i have a clue about good tripods, although i have yet to own a truly good one! i've bought reasonably cheap ones in my past, and they've done a decent job. But if you're willing to lug around a tripod, no matter how light, you better have a good one... especially if you have a fairly old school Canon AE-1 (film cameras have the disadvantage of being constrained by the ISO speed of their current roll of film, sometimes making a tripod a necessity in low light situations). Did you get it from your father/grandfather? It's an oldie but a goodie.
An online photographer recommended these tripods. They're expensive, but if you've got the money, I don't see how you can go wrong.
If you can't find Gitzo anywhere, buy whatever works for you... but consider:
- what it's made of. if it's metal and flimsy, you'll get a lot of reverberation, which can kill the sharpness of your shots.
- a leveler! these can come in the form of a little air bubble in a plastic tube... when level, the bubble is centered. this is what my current tripod has. a leveler, whatever the form (if there are more, that is), is very helpful.
- when you're taking shots with your tripod, don't raise the center rod in order to gain extra height. effectively, your tripod will become a monopod, and when the mirror slaps/shutter closes, you will get more shake. if you need more height, raise the three legs.
- use a timed shutter, mirror lockup(if your camera has it), or a remote shutter release. if you settle for a cheaper tripod, these things will help even things out.
anyways... check this out man..
http://www.thebestthings.com/tripods/gitzo.htm
An online photographer recommended these tripods. They're expensive, but if you've got the money, I don't see how you can go wrong.
If you can't find Gitzo anywhere, buy whatever works for you... but consider:
- what it's made of. if it's metal and flimsy, you'll get a lot of reverberation, which can kill the sharpness of your shots.
- a leveler! these can come in the form of a little air bubble in a plastic tube... when level, the bubble is centered. this is what my current tripod has. a leveler, whatever the form (if there are more, that is), is very helpful.
- when you're taking shots with your tripod, don't raise the center rod in order to gain extra height. effectively, your tripod will become a monopod, and when the mirror slaps/shutter closes, you will get more shake. if you need more height, raise the three legs.
- use a timed shutter, mirror lockup(if your camera has it), or a remote shutter release. if you settle for a cheaper tripod, these things will help even things out.
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