Tripod --- recommendations

i typically don't use a tripod, but i am going on a cruise and would like to get one to use while on vacation..

looking for osmething that i can pack - can hold a 7D and a 24-105...

any recommendations?

Maybe see this thread: LINK

If you'd like to review wider possibilities Ben is too modest, but you should also look into the tripod FAQ that he spends a lot of time maintaining.

peter_n wrote in post #13856592
If you'd like to review wider possibilities Ben is too modest, but you should also look into the tripod FAQ that he spends a lot of time maintaining.

Agreed. Give that excellent thread a good read and I think you'll find it to be very helpful.

Bryan

peter_n wrote in post #13856592
If you'd like to review wider possibilities Ben is too modest, but you should also look into the tripod FAQ that he spends a lot of time maintaining.

bps wrote in post #13856680
Agreed. Give that excellent thread a good read and I think you'll find it to be very helpful.

Bryan

ha, thanks guys.

Check the Feisol 3441. It comes as a Tall and Standard version, depending on your height. Great travel product.

You haven't mentioned price.

The adage is that among low price, low weight and stability, you can only have two for any tripod. I found this to be true from personal experience, regardless of the claims about inexpensive, lightweight sticks.

Yes OP, whats the most you are willing to spend on this setup?

Benro Fold Flat tripod
http://www.google.com …QKB9L2YAg&ved=0​CGMQ8wIwAg

Before I bought my Gitzo 2451 I read an article that was titled something along the line how to spend over $1000 buying a tripod. The idea was you start with something inexpensive and keep upgrading until you end up paying a lot more.
That being said, I've heard good things about Feisol for a lot less money. If you need to pack it small, get something with 4 sections.

Or you just buy the top end which is over $1k right at the start

ben_r_ wrote in post #13858847
Or you just buy the top end which is over $1k right at the start

Or do like I did. After reading all of the great advice on this forum (and a lot of help from Ben R's posts), I bought a Gitzo 3541 w/ a Markins M-20 ...and... a Gitzo 1541 with a Markins Q3T. Those were the first tripods I've ever purchased and I'm fairly certain I won't be buying another one for a very, very long time.

That was a pretty big credit card bill to pay off that month!

Bryan

bps wrote in post #13859116
That was a pretty big credit card bill to pay off that month!

Indeed Bryan!

I hope you made your purchases during the discount/coupon season!

bps wrote in post #13859116
Or do like I did. After reading all of the great advice on this forum (and a lot of help from Ben R's posts), I bought a Gitzo 3541 w/ a Markins M-20 ...and... a Gitzo 1541 with a Markins Q3T. Those were the first tripods I've ever purchased and I'm fairly certain I won't be buying another one for a very, very long time.

That was a pretty big credit card bill to pay off that month!

Bryan

Ha ha, Ill second this approach as it has worked perfectly for me as well! l

RHChan84 wrote in post #13858778
Benro Fold Flat tripod
http://www.google.com …QKB9L2YAg&ved=0​CGMQ8wIwAg

+1

I have this one A0109 with a Vangard SBH-50 ball. Lightweight and the whole deal fits in the Benro case, flat. I have used it for hiking and travel.

There was an earlier post pointing out using a tripod on a ship will have issues from the ships engines creating harmonic vibrations that will cause blurring of the images. I believe hand holding the camera will reduce those effects as our bodies soak up the vibrations of the ships engines.