How to pick a tripod?

siumaibb

There are so many in the market, from $25 to $250, which one is good??
(I am a new DSLR user)

lerico

Yeah.. it's made in China of coz... :-) It's much cheaper in HK / China.

Ultraman

原帖由 shutterbug 於 2008-5-29 14:55 發表
Wah...Benphoto is way overprice bor, almost 2x the price in HK or China!

Isn't it made in China? So it makes sense to be cheaper in HK/China la. You'll find LV cheaper in France too!

siumaibb

2x the original price? omg.......

lerico

原帖由 shutterbug 於 2008-5-29 14:55 發表
Wah...Benphoto is way overprice bor, almost 2x the price in HK or China!

Yeah... i think they have increased the price lately. My set cost $1350 only.

siumaibb, I don't know a store here carries Benro. But so far, I haven't seen anybody complaining about their tripod.

shutterbug

Wah...Benphoto is way overprice bor, almost 2x the price in HK or China!

siumaibb

thanks for your reply, but are there any local shop carry this brand so that I can actually see and feel the tripod.

lerico

原帖由 shutterbug 於 2008-5-29 07:41 發表
I've been using Manfrotto's RC2 for awhile...seems fine, nothing moving wor...why is yours moving?

My RC2 quick release doesn't secure the plate tightly. It moves very slightly while it is locked in place. So when i thought i had everything adjusted, correctly framed, I take my hand off the camera, the whole thing shift slightly. You know, even a slight shift can throw everything off in macro or telephoto shot.

lerico

I got mine 3 weeks ago from Shanghai Benro flagship store during my trip to China. You can get them from eBay or from BenPhoto.ca. BenPhoto is the Canadian distributor. I got their M series tripod, and KJ-1 head.

M-series has 6 layers of carbon fiber, C-series has 8 layers. Otherwise their design is basically the same. They are almost the same weight. All tripods come with a really nice padded carrying bag.

Benro is trying to get into the North America market now, don't be surprise to see the price going up soon. They had started selling their tripod under a new brand call Induro at Vistek.ca, and charging almost the same price as Gitzo's

siumaibb

Where can I get them?