Tripods - Something sturdy?

[Nathaniel]

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Thanks Nat. I looked at the Manfrotto mentioned by the other members and thought it was a good price ... then I realised that the head was extra.

Andy, most good tripods come without the head, which must be bought separately. If you look on Ebay,I am sure you will be able to buy one at a reasonable price. I bought mine Giottos (MTL9351B)on Ebay,brand new,with head for the princely price of £88, from a gentleman living 16 miles away from me. A Christmas pressie which he couldn't carry to the mountain tops of Snowdonia. I myself will not attempt to carry it to Snowdonia but this shows you the weight of the tripod + head. There are a few members who already have this tripod.

Best of luck with your search.

[AndyA]

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Thanks again.

[Les McLean]

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I'm also a manfrotto fan, I have a carbon fibre model which is around 12 years old, but still going strong.

Heads are just as important as the tripod, whichever one you get, it's not worth scrimping, and locks on tight, without any 'creep'.

I use ball head type of heads, but that's just a preference, a small ball head for general work, hiking, and a big daddy head for when I'm using long lenses.

One of the many benefits of carbon fibre is that in this kind of weather they don't feel 'cold' like metal tripods do.

[Alan Campbell]

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Andy,
If the carbon fibre is out of budget Wilkinsin Cameras ar selling the Manfrotto Kit 055 XProB & 804 RC2 Head for £160

Alan

[Dave_S]

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Neither expensive or at the 'cheapo' end of the market, but I have the Slik Pro 500DX :

http://www.wexphotographic.com/buy-slik-pro-500dx-complete-tripod/p1000345?cm_mmc=googlebase-extension-_-tripods-and-monopods-_-photography-tripods-_-slik-pro-500dx-complete-tripod_1000345&utm_source=googlebase-extension&gclid=cie6onqi_7qcfebltaodzskaha

I've had this tripod for several years now, I can't fault it, and its never let me down.

Its not in the lightweight carbon fibre league, but it is 'rock solid' with a 7D and a heavy lens mounted.

Like many things in life, you get what you pay for. This is the price I wanted to pay, and I'm happy with what I got.

Dave

[AndyA]

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Thanks to you all for your help. :-)

(why aren't there any smilies/emoticons in this forum section?).

[Muscat]

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They are normally at the bottom of the page, click on the word Smilies and they are displayed

[AndyA]

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Under 'Posting Permissions' they're shown as Off, that would explain it.

[DrJon]

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The Manfrotto 055 tripods are an excellent place to start. Note they will go noticeably higher than the 190 series.

[Woolley]

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Wex often have deals with tripod and head for little more than the usual price of the tripod. I have a Giotto 9351B+5011 head that was bought this way and does everything you'd expect perfectly well.

[Hereford_EOS]

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[AndyA]

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Has anyone tried the Manfrotto 324RC2 Joystick Head?

[2Beers]

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Hi Andy I have the big brother of this head the 327RC2 and find it excellent to use also the tension is adjustable

[Scuff]

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Has anyone tried the Manfrotto 324RC2 Joystick Head?

It's ok or general use, but we found that when used for portrait format shots, it wasn't at all stable and gets the wobbles. It was tensioned up fully. It was a heavy camera/lens combination though.

[AndyA]

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OK, thanks to you both!