Even if the smartphone shooting is very popular in the world. But for the specific field, the tripod and the camera are always the best combination.
Sometimes you need to ask yourself that you sure you really need a tripod?
1.The lazy guys who are travelling without taking a camera.
2.The entry-level photographers,you don鈥檛 know what is the aperture,the shutter,even the sensitivity speed.Is your tripod used to carry luggage?
3.Or you are in this situation: you just bought the camera,and you want to buy a tripod to match it,which will be use for record your family happy hours.
4.Finally,if you are the equipment shopaholic,OK,i don鈥檛 want to say anything,i just only said that happiness is the most important.
Then how to distinguishes the tripod? Now take a look at my introduction.
The classification and characteristics of the tripod as below:
1.Divided by material
The material of the tripod generally divided into four kinds: plastic, aluminium alloy,aluminium magnesium alloy,carbon fiber.
The carbon fiber is the most durable material,and the price also is the most expensive. Because of its lightweight and poor stability,which need to use the camera bag to balance it.
Aluminium Alloy Legs
The aluminium magnesium alloy is the more durable.And the next is aluminium alloy,which price is the most cheap.Because it鈥檚 heavy,so the stability is better.
Carbon Fiber Structure View
2.Divided by camera mode
If you are the user for the DC camera or the micro camera. The aluminum tripod is fit for you,which the loading force of the head is enough to support your camera.
You can hand the camera bag on the hook to increase the stability when you are shooting in the strong wind.
If you are using the SRL camera,please don鈥檛 choose the metalliod tripods,or you are ready to accept your camera fall in the ground.
3.Divided by Center Column
There are three kinds of center column : normal center column,horizontal center column,reversible center column.
Multi-angle shooting can be achieve by the horizontal or the reversible center column tripod,such as shooting the cate.
Horizontal Center Column
Reversible Center Column
4.Divided by Head
Most of head has quick release plate and bubble level,and there are two common types of the head: three-way head and ball head.
The three-way head is bigger than the ball head,and more complicated operation,but it also more steady,the angle adjustment and the composition are also more accurate. It鈥檚 suit for shooting less active subjects,such as shooting a view of traffic.
Thought the payload capacity of the ball head is less than the three-way ,but the volume is small, and the operation is very simple and quick.
Summarize
The weight of the tripod effects the bearing capacity. So the low-end entry-level tripod,which with small bearing capacity,and the worse stability,but the price is cheap.If you are a smartphone or micro user, this type tripod will fit for you.
The carbon fiber tripod which the price is from 600 to 2500, the bearing capacity is good, the leg diameter is enlargement,the higher of the center column is increase,the tripod weight is also improve.
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