GEAR BUYERS’ GUIDE YOUR THREE-LEGGED
Take a look at some of the best tripods on the market, that will give you great service for years J ust as the perfect camera doesn’t exist, there’s no such thing as the do-it-all camera bag or one-size- fits-all lens. The same is true for It’s not just about sturdiness for locked-down shots, but smooth pan and tilt movements, too. There’s nothing so grating as juddery pans, where the camera bounces back at the end of the movement. WORDS ADAM DUCKWORTH
tripods. Issues like weight, portability, maximumor minimumheight, set-up time, rigidity and your budget all come into consideration.
So, enjoy our tripod range, offering great spec and performance, suiting a whole range of cameras and uses.
1. JOBY COMPACT ADVANCED £105/$TBC joby.com
Joby might be best known for its range of bendy Gorillapods, but is nowmoving intomore conventional, lightweight tripods with its Compact range – including this £105 Compact Advancedmodel. It’s designed for a mirrorless or DSLR camera and has a three-way head. It takes up to a 3kg/6.6lb capacity. We’re not suggesting this is your main tripod for your ‘A’ camera, but it could be useful for a small ‘B’ camera, GoPro, phone or even mic. Having a light, compact and inexpensive tripod with you is always a good idea.
2. BENRO RHINO FRHN34CVX30 £290/$475 benroeu.com
Benro has a range of Rhino tripods, ideal for hybrid shooters who want to travel and keep things light. This one comes with a Benro VX ball head and is a folding design. It’s part of a four-strong range where the Rhino 34CVX30 is the largest, standing at 174.5cm/68.75inwhen fully extended. It drops as low as 49.cm/19.3in and supports a max payload of 20kg/44.1lb, weighing just 2.06kg/4.54lb. The legs are reversible for inverted shooting and storage, and the aluminium leg spider features three 1/4in-20 accessory mounts for extension arms, monitors andmore. The centre column attaches to a removable leg to create a full-sizedmonopod, too.
78
PRO MOVIEMAKER
Powered by FlippingBook