdy with a big SLR so I thought I might fit a hook on the centre column thing and hang my bag off it, then I reckon it would be pretty solid?
What do you guys think, is it false economy?
But then quite by chance I was in Jessops on Tuesday and I spotted this manfrotto tripod, the MN-785B Modo Maxi Tripod with Head. I think it's aimed at more the compact user but this thing is as light as a feather literally! and it's about £50. I'm not sure how it will cope with my D40 though I am worried it might be too heavy. I'm out and about on my bike a lot and I want something I can hook on my rucksack which doesn't weigh a ton.
I have read reports of it being a bit unsturdy with a big SLR so I thought I might fit a hook on the centre column thing and hang my bag off it, then I reckon it would be pretty solid?
What do you guys think, is it false economy?