is this tripod worth it?...

[Mitchell]

Ive been looking at this tripod and it seems nice i really like it becuase you can take the ceter collum out for laying on the ground and stuff like that, But what do you guys think? is it any good?.... and is that head good ethier?.. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/548305-REG/Davis_Sanford_MAGNUMGR_Magnum_Grounder_Tripod_with.html

[bob_r]

Pan heads are not normally preferred for SLR cameras. Ball heads are normally preferred. While this tripod seems acceptable, the problem is that the head can not be replaced. I wouldn't consider this one.

Bob R

[Mitchell]

Thanks, i dident realize that you couldent take the head off. But i was woundering why ball heads over pan heads?..

[bob_r]

Thanks, i dident realize that you couldent take the head off. But i was woundering why ball heads over pan heads?..

Panheads are normally preferred for movie cameras or camcorders and they work fine for that. They have 3 different handles to adjust and when you're actually shooting, you normally only have to fiddle with one - the one that allows you to swivel the camera.

When using a camera you want to be able to lock on to your subject and make only one adjustment to keep you there. The ball head allows you to do that. You can tilt or swivel it and still only use one adjustment. Actually, once I have the ballhead's tension adjustment set properly, I don't have to use any adjustments. Just point the camera at your target and it stays there.

Bob R

[Mitchell]

i got a pan head now (cuase i needed a tripod) and yah i wish i had a ball head, i have to untighen two things and its anoying
...sigh... but for $30 its not to bad..

[Bonish Photo]

This one is a bit more, but it works great for us, and holds all of our camera gear just great!

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/4 ... lack_.html

Plus, you can swap out the heads to anything you like. If you already have a certain head, then you can just get the legs for around $100. Very light, and very sturdy!!