Tripods

any one knows whats a good cheep tripod please direct me that way thanks

What's cheap mean to you?

roymon1988 wrote in post #10426836
any one knows whats a good cheep tripod please direct me that way thanks

In my opinion, there is no such thing as a good and cheap (as in significantly under $100 US) tripod unless you can find a real deal on a used good tripod.

SkipD wrote in post #10426987
In my opinion, there is no such thing as a good and cheap (as in significantly under $100 US) tripod unless you can find a real deal on a used good tripod.

Slight correction in concept, Skip...you can get 'good' and 'cheap' in the same tripod, but it will be very heavy! My Bogen 3036 comes to mind...cost me on $125 new a long time ago, but 10 lbs without head. You can't find 'good' and 'cheap' and 'light' in the same tripod.

Wilt wrote in post #10427029
Slight correction in concept, Skip...you can get 'good' and 'cheap' in the same tripod, but it will be very heavy! ... You can't find 'good' and 'cheap' and 'light' in the same tripod.

Yeah, I know.

I just didn't wanna confuse the OP with the rest of the story.

lol. Im in the same boat

Strong/stable, light, cheap.

Pick any two, because you can't get all three.

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ok so i didnt get my answer i just want to know if any one knows of a good tripod under 150$ thats it i dont need people to turn all philosophers on me, the name and if you can maybe add a link if its under 100 ever better i just started and i need something to start with
thank you

Induro Tripods Fry's sells them for under $150 and they are amazingly good for the price. I recommend the AT114

To the OP, I merged the two threads you started in the last 2 days about the same subject. Starting new threads on the same subject is not allowed here. Please allow a few days for people to respond as we are all busy.

Manfrotto or Vanguard, take your pick.

does any one knows this one Dolica AX620B100 62-Inch Proline Tripod and Ball Head
and http://cgi.ebay.com …0493058294#ht_1​4176wt_863
thanks for the help and im sorry for starting the second post just trying to get help thanks

I'm also in the market for my first tripod. I've actually found one that's stable, light _and_ cheap.

Gitzo's GT2531EX. Stable and light? Check and check. And cheap. Because it's going to be a lot cheaper for me to have this for the next 15-20 years, than the path you're in the danger of walking where you buy a lot of tripods over the same timeperiod, instead of just getting a great one from the start. Letter to George comes to mind.

The thing about tripods: You'll probably be able to sell it with low loss if you find out it wasn't for you after all.

Invest the money first time.