Reviews
Solid, Easy to Use
In 2017 I was photographing the eclipse in WY and my 40-year-old tripod that I hadn't used in 20+ years let me down. Unfortunately, I didn't do any dry runs before heading out to WY, so I didn't realize it needed some maintenance. The tripod besides being old was pretty inexpensive when I bought it, and this led to some of its adjustments being difficult to make fine changes to.
So, with the 2024 eclipse being 10 weeks away, I bought a new tripod. Knowing I'd probably only use it 2-3x per year, I didn't want to spend too much but I wanted something better than my old one.
I am really happy with this unit. I've done several sessions of shooting the sun to work out exposures and ISO in preparation for April and the ease and smoothness of making fine adjustments as the sun moved across the sky was apparent in the first few minutes. I am particularly happy with the ball and socket for the camera platform. So in April, this tripod will hold my camera and the old one will hold my 8x56 Skymaster binos.
So, with the 2024 eclipse being 10 weeks away, I bought a new tripod. Knowing I'd probably only use it 2-3x per year, I didn't want to spend too much but I wanted something better than my old one.
I am really happy with this unit. I've done several sessions of shooting the sun to work out exposures and ISO in preparation for April and the ease and smoothness of making fine adjustments as the sun moved across the sky was apparent in the first few minutes. I am particularly happy with the ball and socket for the camera platform. So in April, this tripod will hold my camera and the old one will hold my 8x56 Skymaster binos.
20/06/2024