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Having struggled with a Gorilla pod for long enough, it's time for me to get something more substantial.
Need something that will support a Nikon D7000 and lens (haven't got any f2.8 lumps yet so not too heavy) and ideally be useful for outdoor photography. I know the two main brands are Manfrotto and Gitzo but I don't really know what model I need, any suggestions would be appreciated!
Search - similar question few days ago.
I have a benbo.
Redsnapper get good reviews.
Heavy duty (300 f2.8) lenses and macro stuff Manfrotto 055x prob, lightweight take anywhere manfrotto 732 CY
Second Redsnapper. Not light but good value/quality.
Depends on budget, I went for a Redsnapper.
Holds my D7000 with 70-300VR without any issues, happy with it so far.
Slik are very good, better made than the equivalent Manfrotto, they are awful.
sorry for the hijack but thinking of going for a D7000 to replace a D90, just wondering how your finding it and what camera you had before.
I have a Manfrotto 055cxpro3 with 324rc2 ball head and its been great so far
I've been perfectly happy with a Camlink 'pod, heavy but super-rigid. Probably not ideal if you want to carry it up mountains or on your bike, for that I use a camera bean bag.
thanks all for the suggestions, has anyone used giottos before? They look reasonably priced too. Slik's look good, but quite heavy.
Sofaking, I haven't used it yet, as it's coming tomorrow! Have been using a Nikon D80 for the last 3 years and finally decided to upgrade. Have a feeling it's going to be a vast improvement over the D80s outdated sensor, not sure about the D90 though as that is a little newer.
I've had the D7000 about 6 months or so now.
Absolutely love the camera, although it did take some getting used to. Previously had a Canon 450d, and liked it, and actually was shopping for a Canon 600d or the 7d, but when I tried the D7000 I knew it was exactly what I was after.
Would buy one again tomorrow if I had to replace it.
+1 Redsnapper.
I bought the Hahnel Triad 30 Lite that was mentioned in the other thread - not super sturdy, but light, well made and low cost - gets good reviews too.
Can't comment on Giottos tripods in general but I have a Giottos head on one of my tripods and it's fantastic. I'm using it with Kood legs and it makes for a very stable and adjustable platform.
Pretty heavy but then it doesn't succumb to movement when theres a breeze about.
cheers thv3
I had the presumably not too uncommon conundrum from wanting a light, reasonably sturdy tripod that could deal with being used near and in the sea. The only answer I could find was eye-wateringly expensive - the Gitzo Ocean Traveller. I bit the bullet, and I have to say it's astonishingly well made, just not sure it really justified the price tag.