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What kind of tripod do I need with this tripod camera holder?
I received to this as a gift but don't know how to connect it to a tripod which usually have their own camera mount.
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Are a carbon fibre tripod heavy enough to carry a gimbal?
I want to buy a tripod and a gimbal head to shoot birds in flight. I want to buy the TMA37AL Mach3 Serie 3 aluminium Benro tripod or the TMA38CL Mach3 Serie 3 carbon fibre Benro tripod. And for gimbal ...
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What is that springy thing on the head of the tripod? [duplicate]
There are two thing on the head of the tripod, one is the screw and the other is this springy thing. I always wondered, what does it do?
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What kind of head or adaptor do I need to mount a camera on a Celestron tripod?
I recently bought a Celestron telescope that came with a pretty sturdy tripod. The picture here shows what the top of the tripod looks like, before I attach the telescope to it.
Question is, what ...
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Zomei z669 for panoramic stitching
I would like to take wide pictures however I have only a 18mm lens.
I thought instead of spending lots of money on a wide-angle lens, just to stitch into panorama with Lr/Ps afterwards.
I thought to ...
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Reason for slanting in an arc on the far left and right when panning on a tripod?
I use a full-frame camera with a ball head (with panning base) on a tripod, to take multiple shots (e.g. 6 positions from left to right) to stitch into a panoramic photo. Typically, I'm shooting at ...
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Will the screw on the quick release plate attach to my camera? [duplicate]
Recently I ordered the tripod Digitek DTR-550 LW on Amazon for my Nikon B700 camera. But I'm not sure that my camera will attach with the screw on quick release mount of the tripod. Please throw some ...
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Which kinds of tripod heads are suitable for panoramic photography?
I'm looking to buy a tripod, but unsure which heads fit my usecase and my budget of about €250. Specifically, the usecase split between panoramic, 'regular travel' and macro photography, with ...
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A heavy tripod without a center column under $300?
I want a heavy tripod without a center column for indoor macro photography.
I can only seem to find such tripods starting at ~$700.
I want to spend around $300 including the head, so I was hoping to ...
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What is the purpose of the second bump on the plate of this tripod?
I am planning to buy a used Velbon CX-660 tripod for outdoor shooting with my Pentax K-x. What is the purpose of the bump on this tripod plate?
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Do quantitative measures for tripods exist
In looking at tripods I have noticed that there seem to be no objective quantitative measures on their performance. I do understand that heads are a personal preference, but I would expect there to be ...
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What's the advantage of having a ball head on a gimbal head?
This video about bird photography, the photographer has put a ball head on a gimabal head.
Is there any benefits of doing that?; any benefit other than adding more height as he says at here.
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Tripod heads vs monopod heads: what's the difference?
How do the heads of tripods and monopods differ from each other?
Are some able to be used on both types of support systems? Or is it just tripod heads and monopod heads?
I'm trying to categorise ...
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How to Take Care of 3-Way Pan/Tilt Tripod Head
I have a Manfrotto 808RC4 3-Way Pan/Tilt Head with RC4 Quick Release
However, I'm not sure how to take care of it to prolong its life. Does anybody know how I would do so? For example, do I add ...
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A fine-tuneable tripod head for my Gitzo tripod
I have a Gitzo tripod with an extendable arm that I use to photograph flat artworks from overhead. My whole setup (see image) works perfectly except for one thing: Because I set it up and take it down ...
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