Posted May 9, 2021 To be very honest about 8 months ago I went in the store thinking I knew what was good (I Didn't know much because I had just come from a gopro) and what was bad and I asked for a fluid head tripod. The guy said yea this is a fluid head and he gave me a ball head photography tripod ;-;. It can only support 1.5kg and Whenever im looking for a lens, or a monitor I am always limited by the weight. You know whats even worse? it was 122$ US Here is the tripod I gotYea its not great for video is it? I asked for a fluid head. But now I am wondering what if I got another tripod like a fluid head and not be ripped off this time : ( is it to early to upgrade though? and if there is any options please tell me (150 USD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 9, 2021 19 minutes ago, RTX 2070 Max-Q said: To be very honest about 8 months ago I went in the store thinking I knew what was good (I Didn't know much because I had just come from a gopro) and what was bad and I asked for a fluid head tripod. The guy said yea this is a fluid head and he gave me a ball head photography tripod ;-;. It can only support 1.5kg and Whenever im looking for a lens, or a monitor I am always limited by the weight. You know whats even worse? it was 122$ US Here is the tripod I gotYea its not great for video is it? I asked for a fluid head. But now I am wondering what if I got another tripod like a fluid head and not be ripped off this time : ( is it to early to upgrade though? and if there is any options please tell me (150 USD) When you say fluid head do you mean majestic head? It’s an older term. Fluid head used to be about smooth panning, whereas ball head used to be about quick movement and resets. There were fluid ball heads that did both. They were famous for being very weight limited though. You could get ball heads that heals a lot, but their clamping systems were ferocious. Not a pro, not even very good. I’m just old and have time currently. Assuming I know a lot about computers can be a mistake. Life is like a bowl of chocolates: there are all these little crinkly paper cups everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 10, 2021 Author 2 hours ago, Bombastinator said: When you say fluid head do you mean majestic head? It’s an older term. Fluid head used to be about smooth panning, whereas ball head used to be about quick movement and resets. There were fluid ball heads that did both. They were famous for being very weight limited though. You could get ball heads that heals a lot, but their clamping systems were ferocious. I said fluid head for smooth pans. He said "Yeah, (looks at the box) This is a fluid head" I was excited. and I unboxed it to find out that it wasn't, mustn't of been a videography guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 17, 2021 (edited) Author Hi, All I need to tell you is I dont want it much longer than 16 inches long when its closed down for transporting, I do want a nice fluid head. 200 usd is the much much much upper limit of my budget and I want it to grow with me unlike the tripod I have had for 6 months ;-; (Joke) Im with nerd ---> Edited May 17, 2021 by GDRRiley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 17, 2021 I use a Velbon DV-7000N (something like that). Its very sturdy, durable and not too heavy. With fluid head so great pans and tilts. And quick release plate for ease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 17, 2021 ==mereged threads== you've got 2 about tripods made 5 days apart Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a last gen console for use once a year. I should answer most of the time between 9 to 3 PST NightHawk 3.0: R7 5700x @, B550A vision D, H105, 2x32gb Oloy 3600, Sapphire RX 6700XT Nitro+, Corsair RM750X, 500 gb 850 evo, 2tb rocket and 5tb Toshiba x300, 2x 6TB WD Black W10 all in a 750D airflow. GF PC: (nighthawk 2.0): R7 2700x, B450m vision D, 4x8gb Geli 2933, Strix GTX970, CX650M RGB, Obsidian 350D Skunkworks: R5 3500U, 16gb, 500gb Adata XPG 6000 lite, Vega 8. HP probook G455R G6 Ubuntu 20. LTS Condor (MC server): 6600K, z170m plus, 16gb corsair vengeance LPX, samsung 750 evo, EVGA BR 450. Spirt (NAS) ASUS Z9PR-D12, 2x E5 2620V2, 8x4gb, 24 3tb HDD. F80 800gb cache, trueNAS, 2x12disk raid Z3 stripped PSU Tier List Motherboard Tier List SSD Tier List How to get PC parts cheap HP probook 445R G6 review "Stupidity is like trying to find a limit of a constant. You are never truly smart in something, just less stupid." Camera Gear: X-S10, 16-80 F4, 60D, 24-105 F4, 50mm F1.4, Helios44-m, 2 Cos-11D lavs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 17, 2021 Author 6 hours ago, GDRRiley said: ==mereged threads== you've got 2 about tripods made 5 days apart 5 hours* and days. Listen I suck at making posts : D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 17, 2021 Author 6 hours ago, VFXGuy said: I use a Velbon DV-7000N (something like that). Its very sturdy, durable and not too heavy. With fluid head so great pans and tilts. And quick release plate for ease. Yea but. will it fit on the side of my backpack (Lowerpro aw 250 ii) You need a pretty small tripod to go on there. Edit: Magnus vt300 good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2021 2 hours ago, RTX 2070 Max-Q said: Yea but. will it fit on the side of my backpack (Lowerpro aw 250 ii) You need a pretty small tripod to go on there. Edit: Magnus vt300 good? Small tripods are flimsy, and tripods that aren’t flimsy are usually neither small nor cheap I don’t think there is a fine art that exists that doesn’t have that problem (watch someone bring up rock balancing or something) Not a pro, not even very good. I’m just old and have time currently. Assuming I know a lot about computers can be a mistake. Life is like a bowl of chocolates: there are all these little crinkly paper cups everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2021 Author 59 minutes ago, Bombastinator said: Small tripods are flimsy, and tripods that aren’t flimsy are usually neither small nor cheap I don’t think there is a fine art that exists that doesn’t have that problem (watch someone bring up rock balancing or something) Fine. Used peak design carbon fiber tripod. slap on a fluid head Edit: I dont need weight capacity I would rather have 3kg max and a good small size and a decent fluid head for 400$ cause I know it will be the last tripod ill ever need for traveling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2021 Author 20 minutes ago, RTX 2070 Max-Q said: Fine. Used peak design carbon fiber tripod. slap on a fluid head Edit: I dont need weight capacity I would rather have 3kg max and a good small size and a decent fluid head for 400$ cause I know it will be the last tripod ill ever need for traveling. im not upgrading cameras in 6 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2021 36 minutes ago, RTX 2070 Max-Q said: im not upgrading cameras in 6 years. I'm almost certain you will. 58 minutes ago, RTX 2070 Max-Q said: Fine. Used peak design carbon fiber tripod. slap on a fluid head these may fit the bill. its closer to 20in https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1504657-REG/sirui_t004skva5_t_004sk_aluminum_tripod_with.html https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1432994-STUD/manfrotto_mvkbfrl_liveus_befree_live_aluminum_lever_lock.html https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1500126-REG/sirui_et1204_va5_et_1204_carbon_fiber_tripod.html Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a last gen console for use once a year. I should answer most of the time between 9 to 3 PST NightHawk 3.0: R7 5700x @, B550A vision D, H105, 2x32gb Oloy 3600, Sapphire RX 6700XT Nitro+, Corsair RM750X, 500 gb 850 evo, 2tb rocket and 5tb Toshiba x300, 2x 6TB WD Black W10 all in a 750D airflow. GF PC: (nighthawk 2.0): R7 2700x, B450m vision D, 4x8gb Geli 2933, Strix GTX970, CX650M RGB, Obsidian 350D Skunkworks: R5 3500U, 16gb, 500gb Adata XPG 6000 lite, Vega 8. HP probook G455R G6 Ubuntu 20. LTS Condor (MC server): 6600K, z170m plus, 16gb corsair vengeance LPX, samsung 750 evo, EVGA BR 450. Spirt (NAS) ASUS Z9PR-D12, 2x E5 2620V2, 8x4gb, 24 3tb HDD. F80 800gb cache, trueNAS, 2x12disk raid Z3 stripped PSU Tier List Motherboard Tier List SSD Tier List How to get PC parts cheap HP probook 445R G6 review "Stupidity is like trying to find a limit of a constant. You are never truly smart in something, just less stupid." Camera Gear: X-S10, 16-80 F4, 60D, 24-105 F4, 50mm F1.4, Helios44-m, 2 Cos-11D lavs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2021 Author 1 minute ago, GDRRiley said: I'm almost certain you will. these may fit the bill. its closer to 20in https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1504657-REG/sirui_t004skva5_t_004sk_aluminum_tripod_with.html https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1432994-STUD/manfrotto_mvkbfrl_liveus_befree_live_aluminum_lever_lock.html https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1500126-REG/sirui_et1204_va5_et_1204_carbon_fiber_tripod.html Welp, Sh*t im stuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2021 7 minutes ago, RTX 2070 Max-Q said: Welp, Sh*t im stuck why? those are right your price and are about a small as video tripods come Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a last gen console for use once a year. I should answer most of the time between 9 to 3 PST NightHawk 3.0: R7 5700x @, B550A vision D, H105, 2x32gb Oloy 3600, Sapphire RX 6700XT Nitro+, Corsair RM750X, 500 gb 850 evo, 2tb rocket and 5tb Toshiba x300, 2x 6TB WD Black W10 all in a 750D airflow. GF PC: (nighthawk 2.0): R7 2700x, B450m vision D, 4x8gb Geli 2933, Strix GTX970, CX650M RGB, Obsidian 350D Skunkworks: R5 3500U, 16gb, 500gb Adata XPG 6000 lite, Vega 8. HP probook G455R G6 Ubuntu 20. LTS Condor (MC server): 6600K, z170m plus, 16gb corsair vengeance LPX, samsung 750 evo, EVGA BR 450. Spirt (NAS) ASUS Z9PR-D12, 2x E5 2620V2, 8x4gb, 24 3tb HDD. F80 800gb cache, trueNAS, 2x12disk raid Z3 stripped PSU Tier List Motherboard Tier List SSD Tier List How to get PC parts cheap HP probook 445R G6 review "Stupidity is like trying to find a limit of a constant. You are never truly smart in something, just less stupid." Camera Gear: X-S10, 16-80 F4, 60D, 24-105 F4, 50mm F1.4, Helios44-m, 2 Cos-11D lavs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2021 Author 2 minutes ago, GDRRiley said: why? those are right your price and are about a small as video tripods come Oh those? I didnt check those links Ill have a flick through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2021 Author 9 minutes ago, GDRRiley said: why? those are right your price and are about a small as video tripods come Sirui ET-1204 Carbon Fiber Yes please perfect. One caveat Cant find it in Australia. I can find the legs not the head. Hold on I can just screw on a head. Which head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2021 10 minutes ago, RTX 2070 Max-Q said: Sirui ET-1204 Carbon Fiber Yes please perfect. One caveat Cant find it in Australia. I can find the legs not the head. Hold on I can just screw on a head. Which head? https://sirui-photo.com.au/where-to-buy/ Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a last gen console for use once a year. I should answer most of the time between 9 to 3 PST NightHawk 3.0: R7 5700x @, B550A vision D, H105, 2x32gb Oloy 3600, Sapphire RX 6700XT Nitro+, Corsair RM750X, 500 gb 850 evo, 2tb rocket and 5tb Toshiba x300, 2x 6TB WD Black W10 all in a 750D airflow. GF PC: (nighthawk 2.0): R7 2700x, B450m vision D, 4x8gb Geli 2933, Strix GTX970, CX650M RGB, Obsidian 350D Skunkworks: R5 3500U, 16gb, 500gb Adata XPG 6000 lite, Vega 8. HP probook G455R G6 Ubuntu 20. LTS Condor (MC server): 6600K, z170m plus, 16gb corsair vengeance LPX, samsung 750 evo, EVGA BR 450. Spirt (NAS) ASUS Z9PR-D12, 2x E5 2620V2, 8x4gb, 24 3tb HDD. F80 800gb cache, trueNAS, 2x12disk raid Z3 stripped PSU Tier List Motherboard Tier List SSD Tier List How to get PC parts cheap HP probook 445R G6 review "Stupidity is like trying to find a limit of a constant. You are never truly smart in something, just less stupid." Camera Gear: X-S10, 16-80 F4, 60D, 24-105 F4, 50mm F1.4, Helios44-m, 2 Cos-11D lavs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2021 Author 7 minutes ago, GDRRiley said: https://sirui-photo.com.au/where-to-buy/ Can I get carbon fiber small legs and slap on a compact fluid head. Will that work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, RTX 2070 Max-Q said: Can I get carbon fiber small legs and slap on a compact fluid head. Will that work? yes you can, you just have to get a head that can attach to the legs. Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a last gen console for use once a year. I should answer most of the time between 9 to 3 PST NightHawk 3.0: R7 5700x @, B550A vision D, H105, 2x32gb Oloy 3600, Sapphire RX 6700XT Nitro+, Corsair RM750X, 500 gb 850 evo, 2tb rocket and 5tb Toshiba x300, 2x 6TB WD Black W10 all in a 750D airflow. GF PC: (nighthawk 2.0): R7 2700x, B450m vision D, 4x8gb Geli 2933, Strix GTX970, CX650M RGB, Obsidian 350D Skunkworks: R5 3500U, 16gb, 500gb Adata XPG 6000 lite, Vega 8. HP probook G455R G6 Ubuntu 20. LTS Condor (MC server): 6600K, z170m plus, 16gb corsair vengeance LPX, samsung 750 evo, EVGA BR 450. Spirt (NAS) ASUS Z9PR-D12, 2x E5 2620V2, 8x4gb, 24 3tb HDD. F80 800gb cache, trueNAS, 2x12disk raid Z3 stripped PSU Tier List Motherboard Tier List SSD Tier List How to get PC parts cheap HP probook 445R G6 review "Stupidity is like trying to find a limit of a constant. You are never truly smart in something, just less stupid." Camera Gear: X-S10, 16-80 F4, 60D, 24-105 F4, 50mm F1.4, Helios44-m, 2 Cos-11D lavs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2021 Author Just now, GDRRiley said: yes you can, you just have to get a head that can attach to the legs. Cause you could fine tune like. Good fluid head and okayish legs or good legs and okay fluid head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2021 5 minutes ago, RTX 2070 Max-Q said: Cause you could fine tune like. Good fluid head and okayish legs or good legs and okay fluid head. I'd go for better legs as heads get replaced more often. Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a last gen console for use once a year. I should answer most of the time between 9 to 3 PST NightHawk 3.0: R7 5700x @, B550A vision D, H105, 2x32gb Oloy 3600, Sapphire RX 6700XT Nitro+, Corsair RM750X, 500 gb 850 evo, 2tb rocket and 5tb Toshiba x300, 2x 6TB WD Black W10 all in a 750D airflow. GF PC: (nighthawk 2.0): R7 2700x, B450m vision D, 4x8gb Geli 2933, Strix GTX970, CX650M RGB, Obsidian 350D Skunkworks: R5 3500U, 16gb, 500gb Adata XPG 6000 lite, Vega 8. HP probook G455R G6 Ubuntu 20. LTS Condor (MC server): 6600K, z170m plus, 16gb corsair vengeance LPX, samsung 750 evo, EVGA BR 450. Spirt (NAS) ASUS Z9PR-D12, 2x E5 2620V2, 8x4gb, 24 3tb HDD. F80 800gb cache, trueNAS, 2x12disk raid Z3 stripped PSU Tier List Motherboard Tier List SSD Tier List How to get PC parts cheap HP probook 445R G6 review "Stupidity is like trying to find a limit of a constant. You are never truly smart in something, just less stupid." Camera Gear: X-S10, 16-80 F4, 60D, 24-105 F4, 50mm F1.4, Helios44-m, 2 Cos-11D lavs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2021 Author Just now, GDRRiley said: I'd go for better legs as heads get replaced more often. okay what do you think is the max spent on legs for 5kg weight (I wont carry that much my canon m50 is 700g) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2021 1 minute ago, RTX 2070 Max-Q said: okay what do you think is the max spent on legs for 5kg weight (I wont carry that much my canon m50 is 700g) Manfrotto MT290XTC3US at least here in the US is one of the cheapest carbon fiber tripods that isn't a twist lock Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a last gen console for use once a year. I should answer most of the time between 9 to 3 PST NightHawk 3.0: R7 5700x @, B550A vision D, H105, 2x32gb Oloy 3600, Sapphire RX 6700XT Nitro+, Corsair RM750X, 500 gb 850 evo, 2tb rocket and 5tb Toshiba x300, 2x 6TB WD Black W10 all in a 750D airflow. GF PC: (nighthawk 2.0): R7 2700x, B450m vision D, 4x8gb Geli 2933, Strix GTX970, CX650M RGB, Obsidian 350D Skunkworks: R5 3500U, 16gb, 500gb Adata XPG 6000 lite, Vega 8. HP probook G455R G6 Ubuntu 20. LTS Condor (MC server): 6600K, z170m plus, 16gb corsair vengeance LPX, samsung 750 evo, EVGA BR 450. Spirt (NAS) ASUS Z9PR-D12, 2x E5 2620V2, 8x4gb, 24 3tb HDD. F80 800gb cache, trueNAS, 2x12disk raid Z3 stripped PSU Tier List Motherboard Tier List SSD Tier List How to get PC parts cheap HP probook 445R G6 review "Stupidity is like trying to find a limit of a constant. You are never truly smart in something, just less stupid." Camera Gear: X-S10, 16-80 F4, 60D, 24-105 F4, 50mm F1.4, Helios44-m, 2 Cos-11D lavs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2021 Author 1 minute ago, GDRRiley said: Manfrotto MT290XTC3US at least here in the US is one of the cheapest carbon fiber tripods that isn't a twist lock Yes. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 18, 2021 4 minutes ago, RTX 2070 Max-Q said: Yes. Thanks. as for a head. there are lots of options Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a last gen console for use once a year. I should answer most of the time between 9 to 3 PST NightHawk 3.0: R7 5700x @, B550A vision D, H105, 2x32gb Oloy 3600, Sapphire RX 6700XT Nitro+, Corsair RM750X, 500 gb 850 evo, 2tb rocket and 5tb Toshiba x300, 2x 6TB WD Black W10 all in a 750D airflow. GF PC: (nighthawk 2.0): R7 2700x, B450m vision D, 4x8gb Geli 2933, Strix GTX970, CX650M RGB, Obsidian 350D Skunkworks: R5 3500U, 16gb, 500gb Adata XPG 6000 lite, Vega 8. HP probook G455R G6 Ubuntu 20. LTS Condor (MC server): 6600K, z170m plus, 16gb corsair vengeance LPX, samsung 750 evo, EVGA BR 450. Spirt (NAS) ASUS Z9PR-D12, 2x E5 2620V2, 8x4gb, 24 3tb HDD. F80 800gb cache, trueNAS, 2x12disk raid Z3 stripped PSU Tier List Motherboard Tier List SSD Tier List How to get PC parts cheap HP probook 445R G6 review "Stupidity is like trying to find a limit of a constant. You are never truly smart in something, just less stupid." Camera Gear: X-S10, 16-80 F4, 60D, 24-105 F4, 50mm F1.4, Helios44-m, 2 Cos-11D lavs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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