How to carry a tripod?

[Xiao_shin]

How do you carry a tripod?
Looking to buy a tripod.. But how do you carry them around?

 

[Goldmember]

use hand

 

[taker]

No valid options for me . I place it in my haversack....

 

[hongsien]

Ask someone else to carry it for you.....

Hong Sien

 

[SniperD]

strapped like a 3-legged mortar stand on my minitrekker ^.^;p

 

[roygoh]

For my Slik mini-tripod, I hook it on my jeans belt.

For my benbo trekker, I hand carry.

 

[ninelives]

Originally posted by Xiao_shin
How do you carry a tripod?
Looking to buy a tripod.. But how do you carry them around?

make yourself comfortable. don't buy camera bag with tripod pocket just because many people like it that way. if you are small size, it might be a tough job for ya to carrying everything over your back. you can get a tripod bag or strap.

believe me, the way you carrying your equipment makes a different in the load you going to bear.

you can see why people spand $30 over dollars just for a simple strap.

 

[BraveHart]

Look garung and hand carry it over your shoulder.

 

[Adam Goi]

Originally posted by BraveHart
Look garung and hand carry it over your shoulder.

Haha...that's why I bought the leg warmers...

 

[BraveHart]

Originally posted by AdamGoi
Haha...that's why I bought the leg warmers...

eh..sounds like a good idea leh...who has additional leg warmers to spare?

 

[Ian]

Shoulder strap
Carried On shoulder (short distances)
On the trolley (long distances in town)

 

[thoa_rs]

I just carry it with hands.

 

[Larry]

Originally posted by ninelives
make yourself comfortable. don't buy camera bag with tripod pocket just because many people like it that way. if you are small size, it might be a tough job for ya to carrying everything over your back. you can get a tripod bag or strap.

believe me, the way you carrying your equipment makes a different in the load you going to bear.

you can see why people spand $30 over dollars just for a simple strap.

i agree with 9L... most of my bags come with tripod straps/holders but i usually end up using a seperate Op/Tech tripod strap to carry it as it's far too heavy to carry together. only time i strap to the bag is when i have far too many things to carry. but i usually regret it after like 15 mins of walking around.

 

[Viewfinder]

hand carry

just like adamGoi, i have leg warmers on my tripod

 

[Adam Goi]

Originally posted by Viewfinder
hand carry

just like adamGoi, i have leg warmers on my tripod

...and to carry it using the shoulder as a support, one has to make sure the setup is light enough, otherwise you end up looking stylo mylo and tired at the same time...

 

[Revo]

for the uninitiated....

whats leg warmers....:dunno: :what:

 

[Larry]

Originally posted by Revo
for the uninitiated....

whats leg warmers....:dunno: :what:

they are these cylindrical foam padding things that you fit around the tripod legs... in winter places they're used so your fingers won't freeze to the metal legs, hence the name leg warmers.

 

[Revo]

Originally posted by Larry
they are these cylindrical foam padding things that you fit around the tripod legs... in winter places they're used so your fingers won't freeze to the metal legs, hence the name leg warmers.

Oh so those are called leg warmers....been wanting to get it too...but dunno what its called..:embrass:

hehe now i know...

OT abit...where can i get them?

 

[Larry]

Originally posted by Revo
Oh so those are called leg warmers....been wanting to get it too...but dunno what its called..:embrass:

hehe now i know...

OT abit...where can i get them?

CP lor... the tripod store @ Peninsula.

 

[yellow_kiwi]

some tripods come with them. saw a SLIK one at CP sometime ago.

some ppl also juz wrap foam sheets around and use black tape to secure. it works the same way but doesn't really look nice.