Originally posted by .a.t. Yes, that's the thread I couldn't find. Thanks.
Originally posted by Paul the Sunman Check out the various versions of this Neewer on
Amazon. They should be sturdy enough and in your price range.
Thanks, I'll look at those too.
Originally posted by WPRESTO SLIK makes some good tripods at very reasonable prices. Decide first if you want one with or without a head (I'd go without and use the head you have), then go to B&H, tripods, select legs only, select the SLIK brand, then use "sort by" and arrange them by price, low to high. You can then easily see what the weight, weight-bearing and max height are for each model as you go up in price to your limit. And my personal preference and advice: fliplocks are more convenient and reliable than collar locks.
I have the head I need, I just need the legs.
Originally posted by Sandy Hancock According to the other thread, you bought the Slik over a month ago....
Sandy, I started that thread in 2018, so it was a year ago when I bought the Slik tripod, and I when I got it, it was too flimsy for my gear so I gave it away. And this is when Stevebrot PM'd me, that the one I bought was the wrong one, after I had already bought it. When I attached my head to that tripod, put my camera on, the camera on the head, it flopped over and it didn't hold the camera up right.
Originally posted by 17dew Why not post this in the Wanted section?
Because I don't know what I want exactly.
Originally posted by normhead That's the trouble with buying big ole lenses, you need big ole tripods.
My lightweight tripods vibrate like leaves in the wind when I put a heavy lens on them.
Yep, Norm, my heavier old lenses just won't work on flimsy tripods. That's why I have the heavy Manfrotto. But I've recently bought the HD 55-300mm WR ED and will be selling most of my other zooms that are heavy. I'll keep my long primes though, they're not that heavy as the Sigma 70-300mm zoom. I have a Vivitar 200mm f3.5 and a Sigma 400mm f5.6 that's pretty light for it's length. .