[JAG]

Dear all,

Due to working my nads off over the last few weeks I've managed to "lose" £100.00 of my overtime pay and looking to buy as decent a tripod as possible within that budget.

Any recommendations please?

Many thanks,

Ian

[Dabhand16]

Are you likely to be carrying it for a long time and/or distance? If so, you might want to think about a slight stretching of your budget to a carbon fibre one.

There are good tripods to be had under £100, but they will be heavier than the CF ones. Slik, and Velbon are good contenders, but Bristol Cameras do the Velbon CF 535 for £115.

[JAG]

Originally Posted by Dabhand16

Are you likely to be carrying it for a long time and/or distance? If so, you might want to think about a slight stretching of your budget to a carbon fibre one.

There are good tripods to be had under £100, but they will be heavier than the CF ones. Slik, and Velbon are good contenders, but Bristol Cameras do the Velbon CF 535 for £115.

No, won't be carrying for long periods so weight isn't an issue.

By the way, after trying out a couple, got me a Nikkor 18-70, thanks for the advice

[VinnyP]

What were you thinking of using it for?

[JAG]

Originally Posted by VinnyP

What were you thinking of using it for?

Gonna try me some night photography, but won't be travelling far.

[stupot]

A friend has just brought a Manfrotto 190XPROB which looked a very good tripod, it can be picked up for around £85, without a head though!!! so if you have a head you can attach might be an option.

You can pick a decent head up for around £40!!

[Dabhand16]

Got to agree that the Manfrotto's are good, but also that they would be well over the budget with a head. The Velbon from Bristol Cameras includes a head.

[spacepacker]

As weight would not be too much of a problem, consider a 2nd hand Benbo.
It's the finest tripod I know of for versatility and stability. I bought mine for £40...Kenny

[chrisa]

Manfrotto's are good for stability, I have one. May be worth seeing if you can either get a head and pod deal or a second hand one.

[kukuphoto]

Fiesol. Google for it.

[Markulous]

Originally Posted by spacepacker

As weight would not be too much of a problem, consider a 2nd hand Benbo.
It's the finest tripod I know of for versatility and stability. I bought mine for £40...Kenny

Yup, for versatility, stability and weather sealing, got to say my Benbo Trekker is ideal. It's a little long when unextended as it has only two sections but for macro, waterfalls and landscapes it's superb.

I have a rubbish video tripod (cost me a fiver!) for 'local' shots as it's incredibly stable but heavy (and I don't need any versatility out of it!)

[dehno]

Tiltall's are a little on the heavier side, but they're bulletproof and'll last forever.