SoaringUSAEagle Daddy Of The Crop  10,814 posts Likes: 3 Joined Dec 2005 Location: Cheyenne, WY More info | Jun 29, 2006 21:18 | #1 I will be headed there this weekend for the fireworks show they put on. I will have the gear listed below with a tripod... it's a cheapo and hope it holds up... It's a Samsonite 3751 if that tells ya anything... like $40 or something from Circuit City. 5D4 | 50 1.4 | 85L II | 24-70L II | 70-200 2.8L IS II
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pieq314 Goldmember 1,102 posts Joined Apr 2006 More info | Jun 29, 2006 21:42 | #2 SoaringUSAEagle wrote: It's a Samsonite 3751 if that tells ya anything... like $40 or something from Circuit City. I have a cheap tripod (~$20) for a video camera. One day, I decided to test it for taking pictures with my 300D. To my surprise, it is NOT as steady as my hand! My hand can hold the camera more steady at 1/8 sec! Canon 1D Mk III/5D2, Sigma 50mm f/1.4, Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX, Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS, Sigma 17-35mm f/2.8-4 EX, Canon 85/1.8, Canon 100/2.8 IS macro, Canon 135/2, Sigma 150-500 OS, Canon 500 f/4 IS
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SoaringUSAEagle THREAD STARTER Daddy Of The Crop 10,814 posts Likes: 3 Joined Dec 2005 Location: Cheyenne, WY More info | Jun 29, 2006 21:56 | #3 Well this thing is really sturdy I have had it out a few times and it does well as long as the Wyoming wind isnt blowing 50mph like usual. 5D4 | 50 1.4 | 85L II | 24-70L II | 70-200 2.8L IS II
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chakalakasp Senior Member 809 posts Likes: 9 Joined Jun 2006 More info | Jun 29, 2006 23:10 | #4 SoaringUSAEagle wrote: I will be headed there this weekend for the fireworks show they put on. I will have the gear listed below with a tripod... it's a cheapo and hope it holds up... It's a Samsonite 3751 if that tells ya anything... like $40 or something from Circuit City. It's all I can afford for now. I will obviously be shooting at night... with the 350D what settings are probably the best for fireworks...?? Exposure time... Aperture... Umm... any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. I'd check ahead of time to see if they allow tripods. For whatever reason, park police have been getting really weird about tripods lately at the more popular 'pack-em-in' monuments. Ryan McGinnis
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Kappabeast Member 143 posts Joined Jun 2006 More info | Jun 29, 2006 23:21 | #5 Don't know if this is of any help but I just saw this post about fireworks. https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=184491 Canon 20D
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SoaringUSAEagle THREAD STARTER Daddy Of The Crop 10,814 posts Likes: 3 Joined Dec 2005 Location: Cheyenne, WY More info | Jun 30, 2006 00:19 | #6 Thank you very much... been looking through it a lot. 5D4 | 50 1.4 | 85L II | 24-70L II | 70-200 2.8L IS II
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cecilc Senior Member  613 posts Likes: 7 Joined Mar 2004 Location: Atlanta, Ga More info | SoaringUSAEagle wrote: ... as long as the Wyoming wind isnt blowing 50mph like usual. Uh ... you DO know you'll be in South Dakota, don't you .... ? Cecil
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crn3371 Cream of the Crop  7,198 posts Likes: 2 Joined Mar 2005 Location: SoCal, USA More info | Jun 30, 2006 21:31 | #8 You'll be just fine with your cheapo tripod. Just keep it as low as you can get away with, try not to extend the center column. Do a fireworks search, lots of threads lately at this time of the year. If the range will allow, use the 70-200 instead of the kit lens, and just stay close to that tripod! Sounds like a wonderful venue for a 4th of July fireworks show. We'll be expecting some pix.
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SoaringUSAEagle THREAD STARTER Daddy Of The Crop 10,814 posts Likes: 3 Joined Dec 2005 Location: Cheyenne, WY More info | crn3371 wrote: You'll be just fine with your cheapo tripod. Just keep it as low as you can get away with, try not to extend the center column. Do a fireworks search, lots of threads lately at this time of the year. If the range will allow, use the 70-200 instead of the kit lens, and just stay close to that tripod! Sounds like a wonderful venue for a 4th of July fireworks show. We'll be expecting some pix. Sounds good. Yeah there should be no need to extend the tripod... I will mainly be aiming in the sky anyhow obviously. 5D4 | 50 1.4 | 85L II | 24-70L II | 70-200 2.8L IS II
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jlarsen Junior Member  23 posts Joined Jun 2006 Location: Cheyenne, WY More info | Jul 01, 2006 11:40 | #10 hey soaringUSAEagle, I went to high school with your girlfriend haha, small world Canon EOS 350D
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SoaringUSAEagle THREAD STARTER Daddy Of The Crop 10,814 posts Likes: 3 Joined Dec 2005 Location: Cheyenne, WY More info | Jul 01, 2006 12:30 | #11 As you did with me I am sure... only a year older. Moving to Denver in two weeks woohoo!! 5D4 | 50 1.4 | 85L II | 24-70L II | 70-200 2.8L IS II
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