How to maintain the camera bracket

Abstract: A camera tripod is a kind of bracket used to stabilize the camera to achieve a certain photographic effect. The positioning of tripod is very important. Tripod can be divided into wood, high-strength plastic, alloy, steel, volcanic rock, carbon fiber and so on. Do you know how to install and use a tripod? First of all, of course, choose the right position to erect it, and then adjust the tripod to the right height. Let's take a look at the introduction. How to use the camera tripod

1 First of all, before setting up the tripod, you must choose a suitable position to ensure the stability of the setting up position.

2. Then you can open the tripod and raise it to a suitable height. When stretching, the locking plate buckle must be opened before stretching, and then locked after stretching.

3. After the tripod is lifted, you can install the tripod head and the support plate. The pan/tilt provides horizontal and pitch angle adjustment, and the support plate is used to fix the camera equipment. When loading the tray, it is easy to put the camera clip in the middle if the force is not appropriate when holding the camera last time. In this case, the next time you hang your camera on a tripod, no matter how hard you try, it won't fit. It is a common mistake for beginners to pull the small clip to the edge of the buckle.

4. The damping needs to be adjusted after installation, depending on the camera weight and personal habits. There are two kinds of damping, one is to control horizontal swing and the other is to pitch up and down. There are fixed gears and continuously adjustable gears. The more gears, the greater the resistance, and vice versa.

5. Finally, adjust the level. The photographer's working environment is complex and his position is not fixed, so a level is designed on the tripod head. It is a small round container, which is filled with liquid. The liquid is not full, so there are small bubbles. Adjust the bubble to the middle position and the tripod will be horizontal.

If you want to do a good job, you must sharpen your tools first. Before using the tripod, we must do these basic installation and preparation work to ensure that the tripod can provide a stable shooting environment and platform when shooting.

Maintenance skills of camera tripod

There are some cracks in every joint of the tripod. In the wind-blown sand environment, thunderstorm weather and corrosive environment by the sea, the foot tube of tripod is corroded, which seriously affects the service life of tripod. Therefore, after shooting in special weather, the tripod is finally maintained. Clean the tripod leg tube with a clean soft cloth dipped in clean water. After drying, you can apply a layer of grease to the joint of the foot tube. Stretch it several times repeatedly to ensure that it can be fully applied. Then fold it and put it away. Try not to put some heavy objects on it, because long-term extrusion may destroy the shape of the tripod, resulting in inconvenient stretching and reduced stability in the future! Tripods made of carbon fiber should be stored vertically, not horizontally. In addition, when the tripod needs to be stored for a long time, all locking structures must be loosened to avoid damage to the tripod caused by long-term locking. Check the tripod before each use to prevent unexpected problems during use.

The maintenance of tripod focuses on the usual maintenance and details. If you form good habits, a tripod can accompany you for many years.