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Hi guys, hoping I can get some help regarding tripods. I currently own a 170cm Vivitar tripod which suits me well as its strong, stable and relatively waterfall resistant for now. However, I'm travelling down to the Fermanagh Lakelands in a week or two and this tripod is a bit bulky for carrying there, so I'm looking for a more travel-friendly tripod.

From what I've seen of the lake lands I'm hoping to get quite a few low angle, long exposure sunrise and sunset shots around the lakes and countryside, so ill need a tripod that's a bit more compact, strong enough to hold my d3100 and battery grip and can also support my camera quite low down to the ground (where the legs can be stretched out wide). I know it's not ideal but I'm looking for something under £100. Any suggestions are appreciated, cheers!
 
Looking myself for a tripod, got my eye on the Redsnapper RSF-284 and RSH-61 ball head combo, £89.95, looks to be a bargain and will be ordering myself one friday, it can get low down as the legs will spread, it has a nice case with it, small and compact, ticks all the box's really and won't break the bank.

Here is a nice shot of it on the site
http://www.redsnapperuk.com/tripods...photography-news/rsf-284-rsh-61-get-low-down/

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I have a Velbon ULTRA LUXi L, nice and light and strong enough upto 3kg of camera
 
Thanks guys for the tips, that Redsnapper one looks the ticket - the first shot of it sold it for me! That's exactly what I'm looking for. If delivery is quicker than a week then I'll go for it. Cheers!
 
c22w1 said:
After one myself, please let me know if you get this and your thoughts on it, looks good for the money. I mainly need rigidity.
Thanks
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Well it came today:), there's a few niggly bit's that for me could do with improving, overall for value for money it's right up there with a 10/10 for the tripod and excellent looking case that comes with it.

The few bits that are not 100%, mainly down to the ball head, it does what it needs to do and hold the camera fine but quality is a little low, attachment to the camera is easy and solid feeling, it's the controls that let it down somewhat, the main friction control has a gauge on it with ranges 0-12, the gauge scale itself seems to be held in place with grease:cuckoo:

The controls seem back to front somehow to me, I am a right handed person and like to use my right to tighten things up but you need to hold the camera and it feels wrong holding the camera with your left hand, so I have to have the control grip on the left and hold the camera in my right, which is fine, but to then use the portrait mode which the cutout is now on the right:thinking: so it puts the shutter release button on the camera to the floor if you know what I mean, it's nice and smooth overall and seems plenty strong enough though for it's size and weight. so I would mark the ball head 6/10.

Rigidity seems fine to me, this is my first tripod so I can't comment to much on this.

Overall I would rate this 8.5/10
Value is a definite 10/10
Let down slightly by the ball head, but if you are going to be upgrading the head at a later date then it can't be beat to get you going all told:thumbs:
 
I have just ordered a red snapper rsf-284 and rh-12 head off the back of numerous thread on here about best value tripods

I will report back on my findings as well :)
 
Coop said:
I have just ordered a red snapper rsf-284 and rh-12 head off the back of numerous thread on here about best value tripods

I will report back on my findings as well :)
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Will this be good for my 5D II and a 70 - 300 IS USM or do you think I would need the bigger rh61 head?

Thanks
 
the rh-12 is the bigger head weirdly, the rh-61 is the cheaper one that carries less weight.

I've been using mine on full leg extension with short pole and my 550d+grip and a sigma 120-400 with no issues, ball head holds it lovely

I also bought a monopod only to find out the darn snappers leg unscrews and bingo, monopod!!lol! excellent little feature!

only slight quam I have with it is the ball head doesn't fit inside the carry case, well it does, but its a squeeze and one i'm not prepared to make regularly as its awkward and I don't want to scrape the paint etc on either the tripod or the head

but all round, its a solid, versatile and well performing tripod for the small amount of use its had so far. I will report back in 6 months or something for a more long term test!
 
Coop said:
the rh-12 is the bigger head weirdly, the rh-61 is the cheaper one that carries less weight.
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So it is, I got them mixed up!
Thanks for the review. I might get one of these to replace my ageing Vivitar tripod.
 
Hi Phil
thanks for the link there. I bought that "used" Redged and it arrived today. £64.99 legs only. It was described as "used-like new". Well the box was perfect and so was the 'pod. Everything was included and it was all wrapped and I do not think it had even been taken out of the box.
It was perfect and I am very pleased with the quality and over the moon at the price.
Just wanted to thank you
Steve

PJ S said:
If you're not averse to pre-owned - http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004E6WEX2
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