Help please w tripod or monopod

External Since: Jun 20, 2006 Posts: 9

I am looking for a very light weight - sturdy, compact tripod (packable) w
a light compact ball head
or a monopod w a light small ball head that I can also use a walking stick.
I could also use advice on where to buy it?

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Sincerely
Fred

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Fred Lebow

External Since: Aug 02, 2005 Posts: 3972

On Sat, 7 Oct 2006 17:51:35 -0600, Fred Lebow wrote:

> I am looking for a very light weight - sturdy, compact tripod (packable) w
> a light compact ball head
> or a monopod w a light small ball head that I can also use a walking stick.
> I could also use advice on where to buy it?

No specific suggestions, but if you can get to NYC, B&H has a
floor display of a much larger number of tripods and heads than I've
seen in any other camera store. If you can't, their extensive
online catalog should provide sufficient information to find a
suitable tripod or you could call and ask to speak with someone in
the tripod department. For compactness, legs should have more than
3 sections, and I assume that since you're looking for a very light
weight tripod, even if it's one of the carbon fiber or "basalt"
models, you won't be using it for a large lens on a DSLR.