{"id":670,"date":"2008-03-24T23:34:51","date_gmt":"2008-03-24T23:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nargalzius.com\/blog2\/http:\/www.nargalzius.com\/blog2\/archives\/2008\/03\/2008_03_25_0734.php"},"modified":"2017-02-08T03:41:03","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T03:41:03","slug":"third-leg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/blog\/archives\/2008\/03\/24\/third-leg","title":{"rendered":"Third leg"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since I started this hobby (photography) a couple of years ago, only now have I finally<\/em> invested on a tripod. There are a bunch of reasons why I ended up waiting this long. But after all is said and done – I finally have one of my own; and ain’t she a beauty!<\/a><\/p>\n

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I’ve always had a soft-spot for objects, scenery, and low light situations in my photography. Given those weights, one would think that aside from the usual VR<\/code> (vibration reduction) \/ IS<\/code> (image stabilization, a tripod would be one of the tools I would find invaluable. I totally agree with that sentiment; having a tripod was certainly something I wanted ever since I started.<\/p>\n

But again; why wait this long? It wasn’t really “waiting” per se, but the simple fact that nothing was really “doing it” for me whenever I would look. For my uses, there are only a few deciding factors:<\/p>\n

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    Weight<\/strong>\nI’m really big on weight, I wanted something light.<\/strong> Not necessarily compact, but light. I knew that the times I would need to bring such a thing would be the times I’d be carrying it all the time (or connecting it to the camera bag). Whatever the case may be, lugging heavy stuff for extended periods sucks balls.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Set-up time<\/strong>\nHow fast<\/em> could you set and collapse it? After all these years, I found this to be less of a concern than I initially thought. It would be a perfect if there was a light<\/strong> Neotec<\/a> tripod. Unfortunately, given the technology packed into the Neotec system this seems to be an impossible task to accomplish.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  3. Low-level photography<\/strong>\nI have Nono<\/a> to thank for this, we started about the same time and he had bought this cool Manfrotto tripod which allowed low-level photography. 1 <\/sup><\/a>The camera having to be really close to the ground while mounted on a tripod.<\/span><\/span>