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Another plea for a cheap and good tripod - chopper - 01-11-2013
Sorry I did not jump on that one that was recommended before. Are there any current auctions or sales the experts here would consider both cheap and good?
Re: Another plea for a cheap and good tripod - mattkime - 01-11-2013
what do you consider cheap?
Re: Another plea for a cheap and good tripod - DRR - 01-11-2013
How cheap? I think $100 or so is the "cheapest" i could recommend.
Re: Another plea for a cheap and good tripod - chopper - 01-11-2013
Was hoping for less than or around $100 with ballhead thingie.
Re: Another plea for a cheap and good tripod - wowzer - 01-11-2013
In my experience, there is either good or cheap. What is your intended application?
If you want something in your price range, consider getting an aluminum tripod with a built-in 3 way tilt pan head. There will be some vibration (versus bigger carbon fiber tripods), but it should do the trick. The cheaper carbon fiber tripods are very light--so only useful if you want to back-pack and don't care about vibration/stability too much. Of course, any tripod is more stable and hand-holding...which applies to the $20-$30 tripods.
Here are some tripods on a quick search through Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_st?keywords=carbon+fiber+tripod+manfrotto&qid=1357913786&rh=n%3A172282%2Cn%3A!493964%2Cn%3A502394%2Cn%3A499306%2Cn%3A499310%2Ck%3Acarbon+fiber+tripod+manfrotto&sort=price
Re: Another plea for a cheap and good tripod - Grateful11 - 01-11-2013
I have a Dolica and it's fine for what I do with it. I probably use it a dozen times in a year.
http://www.amazon.com/Dolica-AX620B100-62-Inch-Proline-Tripod/product-reviews/B001D60LG8/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending
Re: Another plea for a cheap and good tripod - Ken Sp. - 01-11-2013
This one goes on sale every couple weeks for $79-$99
http://www.frys.com/product/7409375?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
Re: Another plea for a cheap and good tripod - Buzz - 01-11-2013
As Ken Sp. notes, Fry's has Vanguards on sale every couple of weeks, and they seem to rotate the various Alta Pro's and Alta Plus'es w/ ball or pan heads. Every couple of months they seem to have a deal on a carbon fiber model. When caught on sale, they're a very good value.
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Re: Another plea for a cheap and good tripod - pipiens - 01-11-2013
Cheap, light, stable you can pick any two.
You can get a surveyor's tripod for about $50. It will be stable and heavy. You will need to add the head of your choice.
Re: Another plea for a cheap and good tripod - kahuna1342 - 01-11-2013
Here is a Dolica carbon fiber at Costco that looks pretty decent.
Dolica Tripod