[tung900220]

我依家支架只要部機加10-22mm比風吹下就搖！
Ching有無推介丫？budget around 6xx to 8xx
我成日會影景，所以支架對我都幾重要，thx

[Laza]

I use Manfrotto 7302 ($9xx), good up to 3 kg, good for my 550D + 18-200.

But if the marginal overbudget is really beyond you, Benro or Velbon may have some cheaper ones that are of the same class (approx. $600 - 800).

[tung900220]

Ching which model of benro or velbon u may suggest?
I will also consider the model of manfrotto 7302 as well!thx

[Laza]

I really don't know exactly what model of Benro or Velbon may fall in your price bracket. But you can look up their website (Benro's is quite good, a bit clumsy though). Just make sure they should have the right spec for your use. My personal criteria for choosing a tripod combo would be like,

- Max Height : about 150cm (taller than most hand rail, or about the normal height of your eyes)
- Closed Height : about 50cm when collapsed (short enough for you to carry)
- Weight : about 1.5kg (light enough for you to carry)
- Nos of collapsible sections : 3 or 4
- Max Load : about 3kg (strong enough for your combo)
- Quick release mount
- Snap lock (instead of the much slower but tighter Screw lock)
- Dual leg spread angle (for those super low micro shot)
- Integrated design, i.e. a one-piece tripod with built-in ballhead

For relative light load (450D + 10-22), you don't need the modular design of tripod with screw-on ballhead, which is for much heavy load and is much more expensive.

After all, choosing tripods is a matter of relativity. You want taller one, you pay more. You want taller one that can take heavier load, but weigh less, pay even more. You want more extra features, pay even even more. Extra features like ballhead allowing quick 90 degrees spin to horizontal mount, or even 180 degrees spin to reverse mount could be useful, but very often at much greater cost.

Lastly, if you are going for Manfrotto, make sure you are getting Manfrotto 7302YB ("B" for ballhead), which has quick relase mount, not 7301 which does not.

[tung900220]

THX CHING!!!!!
BTW, WHT IS THE DIFFERENT ABT tripod combo AND BALL HEAD?

[Laza]

Integrated tripod is a one-piece tripod combo with a built-in ballhead (球形雲台) or 3-way head (三向雲台). Most low to mid end tripods are of this design. Manfrotto 7302YB is of this category.

For modular design combo, you will have to assemble a tripod (legs only) and a separate screw-on ballhead or 3-way head. It's rather like a combination of DSLR body and lenses. Also, the camera can only mount to the ballhead, which in turn is mounted on top of the legs.

Manfrotto 190XPROB3 is a leg-only tripod (Approx. HK$1,100).


Manfrotto 496RC2 ballhead is a screw-on ballhead (Approx. HK$650).


That's like a total of HK$1,750, compared to about HK$900 for 7302YB, and such a combo would weigh 50% more than an integrated tripod too. But of course this more expensive setup gives you greater stability to take heavier load.

[tung900220]

ching
do u mean 9XX$ include tripods + ballhead (球形雲台) or 3-way head (三向雲台). ??

[jaegerlecoultre]

hi tung ching, yes, $900 already include tripod with ballhead.

Hi ching, what is ur preference in ballhead and 3-way head?

[jaegerlecoultre]

hi laza ching:

"Manfrotto 7302YB ("B" for ballhead), which has quick relase mount, not 7301 which does not"

7301 is also YB, but it comes with a compact 3 way head. can u explain what u mean by having the quick release mount? (do u mean the head plate?) both 7302YB and 7301YB is compatible with the head plate 200PL-14.

[Laza]

Jaeger le Coultre C-hing,

Oh, yes you are correct. 7301 also have quick release head plate. It's 7303 that does not.

7302 YB -- Ball head, quick release head plate.
7301 YB -- 3-way head, quick release head plate

You screw the "quick release head plate" (200PL-14) to the tripod mount of your camera, then click your camera to the receptor of the ball head or the 3-way head. The good thing about this is If you need to dissemble the setup, you can quickly do so by un-clipping the camera (with the quick release head plate) from the receptor of the tripod ballhead/3-way head.
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7303 YB -- Ball head, non-quick release head.

You screw the tripod mount at the bottom of your camera to the tripod directly. To dissemble, you will also have to unscrew the camera from the tripod.

Choosing between ballhead and 3-way head is quite a personal thing. Both have their pros and cons.

Ballhead can be adjusted quickly. But if you carelessly loosen up the ball joint all the way, and you are not holding the camera, the weight of the camera may make the camera "nod" and you could even knock your camera and/or lens on the tripod legs.

On the other hand, 3-way head can be easily fine-tuned, bit by bit. Also, you can accurately adjust 1 axis with the remaining 2 axis still locked. This can be useful if you want to create a panorama shot by stitching a few, which should ideally be taken on a same level (Y-axis), without dipping down and looking up, but only pan across X-axis.

[Laza]

Tung C-hing,

I bought my 7302 for $950 last year, so I would expect it should be around the same price or cheaper now. Shop around to compare lah.

[tung900220]

Thx laza ching
I will go to mk at the weekend
I learned many knowledge from this post!
Thx so much

[jaegerlecoultre]

thx for sharing laza ching!