Tripod Recommendations

[Nolanl83]

SO, I know K&F Concept and Neweer are primarily pretty good solid manufacturers who copy things without doing the RND. This tripod is meant to be used in my gym, mounted with a Sony A6300 and a SONY SEL2870 or a Sigma 16 DC DN F1.4.  I do like the idea of a telescopic pole like here or even ones that can change that telescopic pole into a sideways pole like here could anyone give me a recommendation, smaller footprint at the bottom would be preferred I wont always need it at 80 inches tall but if I can get it to probably like 50~ish with a small footprint id be good. $100~ish is the MAX cheaper the better.

[Vilacom]

On 1/28/2024 at 12:06 PM, Nolanl83 said:

SO, I know K&F Concept and Neweer are primarily pretty good solid manufacturers who copy things without doing the RND. This tripod is meant to be used in my gym, mounted with a Sony A6300 and a SONY SEL2870 or a Sigma 16 DC DN F1.4.  I do like the idea of a telescopic pole like here or even ones that can change that telescopic pole into a sideways pole like here could anyone give me a recommendation, smaller footprint at the bottom would be preferred I wont always need it at 80 inches tall but if I can get it to probably like 50~ish with a small footprint id be good. $100~ish is the MAX cheaper the better.

Here are a few options

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1790294-REG/smallrig_3935_ct_10_aluminum_camera_tripod.html/overview

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1684049-REG/came_tv_ctv_999h_aluminum_tripod_with_horizontal.html

Either works within your budget, I personally only have experience with smallrig products out of the two companies there but they are very solid if the horizontal option isnt a huge deal for you.


If you can go up in price, and I 100% understand this is a very significant increase but a tripod is very much a buy once/cry once piece of equipment I would strongly suggest this setup which is what I use.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1034139-REG/manfrotto_mt055xpro3_aluminum_tripod.html

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1410665-REG/benro_gd3wh_3_way_geared_head.html

Fantastic build quality, both trusted companies with a good history, and the geared heads are something I found when I started shooting macro photos but I have transitioned into using for basically everything except where I need a much larger video rig which is a whole different thing.  

Obviously either of the less expensive ones will likely be completely fine for you, my suggestion for the more expensive setup is only relevant if very long term reliability is extremely important as you can absolutely just buy a new cheap one if the first wears out for whatever reason.