Tripods???

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I'm new to photography and new on here. Can anyone recommend any decent tripods for a Nikon D50. Price range would be up to £50. What brands are the best? Thanks
 
Hey there Ross. I'm sure lots of people will be able to help from experience, but as a fellow novice my research on the same topic led me here.

I ended up spending a bit more on this and I'm really happy with it, but the tripod and head I linked to seem to get uniformly excellent reviews.
 
The red snapper tripods get good write ups, and seem a bargain price.
Tripods may seem like an after thought for sum, but buying cheap isnt really an option.
Light weight but could get blown over in a light breeze, or cheap plastic heads that give your pics a bit of a lean angle.
Trust me, send a little bit more, and you get a lot more for your money.
 
Thanks for your comments. After looking at the budget tripods on amazon, I'm definetly gonna look at spending a bit more. The redsnapper range look good and shall do some research. There is so many about, and that makes it hard:bonk:. Appreciate the advice
 
hi and welcome to the group

Re which tripod

Consider

1 do you want a static (heavy) tripod or a walkabout one
2 check the max height it will go and how steady fully extended
3 check the weight the tripod is designed to carry
4 check which tripod head suits your needs best
5 be prepared to spend a little more than your budget
6 DO GO TO LOCAL SHOP AND TRY OUT SEVERAL (with your camera)

Realspeed
 
realspeed said:
hi and welcome to the group

Re which tripod

Consider

1 do you want a static (heavy) tripod or a walkabout one
2 check the max height it will go and how steady fully extended
3 check the weight the tripod is designed to carry
4 check which tripod head suits your needs best
5 be prepared to spend a little more than your budget
6 DO GO TO LOCAL SHOP AND TRY OUT SEVERAL (with your camera)

Realspeed
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It would be for taking it on walkabouts. lightweight but sturdy I need. Only have jessops and currys near me. Jessops didnt really have much in. Essential points that I need to consider. Thanks
 
Just a couple of other things, make sure the head doesn't creep down with a camera/lens that too heavy for it also see that the head can move into the vertical as well as the horizontal plane.
Normally I would recommend using a remote or wired shutter release to keep the camera dead still on a tripod. BUT the only one available for your D50 is one that only works if you are infront of the camera and that is wireless and USELESS. I had one and believe me you had to stand infront of the lens to get it to work

realspeed
 
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Thanks realspeed
Lol that wireless remote does sound very useless. Hopefully I should be upgrading my dslr in the next coming months, so will have options for remotes. I'm more clued up on tripods though so thanks.
 
realspeed said:
Normally I would recommend using a remote or wired shutter release to keep the camera dead still on a tripod. BUT the only one available for your D50 is one that only works if you are infront of the camera and that is wireless and USELESS. I had one and believe me you had to stand infront of the lens to get it to work

realspeed
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The IR sensor may be on the front of the D50 (as it is with all the lower end/earlier Nikon bodies) but you DON'T have to be stood in front of the camera for it to work. As long as the sensor can see the IR beam from the remote it will work so standing behind the camera, holding the remote out to the side and aiming it vaguely in front (but away from) the camera is easily workable.

I used the self-same remote with D40, D80 and D90 bodies and seldom had a failure to trigger the shutter.
 
I've always gone used for tripods and haven't had any problems so far.
 
Bristolian said:
The IR sensor may be on the front of the D50 (as it is with all the lower end/earlier Nikon bodies) but you DON'T have to be stood in front of the camera for it to work. As long as the sensor can see the IR beam from the remote it will work so standing behind the camera, holding the remote out to the side and aiming it vaguely in front (but away from) the camera is easily workable.

I used the self-same remote with D40, D80 and D90 bodies and seldom had a failure to trigger the shutter.
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I must have had a bad copy of a remote control then when used on my original D70s. You have said you had to hold your remote out to one side and vaguely infront, yet at the same time having to look through a viewfinder.
Not in my opinion a satisfactory way of doing things have one arm waving wildly about trying to get into a camera beam and getting the remote button to work, while looking through the viewfinder to make sure your hand isn't in shot as well.

Realspeed
 
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There's no need to look through the viewfinder at the point of triggering the shutter in most situations. In fact to ensure I don't get camera shake I don't want to be anywhere near the camera.
 
There seems to be conflicting views for a remote for d50. I'm using my dads camera at the moment until I upgrade myself. If I can get hold of a second hand remote then it will be interesting to see how I get on with it regarding where you have to stand with the sensor. But surely once I am ready to shoot and the camera is in the position I want it to be with all settings correct, then I won't need to look in the viewfinder whilst trying to wave my hand around to in the right position for it to remotely take the shot and thus probably losing my balance and knocking the camera.

I am a complete beginner so appreciate all your views and help. Thanks
 
dafunkydiabetic said:
But surely once I am ready to shoot and the camera is in the position I want it to be with all settings correct, then I won't need to look in the viewfinder whilst trying to wave my hand around to in the right position for it to remotely take the shot and thus probably losing my balance and knocking the camera.
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That's the point I was trying to make ... :)
 
Ross

Its only by trial and error that you find out if something meets your needs, what suits one may not suit someone else. In photography, like most other things in life, you will get conflicting opinions on almost every bit of photographic equipment. Each may be right for that particular photographer, take the constant friendly rivalry between Canon and Nikon owners as a good example.
You can have someone with the most expensive gear and not have a clue yet another with a bottom of range camera take superb shots. Its the person behind the lens that makes the difference.

What I think most will agree on is practise practise and yet more practise, look at the results spot the errors and avoid next time.

Realspeed
 
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