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What’s the best tripod for travelling?
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I get to a lot of remote place with just a backpack. What do you recommend in terms of a tripod for landscape photography? should i go for a monopod? what will produce the best shots? obviously sturdier is better, that’s why i was thinking tripod. Any recommendations?
I use both when walking/travelling. The monopod is great as a walking stick and for situations where setting up the tripod isn’t practical or acceptable (e.g. when you have some distance to cover or would be blocking other people). I also take a carbon fibre tripod that folds down to 33 cm – for when I have the opportunity to use it.
Some people find the carbon fibre tripods too light – depends on where you are travelling to and what you will be able to carry (physically as well as weight limitations).
A Gorillapod is quite versatile for travelling along with a monopod
should be all you need.I got myself a Gorillapod for travelling and wouldn’t recommend very highly.
It’s too low to get down to in order to compose. For me at least.
I want to get a light tripod which I can set up to be at my eye level while I’m on my hunkers so that I can compose a picture, even if it will be from a low perspective. At the moment I have a carbon fiber tripod which can be set up to a maximum height of around 5’6″ but I find the weight a bit much and don’t need the extra stretch which costs me extra weight.
Also the legs are twisty which is sh*te! It’s definitely worth getting the quicker release legs that are common on Manfrotto tripods.
I don’t take a whole lot of landscapes but a monopod would not be near as good as a tripod because you often want a somewhat slower shutter speed for landscape pictures. Unfortunately you’d probably want a tripod which can extend above “hunker height” to cut out stray blades of grass, for example.
Manfrotto is the obvious choice…I advise you to save up and get the best you can manage. You’re better of going without a tripod for a while and then getting a really good one than blowing money on a sub par model and wanting a better on within a few weeks/months/years.
Hope this is a little helpful.
Alan
Get yourself a good sturdy tripod and a bag that has a tripod holder
It can be a bit heavy at times but it is worth it rather than a light tripod that you will curse at for gettingCathal
You might consider one of those Manfrotto MN190CXPRO4 Carbon Fibre it’s very light and compact. I will probably get one of the carbon ones for travel, after my last trip I decided that next time I’ll get something lighter at the moment I have Manfrotto MN055XPROB it’s pretty good and stable but it’s not a travel tripod :wink: .
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