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light weight travel tripod for sub compact camera?
I' traveling and am looking for a light weight tripod for a sub compact
(pocketable) camera like the canon elph. I already have a slick U6000 tripod weighting 2.5 lb. It is overkill to support such a small camera. Is there something under 1.5 lb? I need one to take long exposure (e.g. in a dark cathedral) or self photo. Table top tripod won't do; it has to be at least 5 ft tall. |
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light weight travel tripod for sub compact camera?
Velbon CX-mini.
http://www.jessops.com/Store/s25338/...d/details.aspx I took one of these to peru... ideal for lightweight occasional use. Small enough and light enought that you'll actually carry it.. rather than leaving it back in the hotel.. SS "peter" wrote in message news:KOd6k.4609$WH.2044@trndny05... I' traveling and am looking for a light weight tripod for a sub compact (pocketable) camera like the canon elph. I already have a slick U6000 tripod weighting 2.5 lb. It is overkill to support such a small camera. Is there something under 1.5 lb? I need one to take long exposure (e.g. in a dark cathedral) or self photo. Table top tripod won't do; it has to be at least 5 ft tall. |
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light weight travel tripod for sub compact camera?
simon steel wrote:
Velbon CX-mini. http://www.jessops.com/Store/s25338/...d/details.aspx I took one of these to peru... ideal for lightweight occasional use. Small enough and light enought that you'll actually carry it.. rather than leaving it back in the hotel.. SS Since when did 64cm equate to a height of 5ft? John. "peter" wrote in message news:KOd6k.4609$WH.2044@trndny05... I' traveling and am looking for a light weight tripod for a sub compact (pocketable) camera like the canon elph. I already have a slick U6000 tripod weighting 2.5 lb. It is overkill to support such a small camera. Is there something under 1.5 lb? I need one to take long exposure (e.g. in a dark cathedral) or self photo. Table top tripod won't do; it has to be at least 5 ft tall. |
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light weight travel tripod for sub compact camera?
"peter" wrote I'm traveling and am looking for a light weight tripod for a sub compact (pocketable) camera like the canon elph. I already have a slick U6000 tripod weighting 2.5 lb. It is overkill to support such a small camera. Is there something under 1.5 lb? I need one to take long exposure (e.g. in a dark cathedral) or self photo. Table top tripod won't do; it has to be at least 5 ft tall. Have a look on eBay. If your version is anything like the Aussie one, there will be at least a couple of sellers offering (repeatedly) lightweight Chinese tripods which, although junk, are adequate for a trip away, and extend to over my head height (170 cm). And if one of the legs falls off after a week or two, you've only lost $10-15 including postage. I use mine with both a Coolpix 995 and a D8 video camera (although it really is too flimsy for something that heavy.) Paul |
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light weight travel tripod for sub compact camera?
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:59:38 +0000, peter wrote:
I' traveling and am looking for a light weight tripod for a sub compact (pocketable) camera like the canon elph. I already have a slick U6000 tripod weighting 2.5 lb. It is overkill to support such a small camera. Is there something under 1.5 lb? I need one to take long exposure (e.g. in a dark cathedral) or self photo. Table top tripod won't do; it has to be at least 5 ft tall. A light camera needs a heavy tripod for the inertia. -- Neil reverse ra and delete l Linux user 335851 |
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light weight travel tripod for sub compact camera?
peter wrote:
I' traveling and am looking for a light weight tripod for a sub compact (pocketable) camera like the canon elph. I already have a slick U6000 tripod weighting 2.5 lb. It is overkill to support such a small camera. Is there something under 1.5 lb? I need one to take long exposure (e.g. in a dark cathedral) or self photo. Table top tripod won't do; it has to be at least 5 ft tall. Are you sure? I've got tremendous mileage out of a table top tripod. http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...nik_tripod.jpg I can *normally* find something to stand it on (I've often used chairs in churches). I've also used the tripod held against a wall for a long-ish exposure with no trouble Mundane examples: Station: 6 second exposure, of the parapet of the bridge crossing the line http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...ch/station.jpg Park: 13 second exposure, tripod on top of waste bin http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2..._tech/park.jpg BugBear |
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light weight travel tripod for sub compact camera?
On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:25:15 +0100, bugbear
wrote: peter wrote: I' traveling and am looking for a light weight tripod for a sub compact (pocketable) camera like the canon elph. I already have a slick U6000 tripod weighting 2.5 lb. It is overkill to support such a small camera. Is there something under 1.5 lb? I need one to take long exposure (e.g. in a dark cathedral) or self photo. Table top tripod won't do; it has to be at least 5 ft tall. Are you sure? I've got tremendous mileage out of a table top tripod. http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...nik_tripod.jpg I can *normally* find something to stand it on (I've often used chairs in churches). I've also used the tripod held against a wall for a long-ish exposure with no trouble Mundane examples: Station: 6 second exposure, of the parapet of the bridge crossing the line http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...ch/station.jpg Park: 13 second exposure, tripod on top of waste bin http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2..._tech/park.jpg Inventiveness has always been useful in photography. When a relative was visiting from Ireland, and wanted some group pictures that included everyone, we were at the beach with no one around to take the picture. The only object around tall enough to place the camera on was a waste receptacle with a round top. I took a bag that was part of a folding beach chair set, filled it with sand from the beach, and draped it over the waste receptacle. That provided a steady platform for the camera set with the self-timer. -- Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida |
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light weight travel tripod for sub compact camera?
tony cooper wrote:
Inventiveness has always been useful in photography. When a relative was visiting from Ireland, and wanted some group pictures that included everyone, we were at the beach with no one around to take the picture. The only object around tall enough to place the camera on was a waste receptacle with a round top. I took a bag that was part of a folding beach chair set, filled it with sand from the beach, and draped it over the waste receptacle. That provided a steady platform for the camera set with the self-timer. Yeah; it seems a shame to have a compact (easy to carry) camera, and then conclude you need a big tripod :-( BugBear |
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light weight travel tripod for sub compact camera?
Joseph Meehan wrote:
"peter" wrote in message news:KOd6k.4609$WH.2044@trndny05... I' traveling and am looking for a light weight tripod for a sub compact (pocketable) camera like the canon elph. I already have a slick U6000 tripod weighting 2.5 lb. It is overkill to support such a small camera. Is there something under 1.5 lb? I need one to take long exposure (e.g. in a dark cathedral) or self photo. Table top tripod won't do; it has to be at least 5 ft tall. If you want something five foot tall, no matter what the camera size is, you need something sturdy and solid, or you should not bother at all since it will not hold it steady. If you're indoors and the floor is solid and you use a remote shutter release a light flimsy tripod will hold your camera as steady as anything else. -- Chris Malcolm DoD #205 IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK [http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/] |
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light weight travel tripod for sub compact camera?
peter wrote:
I' traveling and am looking for a light weight tripod for a sub compact (pocketable) camera like the canon elph. I already have a slick U6000 tripod weighting 2.5 lb. It is overkill to support such a small camera. Is there something under 1.5 lb? I need one to take long exposure (e.g. in a dark cathedral) or self photo. Table top tripod won't do; it has to be at least 5 ft tall. Hi, If you are taking pix of stationary things, e.g. a cathedral, try using the self-timer instead of the shutter release. This prevents the slight camera movement caused by a finger pressing the shutter release. A beanbag or sandbag is also helpful. Morton |
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