There will be as many answers as there are people, IMO. Do a search over on
photo.net and you'll see oodles of opinions.
Most people who want a tripod for the rest of their careers settle on things
like Gitzo or Bogen/Manfrotto. The carbon fiber ones are the lightest, but
very pricy. A used Leitz or Tiltall (same tripod) will be rock-steady and last
you the rest of your life unless you run over it with a car. $50-80 on Ebay.
My only advice: Don't skimp on quality. I've had my two Gitzo's for 20 and 15
years and they're just as good as when I bought them.
Skip
>
>Subject: [OM] tripods
> From: James Royall <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 15:13:00 +0000
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>A subject I know very little about. The short question is what type of
>tripod is best to get? I know the answer will depend on usage, which is
>probably going to be best described as nothing extreme (I don't have
>any massive lenses, I'm not six foot seven tall, I don't go wading in
>salt water marshes ;), etc), but there must be a few basics that are
>always true. As with anything photo related I'm sure it's all
>compromises, but one thing I do know is that I don't want anything too
>big and heavy - that's one of the beauties of the OM system. I just
>went out with my 2n over my shoulder and hardly knew it was there. I
>suppose a better question, and one more on topic, is what tripod best
>matches the design ethos of the OM system?
>
>I've spent a fair bit of time online reading through info on cameras,
>but don't remember coming across much about tripods on photographic
>sites. Does anyone have any pointers?
>
>Thanks,
>James
>
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