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Anonymous Sat 29 Nov 2008 17:42:00 No.303594 View View Reply Original Report

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So i need a new tripod...
I'm sick of this cheapass thing that i found on the attic, and scared that it will fall over and break my camera and/or lens.

Head: I'm not looking for a ball-head but one that i can pan and tilt. And a bubble level thingy in it for horizontal and vertical measurement (this really is a must)
Tripod: I'm about 180cm (6ft) tall...
Price: as cheap as possible, with these requirements in mind.

I suck at choices help me out :P

in return: one of the portraits for a school assignment a week ago... (feedback on pic are also welcome)

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Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 29 Nov 2008 18:04:00 No.303600 Report

Quoted By: >>303610 >>303615

Honestly, I'm normally pretty nice on these threads.
But you suck.
First off you've decapitated her.
Secondly, you've used two different sorts of lights.
It's underexposed and dull.
It's blurry as hell. 1/10??
And you should have shot vertical - two thirds of the shot is nothing.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 29 Nov 2008 18:20:00 No.303610 Report

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>>303600
yeh that bothered me also that i didnt take her shoulders in the frame. I had very bad lighting since i had very limited gear to do this. Vertical was not an option... hence the 'i need a new tripod!' thread.

also, portrait photography is not my cup of thea. I just overly am pretty bad doing it :'D

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sage rage !3I4SJbCh8M Sat 29 Nov 2008 18:36:00 No.303615 Report

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>>303600
harsh, but some good points made. the difference in lighting makes her complexion ghastly. Also, portrait orientation is called portrait for a reason. don't use a tripod if your tripod forces you to shoot in landscape.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 29 Nov 2008 19:06:00 No.303637 Report

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>>303615

yeh but i couldn't possibly shoot out of my hand with the crappy lighting xD. I dont mind the harsh comment... its better than no comment imo

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 29 Nov 2008 19:16:00 No.303642 Report

Quoted By: >>303646

Okay, to reconcile for my harshness (I told you I was nice) just use a higher iso.
You can probably get it to 1/30th on 1600 which would produce a noisy, but sharp photo.
You can save a noisy photo, but you can't save a blurred one.
As for a tripod, I never really use them. But the ones I do use are just cheap standard ones. Probably cost about £30. I've never really wanted to do studio work, but I can imagine a tripod being horribly awkward.

And in regards to the lighting, don't make excuses. If when reviewing you can see the two light types, simply eliminate one of them. Move outside, or pull the curtains.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 29 Nov 2008 19:25:00 No.303646 Report

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>>303642

yeh but the i pulled the curtain open cause the shadow was too dark :<
How bout using a decent flash? would that help, or is this only possible if u use a flash diffuse box?
I'll keep the tip about the ISO in mind. I used an as low ISO as possible in this situation because i did not want noise on it but as you said you can fix that noise, which i did not knew up until now xD
ah well next time better.

I like night photography of landscapes architecture, and i really need a decent tripod for it ^^

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 29 Nov 2008 19:45:00 No.303652 Report

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anyone that knows some tripods with the specifications i posted?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 29 Nov 2008 20:42:00 No.303700 Report

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I own a Manfrotto MN 785B and I'm fairly happy with it. It's a strong tripod for a man on a small to moderate budget. Be warned that it is built for cameras under 1kg so your Nikon D60 may be too heavy with some lenses. I use a Fuji S9600 on it without any problems though that isn't an DSLR.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Manfrotto-MN-785B-Modo-Maxi-Tripod/dp/B000RBFPPC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=el
ectronics&qid=1227973070&sr=8-2

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