Hello,
I'm after some advice again (...no, not on girls for a change... although that would probably be useful too ...) ...no, this time on camera tripods. I'm hoping that the keen photographers among you will have more than a £15 setup from Woolworths from 1993, as I'm looking for something fairly decent, lightweight and something that packs down to a small size to fit in a day rucksack.
I've been pricing them up and notice you can spend £50 or £250, and to be honest I don't really know what the difference is. I guess it's the same with anything in that respect. My general points are that it must:
1. Pack down to a small size (I don't know what small is, but I'm hoping to fit it inside a day rucksack or a small camera bag).
2. Be lightweight i.e. under 2kg if possible.
3. Be sturdy, I don't want anything blowing about in the wind.
I was looking at the carbon fibre ones by Manfrotto, since they're very lightweight and sturdy at the same time, most of which are around the £150-£250 mark and I'd spend that much money if I knew what I was buying and knew it would be worth it.
The other thing is the head – Warehouse Express for example don't have their heads coming with their tripods (see example: http://www.warehouseexpress.com/buy-...ripod/p1026294). I'd like to buy the head with the tripod so that I know that the two will be compatible. Unless all tripods can take any head, and it'll be fine? I also notice that you can buy pan, tilt or swivel heads, and I think I'd go for a pan one.
Anyway, some advice please would be very handy...
I'm going to Iceland in less than 3 weeks so the tripod has to withstand the changeable weather conditions over there. It's peak season when I'm going i.e. it's meant to be warmish, but I know the weather can change more rapidly and violently than it does do here...
Cheers.