Advice for a cheapish tripod?

u47sb2

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9 Apr 2008 - 3:51 PM

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My "ebay special" tripod has finally packed in - cheap aluminium and plastic concotion that lasted about 2 years.

So back to my question: what is available on the market for around the £30-40 mark that is
1)durable
2)able to support a 70-300mm sigma lens on a nikon D70
3)has all the usual adjustable legs, tilt functions on the head etc

It doesn't have to be particularly light. Mainly used for landscape work.

Thanks, steven

dougv (e2 Member)

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9 Apr 2008 - 4:40 PM

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For £30-£40 you are going to be looking at the Velbon range or something like Jessops own brand.
If you can increase the budget you will obviously get a better quality tripod.
The D70 and Sigma 70-300 combination weighs just over 1.2 Kg, so you need to look for something that can take that weight or above.

dougv (e2 Member)

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9 Apr 2008 - 4:47 PM

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That 7300 looks like quite a nice piece of kit for the price.

rowarrior

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9 Apr 2008 - 5:43 PM

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I've got a Velbon cx 560 which was around £40, and it has:


3 way panhead with aerodynamic design
Quick release
geared elevator
spirit level
radial braces
3 section legs
rubber feet

Specifiations of Velbon CX-560 Tripod
Folded length: 61cm
Upper Leg Diameter: 23.2mm
Fully Extended Height: 152cm
Weight: 1.54kg.
Camera weight: 2kg

RogBrown (e2 Member)

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9 Apr 2008 - 7:34 PM

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I use a £10 one from Aldi. It's actually a Hama & has similar spec to Rowarrior's above.
Rog

u47sb2

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9 Apr 2008 - 11:53 PM

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Thanks for the replies - gives me plenty to consider.

Steven