Reddit mentions of Manfrotto MKBFRA4-BH BeFree Compact Aluminum Travel Tripod Black

If you didn't turn IS off it can over react and correct for vibrations that aren't there. Newer lenses are supposed to detect tripods and "park" the IS group but if it's on a tripod you might as well just turn IS off. You also definitely want to be in manual focus mode. You can use liveview to zoom in on a distant pinpoint light source to truly nail infinity focus.

A $25 walmart tripod can also do this.

A $60 manfrotto would help. But I'd recommend buying a nicer one with a removable plate.

Make sure your camera strap wasn't hanging/blowing in the wind I always gaff tape mine to the tripod so it doesn't blow in the wind like a damn sail.

Going deeper you can install magic lantern and use mirror lock up (the T5/T5i might have it built in). When the mirror swings out of the way it causes small vibrations. That's not your problem here but the mirror is another source of vibrations that you can eliminate. But for this shot you wouldn't notice a difference just FYI in the future.

J'avais celui la pendant 2 ans :

http://www.amazon.fr/AmazonBasics-Tr%C3%A9pied-ultral%C3%A9ger-avec-inclus/dp/B005KP473Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1452515827&sr=1-1&keywords=trepied

Il a un excellent rapport qualité prix, et rempli largement la mission. C'est mon trépied de secours.

Maintenant j'en ai un qui est plus resistant et beaucoup plus compacte (http://www.amazon.fr/Manfrotto-Trepied-Befree-MKBFRA4-BH-Compact/dp/B00COLBNTK/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1452515906&sr=1-1&keywords=trepied+manfrotto+befree) J'en avais besoin d'une part pour avoir un trepied solide et stable où je peux poser un appareil à 3k€, d'autre part pour sa légèreté et son encombrement relativement faible. C'est pratique pour voyager, surtout quand on a un boitier pro avec des objectifs lourd, le poids est vraiment non négligeable. J'ai fait une randonnée avec tout mon matos dans la montagne, j'en ai chié mais ça valait le coup.

I have the Manfrotto BeFree

Manfrotto BeFree is also good http://www.amazon.com/Manfrotto-MKBFRA4-BH-BeFree-Compact-Aluminum/dp/B00COLBNTK ($170)

Skip the remote release. It's incredibly easy to set your camera on a short cycle (like 2 seconds) self-timer and just release the shutter, wait 2 seconds, and BOOM! photo taken. Don't spend the $ on a remote release and use that $$ to get a slightly better tripod. Your tripod is FAR MORE important as you can't do good work without a good tripod.

IMO, within your price range quote (assuming you skip the shutter release and kick in a little more!), get this one.

If you can swing it, this is what I have and it's a huge leap in quality. I highly recommend it, I've been using a prior verison of it for about 3-4 years now.

Yes it does, at least from Amazon Here

I am not sure which of these two tripods I should buy. Should I get the Zomei Q666C or the Manfrotto BeFree?

This is what I bought and carried around Europe for two weeks. It weighs about 5.5 lbs and didn't bother me at all. I wasn't gentle with it and ran into zero issues. Fit in my luggage for the flight easily and then strapped onto my backpack for walking around.

Hey, apparently it's farther back in my history than I thought.

But for <$200 the mefoto travel tripod is about as good as you'd get IMO. But it's quite heavy, about 4lbs. That might not be as big of an issue since it seems like your camera set up should be considerably lighter than most people packing a DSLR. (This one, specifically)


Some other options that you might want to consider are these two by manfrotto:

This is a pretty cheap tripod weighing in at less than a pound.


This one is comparable to the meFoto I linked above, and honestly between the two I would take the meFoto because it's better built, but manfrotto is a showier brand name. The meFoto has better features, such as being able to take a panorama easily, where the manfrotto is a simple ballhead which makes panorama trickier.


I think it really boils down to how much you think you need it. A cheaper, lighter tripod will still reduce shake and help you frame an image better. With a travel tripod you are limited somewhat by height for your composition, though, so keep that in mind as well. (Unless you go for more leg compartments, in which case you start to lose stability.)

You didn't mention specifically your camera, you the importance of a tripod could be anywhere, really. Anything is better than nothing, but a more expensive one will give you room to grow into it a bit and will definitely last longer (my first $20 amazon tripod worked well enough, but lasted a single hike and it was one of those that the legs opened all together or not at all, which really limited where I could use it.)

It also depends when you're taking the photos. If it's always bright out, with a 4/3 camera the resolution on your images probably isn't going to see a huge difference with or without a tripod as long as you can keep your shutter speed >100th of a second you'll almost certainly not notice a difference. (I love my tripod and I think it's great, but I also think it's unnecessary pretty much 90% of the time I shoot.

All things considered, I think it really comes down to what you want to spend, what you want to use it for (now and later,) and also how practical it will be (both in terms of making a difference and if that difference is worth adding 3lbs to your pack or not.) I really think this is a sort of can't-go-wrong situation. My only advice really would be to avoid unknown brands unless you find they have (a lot of) solid reviews, and definitely avoid a tripod that has the legs attached to each other because it will limit you more than it will help you (they're only effective on flat, smooth surfaces.)

Hey, I'm looking to get a lightweight, well built but not too expensive tripod, suitable for travel. Preferably stacks away smallish. Small and lightweight because I'll be taking it on long distance hikes. I've come across this [Manfrotto BeFree Compact Travel Tripod] (http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00COLBNTK/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=36VHC9ES2H63B&coliid=I14XISFK1MBJ50). It looks promising and has good reviews, does anyone have any experience with this tripod, or have a suggestion for ones like this that would be good for me? Thanks!

what are your choices for compact + lightweight for backpacking/hikes and a tripod for road trips, where size/weight doesn't matter.

Seems like price jumps quite a lot from aluminum to carbon.

If I'm just getting into incorporating a tripod to my workflow, should I get a cheap amazon basic tripod or manfrotto befree/mefoto roadtrip or gitzo traveler.

Gitzo seems to be an overkill for me, but just wanted to see your perspective. I rather invest than buy a cheap one that'll break on me and be wasteful. Mamiya 7 + 65 isn't too heavy- does that mean it'll do just fine with sub-range tripods rather than heavy duty built ones like gitzo?

Thanks.

I´m using a Canon 700D, 18-55 mm. At that time I had a crappy tripod that cost much 30€ since I was only starting in photography and didn´t know if it was something I was going to do often so I got one that was cheap light and that fit in my case so I could travel with it, all those pics were taken with that tripod.

Recently i switched to this one Manfrotto BeFree since it was also light and easy to transport but was much better, specially in windy situation, when it was almost impossible to take pics with my previous one.

Easiest option is to ziplock bag all your film, which is probably what you should do if storing it in a fridge anyway. But honestly, unless you're putting your film through particularly adverse conditions it'll probably be fine just kept away from direct sun in a camera bag or something similar.

I've got one of these manfrottos that I quite like, it's nice and compact and pretty lightweight. Slightly out of your budget. I can't remember the name, but there are a couple of cheaper alternatives that would be fine too. Be warned though, stability is definitely not what you get compared to a full size tripod, especially when fully extended.