I am headed to Maui and want to purchase a nice sturdy tripod, that is also light in wieght and compact for travel purposes. We will be doing lots of exploring and hiking. I have a Nikon D3100. Can anyone give me some good info. THX!
I was just admiring/drooling over my friend's manfrotto tripod that he uses for travel. After spending waaay too much on mine (which I still love, because it's ultra sturdy and my last one wasn't) I'm still kicking myself that I didn't just buy a manfrotto.
I have a slik print pro ii which I have taken on lots of walks. It's a ball head which means no handles to lose or get in the way ..and oh it's rather light compared to my husbands hefty manfrotto ;-) http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/120681860430?clk_rvr_id=321073408282
good luck with your tripod hunt and enjoy your trip :-)
When I was in Maui I mainly used my gorilla pod. I bought a off brand ball head attachment to make composition easier. The only draw back is limited height and lots of low angle shots
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@shirljess I'm just curious what you went with? I will be going on a cruise in the fall and will want to bring something to pack in my suitcase. I am VERY tight with money so hundreds of dollars is out of the question.
@myhrhelper Hey there, you know what, I did not take one at all on our trip to Maui, due to room in my suitcase and the weight restrictins set by the airlines. I was able to get tons of great shots without one though. ck out tag, mauijess in the search field. I have learned how to take pretty good bracketed photos for HDR just by doing hand held. The only thing I would really wnat to have a tripod along for would be long exposure shots like water blur, star trails and car light trails, I was able to take a tripod on our most resent trip to Palm Springs/ La Quinta, CA to see those pics use tag laquintajess. This tripod was just my old crappy aluminum one and since I would not need to pack it on hikes it worked for what I needed. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.
@shirljess No that is good advice, maybe I really don't need one. I saw your Maui pic's oh how beautiful! Did you go on a cruise or just stay there?
I'm going on a short Norwegian Cruise Line trip to the Bahama's.
I never use tripods and because of the camera challenge I had to learn how to use one last night lol. (long exposure night shot). That made me think I might want one on my trip but it would probably be better without one. I just wondered if there was something that is light weight that collapses very small.
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Also do not forget the tripod head. I wanted lighter so I actually do not have the panning ability, but I had to go on weight versus flexibility.
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good luck with your tripod hunt and enjoy your trip :-)
It's very portable and does the same job (although still not as good as a tripod like you said)
I'm going on a short Norwegian Cruise Line trip to the Bahama's.
I never use tripods and because of the camera challenge I had to learn how to use one last night lol. (long exposure night shot). That made me think I might want one on my trip but it would probably be better without one. I just wondered if there was something that is light weight that collapses very small.