What kind of camera tripod do you choose?

There are too many brands and models of tripods. I suggest you go to the photographic equipment city to see the physical purchase. Generally, people who play SLR buy the third tripod, only to find that they bought the wrong first two.

I will mainly talk about my experience. I have 5D2, the heaviest lens 100 400 (Dabai):

1, remember to play extra, because the lens you will get in the future will be better, more expensive and heavier than today's lens. The load-bearing mainly depends on the thickness of the pipe, so don't buy too thin one, which is not enough.

2. Buy three retractable ones. Because the more nodes, the better the portability and the worse the stability; The fewer the number of nodes, the worse the portability and the better the stability. The fuselage of 5D3, including the corresponding lens, is very heavy, and the pursuit is not portability. So we need three telescopes.

3, height, this should be tried by yourself. If you don't open the center pillar, go deep into your leg. When you stand upright, your eyes are parallel to the viewfinder of the SLR. Because it is best not to use the center column, the tripod has good stability.

4, two materials, magnesium aluminum alloy is cheap, and the same volume is heavier; Carbon fiber is more expensive and lighter.

You are taller, and the tripod should be bigger, so the price is higher. According to your budget, you can only choose magnesium-aluminum alloy to meet the above three points. If you choose carbon fiber, it meets your needs, and 1000 yuan can't stop it.

Specific brands, recommend Bainuo, a good domestic brand. International brands, the price is too expensive, too much budget is not recommended.

In addition, add some auxiliary functions of tripod, which is dispensable, but better than nothing:

1, one of the three legs can be detached, and the tripod can be used as a monopod. Going out for a long time can also be used as a trekking stick, or for self-defense.

2. tripod with compass

3. The rubber feet at the bottom of the three tripods can be twisted and adjusted, and a pointed metal object can be inserted into them. Tile floor, sand grass and other different floors, with different, can effectively prevent slippery.