Someone want to recommend me a tripod please?

dazftw

I need a new tripod cause the one I have is utter balls some 35euro job I got in a camera shop in town(waterford)

Can anyone living in waterford(dont want to buy online need it for spraoi on sunday!) recommend me one?

A nice sturdy one thats comes up pretty high would be nice, I dont mind spending a good bit on one as its my birthday on friday so ill be treating myself anyway

Fajitas!

Hennebry might have something. Careful of the rust.

Take a day trip to Dublin or Cork during the week and spend your money much better.

Arciphel

I picked up this one at the weekend in Argos for the princely sum of €25!

Kodak Gear 54 Tripod

But it is fine & suits me for what i need. Best thing is that it allows you to tilt the stage 90 degrees, useful if you want to take some portrait shots.

Trogdor

This is a good sturdy one, got it in Birminghams in Dublin around a year a half ago. Was around €100. It has taken a fair few hits but it hasn't effected it at all. It even survived the ryanair baggage-hold from Dublin-London and London-Haugesund(Norway).

http://www.amazon.com/Slik-AMT-Titanium-Tripod-Maximum-Supports/dp/B00009R6RF

daedalus2097

I have the same one and have to say it's a great tripod! You're best off spending a little bit on a tripod as it's something you're gonna have for a long, long time, and if you start off with a cheap one you'll quickly find yourself looking to upgrade it...

majiktripp

what about
http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=99654 ? incidently 7dayshop are very good for misc. camera stuff too.

Trogdor

A bit off topic but i just thought i'd ask. I'm thinking of getting one of these. Does anyone else have one? What do they think of them?
http://www.joby.com/products/gorillapod/slrzoom/

rymus

take a spin to Cork and pop into O'Leary's on Oliver Plunkett Street. They're not massively cheap (what camera shop in Ireland is?) but they've got a few decent tripods & monopods in there. Get something decent now that'll last you. No point having to buy a €10 tripod every year because the weight of the camera is killing it.

get something that can support a decent weight so to allow for you buying heavier gear and also something that is versatile enough to allow different types of photography.

majiktripp

trogdor wrote:

A bit off topic but i just thought i'd ask. I'm thinking of getting one of these. Does anyone else have one? What do they think of them?
http://www.joby.com/products/gorillapod/slrzoom/

I have the standard SLr version, bought it for my Panasonic Fz8 before I upgraded to Nikon D40x, it holds the FZ8 fine,good little tripod plus handy to have the ability to bend it to any shape and with a bit of fiddling mount it to most objects.
It does not hold the D40x very well due to the increase in weight but I dont think I would spend the money gettin the SLR zoom version,I'll spring for a full blown tripod this time I think.
Still nice to have tho'!

il gatto

Manfrotto FTW. They make tripods anywhere from budget to pro. I got a 055CLB with a 322RC head recently. It's the business. If you want something a bit more reasonable, they do a combined tripod and ball or three way head. The 785's are the base models and should start from €70, if you can find them in this country. What I wouldn't give for a camera with a proper stock:(