Recommend tripod for travel

iceberg · 6th January 2006

Hi
Anyone has any personal experience with light tripod for travel. I have the manfrotto 055+488RC2, but would like to get a 2nd tripod which is lighter, and preferably cost below or ard $70.
Any for recommendation?

iceberg · 6th January 2006

btw, for cheap light tripods, i don't expect to do long exposure with it. I'll check out the specs then, will need inputs/models/names for now.

thanks.

LENS · 6th January 2006

I have seen someone carrying a tripod, the leg is kind of curve and chrome, looks stylish. Anyone has idea what tripod is it? it looks like a pretty well-built professional tripod.

yyD70S · 6th January 2006

Excluding the CF types, the Slik PRO DX series are light, compact and offer above average stability.

swiftdragon · 9th January 2006

Is the Slik Pro 330DX is good tripod for travelling and backpacking for a 350D kit and flash? It seems light enough at less than 2kg.

Isaiahfortythirtyone · 9th January 2006

i use the pro330DX. it is certainly lgiht enough. i put a 486RC2 on it.

dRebelXT · 9th January 2006

I use a Slik Sprint Pro with 484RC2, light and can fit inside my backpack with head removed.

fotoboy · 9th January 2006

I use pro340DX with my 350D, it is light and provide reasonable stability

iceberg · 9th January 2006

seems like the proDX series is a popular model used by several CSers... thnx for the input..
any gauge on how the pricing is like?

yyD70S · 9th January 2006

It's not that the Slik PRO DX... is/are popular... but for the fact that you already have the MF055 (a stable and above average but heavy) and assuming you are not considering CF types (which are above S$300 w/out head).

Having said that, they are a good compromise; light (relatively) and goes along well with a backpack strap.

iceberg · 11th January 2006

hi.. when you guys mention Slik Pro 3** DX, is it the same as Able 3** DX? coz i went to the Slik website, only find Pro DX for 500 and 700.

yyD70S · 11th January 2006

Originally Posted by iceberg

hi.. when you guys mention Slik Pro 3** DX, is it the same as Able 3** DX? coz i went to the Slik website, only find Pro DX for 500 and 700.

http://www.thkphoto.com/products/slik/

Best regards

6th January 2006	#1
iceberg Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: West Posts: 812	Recommend tripod for travel Hi Anyone has any personal experience with light tripod for travel. I have the manfrotto 055+488RC2, but would like to get a 2nd tripod which is lighter, and preferably cost below or ard $70. Any for recommendation?

6th January 2006	#2
iceberg Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: West Posts: 812	Re: Recommend tripod for travel btw, for cheap light tripods, i don't expect to do long exposure with it. I'll check out the specs then, will need inputs/models/names for now. thanks.

6th January 2006	#3
LENS Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 758	Re: Recommend tripod for travel I have seen someone carrying a tripod, the leg is kind of curve and chrome, looks stylish. Anyone has idea what tripod is it? it looks like a pretty well-built professional tripod.

6th January 2006	#4
yyD70S Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,060	Re: Recommend tripod for travel Excluding the CF types, the Slik PRO DX series are light, compact and offer above average stability. __________________ AI 16mm f3.5 \| AiS 35mm f1.4 \| AiS 50mm f1.2 \| AI 105mm f2.5

9th January 2006	#5
swiftdragon Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 226	Re: Recommend tripod for travel Is the Slik Pro 330DX is good tripod for travelling and backpacking for a 350D kit and flash? It seems light enough at less than 2kg.

9th January 2006	#6
Isaiahfortythirtyone Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Clementi Posts: 2,470	Re: Recommend tripod for travel i use the pro330DX. it is certainly lgiht enough. i put a 486RC2 on it.

9th January 2006	#7
dRebelXT Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,563	Re: Recommend tripod for travel I use a Slik Sprint Pro with 484RC2, light and can fit inside my backpack with head removed. __________________ My photog website! :) I am AF - A Fool..

9th January 2006	#8
fotoboy Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tampines Posts: 326	Re: Recommend tripod for travel I use pro340DX with my 350D, it is light and provide reasonable stability

9th January 2006	#9
iceberg Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: West Posts: 812	Re: Recommend tripod for travel seems like the proDX series is a popular model used by several CSers... thnx for the input.. any gauge on how the pricing is like?

9th January 2006	#10
yyD70S Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,060	Re: Recommend tripod for travel It's not that the Slik PRO DX... is/are popular... but for the fact that you already have the MF055 (a stable and above average but heavy) and assuming you are not considering CF types (which are above S$300 w/out head). Having said that, they are a good compromise; light (relatively) and goes along well with a backpack strap. __________________ AI 16mm f3.5 \| AiS 35mm f1.4 \| AiS 50mm f1.2 \| AI 105mm f2.5

11th January 2006	#11
iceberg Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: West Posts: 812	Re: Recommend tripod for travel hi.. when you guys mention Slik Pro 3 DX, is it the same as Able 3 DX? coz i went to the Slik website, only find Pro DX for 500 and 700.