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Hahnel Triad 100 Tripod

  • 14-06-2010 9:53pm
    #1
    hbr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 760 ✭✭✭


    Is anybody using a Hahnel Tripod? Are they any good?
    This is the one I was looking at:
    http://www.hahnel.ie/index.cfm?page=tripods&id=36&pId=36

    I had a play with the Triad 100 in a local camera shop. It seems quite
    solid and well made.

    Many Thanks.


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  • #2
    Arciphel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,843 ✭✭✭Arciphel


    I have the Triad 30 here in work, use it for product and macro shots with a D300. Well worth €40!


  • #3
    hbr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 760 ✭✭✭hbr


    Arciphel wrote: »
    I have the Triad 30 here in work, use it for product and macro shots with a D300. Well worth €40!

    Thanks Arciphel. The 50 and 100 are available locally. Both are all metal
    construction and they seem fairly strong. Prices are €50 and €90. The
    50 has a tilt/pan head, the 100 has a ball head.

    The 50 is not quite tall enough for me, so I think I will get
    the 100.


  • #4
    Arciphel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,843 ✭✭✭Arciphel


    Yeah, I have seen the 100 model down in Petes in Blanchardstown shopping centre, it looks like a pretty sturdy peice of kit alright. The ball head seemed fairly robust to me. What body & lens will you be using on it? I would say it should support a normal dSLR pretty perfectly. The only thing I would say to you though, if you are looking to spend €100 maybe you might do better buying something like a SLIK tripod online, you might get ore for the same money?


  • #5
    hbr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 760 ✭✭✭hbr


    Arciphel wrote: »
    What body & lens will you be using on it? I would say it should support a normal dSLR pretty perfectly.

    The heaviest thing it will see is a Canon 500D and Sigma 70-300mm. Well within the
    claimed 5kg spec. Although I have noticed that the maximum load spec for
    cheap tripods seems to be inversely proportional to the price :)
    The only thing I would say to you though, if you are looking to spend €100 maybe you might do better buying something like a SLIK tripod online, you might get ore for the same money?

    I have a few on the shortlist including the cheaper SLIK models, the
    Vanguard 203/233 and the Hahnel. These seem to offer good price/performance.
    Cheaper tripods like the "Fancier" look flash, but they are not quite solid
    enough.

    Thanks again. I will let you know how I get on with it.


  • #6
    kelly1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,026 ✭✭✭kelly1


    hbr wrote: »
    Is anybody using a Hahnel Tripod? Are they any good?
    This is the one I was looking at:
    http://www.hahnel.ie/index.cfm?page=tripods&id=36&pId=36

    I had a play with the Triad 100 in a local camera shop. It seems quite
    solid and well made.

    Many Thanks.
    Yeah, that's the one I have. It's fairly strong but I find the ball head a bit inflexible/slow to adjust at times but maybe I'm too fussy. Some kind of quick adjust would be better.

    I made the mistake of trying to shorted the built-in monopod and regretted it. I cut an inch off the bottom only to discover that it doesn't fold back up afterwards! Just be aware the monopod is quite tall and can't be adjusted.


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  • #7
    hbr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 760 ✭✭✭hbr


    kelly1 wrote: »
    Yeah, that's the one I have. It's fairly strong but I find the ball head a bit inflexible/slow to adjust at times but maybe I'm too fussy. Some kind of quick adjust would be better.

    I noticed the ball head was a little stiff. I put that down to being brand new
    and the fact that the socket side isn't made of plastic.
    I made the mistake of trying to shorted the built-in monopod and regretted it. I cut an inch off the bottom only to discover that it doesn't fold back up afterwards! Just be aware the monopod is quite tall and can't be adjusted.

    Thanks for the tip. I'm 6ft 3in so I usually have the opposite problem. The
    damn things are never quite long enough.


  • #8
    hbr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 760 ✭✭✭hbr


    hbr wrote: »

    Thanks again. I will let you know how I get on with it.

    I bought the Hahnel Triad 100 a couple of weeks ago. It
    turned out to be a disappointing tripod. It fell apart completely
    yesterday, so I returned it for a refund. The plate that holds
    the ball head doesn't fit the threads on top of the centre column.
    Once the sticky stuff that holds it on let go, the entire plate and
    attached ball head came off. Luckily, I wasn't using it with the
    centre column inverted for a close-up shot or my camera would
    have ended up on the ground.


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