donut
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| posted on 6/2/07 at 06:27 PM |
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Digital camera tripod
My son wants to buy one for making animations so he only needs a small tripod. Any recommendation's of good makes that swivel in all directions.
ta on his behalf!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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ned
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| posted on 6/2/07 at 06:36 PM |
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when you say small do you mean table top style or floor/standing height?
ps I have a velbon cx-640 which I bought just before the eclipse which is adjustable in all directions including height (a little rack and pinion
winder to go up and down) and has a spirit level in it. It's floor standing but the legs are adjustable with quick release telescopic clips.
When I bought it I *think it was around £20-30.
Ned.
[Edited on 6/2/07 by ned]
beware, I've got yellow skin
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donut
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| posted on 6/2/07 at 06:38 PM |
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Sorry, table top like this:
[Edited on 6/2/07 by donut]
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 6/2/07 at 06:39 PM |
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There are some good deals to be found on ebuyer. I can't vouch for it personally but this one looks pretty good.
Clicky. Only problem is it's out of stock but you might find something else suitable on
there.
Pete
It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care...
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ned
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| posted on 6/2/07 at 06:39 PM |
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oops crossed post editing, never mind!
beware, I've got yellow skin
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Andy W
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| posted on 6/2/07 at 06:39 PM |
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Try asda, got one the other week from there, £9.99, better than some of the ones at jessops etc
Andy
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pauldm
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| posted on 6/2/07 at 06:40 PM |
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Don't think theres much too chose from any of the brands. Best bet is to do some filtering on Fleabay by switching to auctions only first then
filter for distance from your home. Win a decent tripod & pick it up in person to save postage cost.
[url=http://photography.search.ebay.co.uk/tripod_Tripods-Supports_W0QQfcidZ3QQfromZR34QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ11QQgbrZ1QQsacatZ3325QQsascsZ1QQsbrsrtZd]Fleabay[
/url]
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donut
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| posted on 6/2/07 at 06:41 PM |
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Holy baloney they're cheap!!! Thought they were much more than that! My son will be pleased. He's only 10 so his pocket money has to go
along way!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 6/2/07 at 06:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by donut
Holy baloney they're cheap!!! Thought they were much more than that! My son will be pleased. He's only 10 so his pocket money has to go
along way!
It amazed me actually, I might get one for myself too!
Pete
It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care...
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MikeR
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| posted on 6/2/07 at 06:57 PM |
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I got mine with my camera from pixmania.com. exactly like the picture. can't fault it (although no idea of price)
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scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 6/2/07 at 07:30 PM |
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Ah yeah, pixmania is very good too
Pete
It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care...
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caber
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| posted on 6/2/07 at 09:06 PM |
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If he is going to do stop motion animation he will need a big and heavy tripod as you can't afford to have any unwanted movement in the
background. The thread on most camera bases is M10 so you could make a solid base out of left over Locost tube and plate. Good solid tripods are in
the £70 to £500 range and the important thing is that they are portable and quick to set up if you are doing set ups then movement isn't
important studio camera stands are huge and weigh a ton!
Caber
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the_fbi
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| posted on 6/2/07 at 10:09 PM |
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The one which comes with the Laser level from Woolworths has a standard camera thread on it, just checked it on my Sony.
http://www.woolworths.co.uk/ww_p2/product/index.jhtml?pid=50716551
£7 if you do a store collect and save the shipping fee.
Bargain and you get a free laser level too 
Don't expect a fantastic quality though.
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the_fbi
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| posted on 6/2/07 at 10:13 PM |
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Also, for those that missed the post about the digital verniers and are about to order a laser level with tripod.
http://www.woolworths.co.uk/ww_p2/product/index.jhtml?pid=50716537
Digital Verniers for £8.
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martyn_16v
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| posted on 6/2/07 at 10:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by caber
The thread on most camera bases is M10
Pretty sure it's an imperial thread, 1/4 or 3/8" depending on the camera. I do know that an ooooooooooooold plate camrea fits on the same
head as a Nikon D2h, and they didn't have this new-fangled metric thing when the plate camera was made...
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