Originally posted by lesmore49 Tripod...do you use.....or not use ?
What about you and why/why not do you use/not use a tripod as much as you once did ?
It's odd but in my youth, I shot a lot of Kodachrome 25 & 64 but didn't have the patience to use a tripod.
Now with digital, I appreciate better the ability to shoot greater depth of field with smaller apertures, but also long exposures. When handholding the camera, we tend to shoot at our eye-level. With a tripod, it forces me to also think about height, angles, and even very minor adjustments laterally.
But as I tend to shoot with multiple primes instead of a one-in-all zoom, I am often regretting the prime left behind. The same happens with a tripod....when I don't bring it with me, I torture myself thinking of the shots I'm missing.
Tripods have also evolved nicely in my 45+ years of photography. I remember when tripods were either entry-level plastic or aluminum, and then there were the expensive pro-level carbon-fiber. The selection and features these days are much greater for a greater range of prices.