Tripod recommendations for meeee!!!

growse · 28 Jan 2006 at 18:06

Does anyone have any recommendations as to what a half-decent tripod would be? I've got a max budget of £50 and am looking for something quite sturdy, but flexible at the same time. Bit of a noob to all this, so don't really know what sort of qualities or options I should get, but any help or advice is welcome

Thanks

neverender · 28 Jan 2006 at 20:40

Velbon DX888 does me fine and can be had for under £40. Worth a look.

RandomTom · 28 Jan 2006 at 21:31

I had a dream that I got a tripod (manfrotto i may add) last night, and that I used it to take hdr photos :eek:

I've been reading the forums way too much as of late. But anyways, sorry for this unhelpful reply but there is a decent table top-ish manfrotto tripod for £50 "MN714SHB Digi Micro Tripod" in certain places

growse · 28 Jan 2006 at 23:47

did you mean cx888 per chance? can't find reference to a dx888 anywhere?

hoodmeister · 29 Jan 2006 at 12:46

My cousin uses one of those Manfrotto "digi" tripods, take a look at their range.

Very sturdy for their cost, and extremely compact - I like em

What sort of equipment are you planning to use on this?

neverender · 29 Jan 2006 at 13:41

growse said:
did you mean cx888 per chance? can't find reference to a dx888 anywhere?

Nopes, Definiely DX 888 Digital

It's listed on the Velbon website as a "Video" tripod, not that that makes any difference though. Its a good weight, a good height, nicely adjustable and pretty stable for a "cheap" tripod.