Best tripod for £50

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I'am building up my equipment and looking to purchase a tripod...in the future i will look for something better...but for the above budget, what could i purchase for my 60D?....The lenses i have are the tamron 17-50 & tamron 70-300

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The usual advice for tri-pod is - buy once, buy wise, a decent tri-pod is for life. Look at one that will fufills your needs at an acceptable build quality, really worth saving up. I would recommend looking at the Benro alumimium series.
 
I'm with evo, no argument with Redsnapper or Benro marques but I think you should put that 50 with another 50 as a minimum for your first decent tripod.
We've all been there so we know the thought process, but nothing can compensate you for the aggro that grows from a tripod not fit for purpose.
I've had them all, bendy wobbly legs, crap leg clamps, heads that don't tilt to 90 degrees, slipping brackets, nodding friction plates, cross threaded bolts and plastic knobs that snap on first contact, believe me you don't need any of that crap perched on a breezy cliff side in the pitch black freezing cold at midnight, or at any other time for that matter...

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ivandobski said:
My recent experience suggests thats not always true.
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I bought one, it broke. They replaced very fast. It broke. They upgraded it and replaced very fast. Happy since.

In truth, the best tripod you can get for £50.00 is the one that costs £100+. If you can wait, and I know, it can be hard....save up and get a better quality one. I'd really like to have a 3 Legged Thing.....:gag:

Cheers.
 
I agree about cheap tripods. Might be worth considering a second hand one.
 
The RSH-12 redsnapper ball head seams good but I wouldn't touch the 528 3-way head with a barge pole after mine snapped clean in half under the weight of a 550D and 50mm!
 
Really, you guys don't think there's a good tripod for £50? Surely must be.
I got one from ALDI for £12. Plasticky clips but overall very good, pans, tilts up and down, 90 degree swivel available. And legs extendible twice over, plus an extendeable middle thing...
 
Cheesy feet said:
Really, you guys don't think there's a good tripod for £50? Surely must be.
I got one from ALDI for £12. Plasticky clips but overall very good, pans, tilts up and down, 90 degree swivel available. And legs extendible twice over, plus an extendeable middle thing...
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sure, its subjective. but if youre using it regularly, taking it out on shoots, putting it in the elements id wager a £12 tripod wont last long or be very sturdy under load. on the other hand, if you use it once every other month indoors then it might be fine.
 
Cheesy feet said:
Really, you guys don't think there's a good tripod for £50? Surely must be.
I got one from ALDI for £12. Plasticky clips but overall very good, pans, tilts up and down, 90 degree swivel available. And legs extendible twice over, plus an extendeable middle thing...
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I have the same one. Its most useful feature was making me realise I wanted a tripod and that I wanted a much more stable and sturdy one. Its just not steady enough for a 20D and 200/2.8. Would be fine for a point and shoot but not a dslr IMO.
 
Thanx for the advice folks...ok im going to ditch the "£50 tripod" what should i be looking to spend? and which one is recommended?

I really dont want to be spending 100s of pounds though...:|

appreciate the help as always:thumbs:
 
Ive had more tripods than I can shake a monopod at. Ive had manfrotto, slik, giottos, redsnapper, benbo, cheap noname crap etc etc, but Ive finally settled on a Gitzo.

As to " what should I be looking to spend" I'd honestly say as much as possible. After wasting hundreds of pounds on all the above, I should have just bought a Gitzo from the start and been a happy bunny.

At least £100 for the legs, and then probably the same again on the head if buying new, but you can get great second hand stuff. Both my gitzos were second hand, and about half the price of what they were new.

I know its hard to spend that much on what is basicly 3 bits of metal, but when you are out in a muddy field and its lashing with rain, the last thing you want is to be wrestling with a tripod that wont play ball.
I want fast and easy to open legs, easy head controls and legs that stay where I put them and dont close on my thumb. One of my tripods almost ended up in a lake when I got so fed up with it, it was about to take a flying lesson. Most of all you want stability on any surface in any weather. This has been the hardest thing to find in my long and painfull tripod journey.

So Im a Gitzo convert, but Ive heard Benro are pretty close behind, there is an ebay store in China that someone will link too Im sure that gets good rep.
 
Hi
I purchased the Vista Voyager Tripod with W/FZ10 Head from Amazon, costs £45 inc delivery. I'm a complete novice but it feels good to use and comes with a 10 year warranty.
 
It's all very well advising to save up and buy an expensive tripod and is generally good advice, but sometimes £50 is all the buyer has to spend, so it makes more sense to advice on tripods of that price.

Also, whilst saving for a better one, until you get it, you're going to miss photos that you need a tripod to take.
 
johnnypanic said:
It's all very well advising to save up and buy an expensive tripod and is generally good advice, but sometimes £50 is all the buyer has to spend, so it makes more sense to advice on tripods of that price.
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I've pointed this out before - helpful advice usually indicates what is ''desirable'' rather than ''what the OP can afford''

anyway .. have a look at Ffordes, Scotland ''link'' - he often has decent 2nd hand ones available

dont think you have to spend LOTS to start ...here is a Manfrotto MN115 3-way head
very basic but well built - ''link'' came with my Manfrotto and sold later

I got a mint Manfrotto 290 from there...£50 IIRC
and a Giottos MH5001 from TP for £35
both sturdy ...and within my budget of £100
 
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angusb1 said:
I have the same one. Its most useful feature was making me realise I wanted a tripod and that I wanted a much more stable and sturdy one. Its just not steady enough for a 20D and 200/2.8. Would be fine for a point and shoot but not a dslr IMO.
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Well, it may not be up to par with other tripods, but for £12 you can't complain. Was just making a point.
 
nicknack said:
I'am building up my equipment and looking to purchase a tripod...in the future i will look for something better...but for the above budget, what could i purchase for my 60D?....The lenses i have are the tamron 17-50 & tamron 70-300

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here's a thought

whilst saving up £100 for a decent tripod....you could use a ''bean-bag'' in many situations
 
Cheesy feet said:
Well, it may not be up to par with other tripods, but for £12 you can't complain. Was just making a point.
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I put that badly - I didn't mean it wasn't useful, its very light weight and I've used mine a lot, but it's made me decide to get a much more sturdy one. For £12 its good value.
 
I have just bought a Manfrotto MKC3-H02 Compact from Jessops, £49, nothing wrong with it at all. Would I have liked a more expensive one? Yes. Could I afford it? No. Legs extend to 4X, works with my gripped D90 and 18-105 lens, probably not with my 70-300 (probably would without the grip). 47 cms long folded up and very light. Job done..
 
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