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InvisibleThomas Envisio
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Post Your Tripod If It's Awesome
    #28155354 - 01/24/23 11:19 AM (1 year, 3 days ago)

What tripods have you tried for a fairly heavy - but not too heavy - camera? I need to get very low to the ground so I can literally shoot from near-ground level.

Would this work...? https://www.koolehaoda.net/products/koolehaoda-travel-portable-h-50b-mini-tripod-compact-desktop-macro-mini-tripod-with-ball-head-h-50b


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Re: Post Your Tripod If It's Awesome [Re: Thomas Envisio] * 2
    #28155775 - 01/24/23 03:48 PM (1 year, 3 days ago)

Look into bean bags. They can be really easy to carry and use in the field.


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    #28157806 - 01/26/23 01:00 AM (1 year, 1 day ago)

I use tripods all the time, but wouldn't want to use one anymore for mushroom photography or other close-up/macro work. To begin with, high-iso performance of digital cameras is good enough to just bump it to 1600 or higher and don't care about it. If light is still an issue, just use flash. Both on- and off-camera units are easy to come by and there are all sorts of modifiers for them. But most importantly, due to the time it takes to set up a tripod and the overall kludginess factor involved, I end up being restricted in terms of composition and walk away with poor images. Technically excellent, perhaps, but drab.


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Re: Post Your Tripod If It's Awesome [Re: koraks]
    #28168709 - 02/02/23 08:45 AM (11 months, 18 days ago)



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Re: Post Your Tripod If It's Awesome [Re: Thomas Envisio]
    #28172940 - 02/05/23 01:23 AM (11 months, 15 days ago)



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Re: Post Your Tripod If It's Awesome [Re: Thomas Envisio]
    #28172944 - 02/05/23 01:46 AM (11 months, 15 days ago)

Those tripods still get your camera further off the ground than you'd want for many mushroom shots. Been there, done that.


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Re: Post Your Tripod If It's Awesome [Re: Thomas Envisio]
    #28172990 - 02/05/23 05:34 AM (11 months, 15 days ago)

Quote:

Thomas Envisio said:
And this one...

https://www.ulanzi.com/products/ulanzi-mt-20-carbon-fiber-tripod




The gentleman who utilizes the tripod mentioned above posted amazing, beautiful images here...

https://mushroomobserver.org/users/65551?q=1oBVa

He can get very low to the ground and capture images with excellence. I bet there is a technique involving distance he implements, but I haven't really asked him what he does exactly.


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Re: Post Your Tripod If It's Awesome [Re: Thomas Envisio]
    #28173133 - 02/05/23 09:09 AM (11 months, 15 days ago)

I'll take your word for it. I can't access that link without registering on MO, which I don't really intend to do.

Not saying you can't take good shots with a tripod. Just pointing out I've done so countless times and am aware of the limitations.


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Re: Post Your Tripod If It's Awesome [Re: koraks]
    #28173143 - 02/05/23 09:21 AM (11 months, 15 days ago)

Please consider joining MO. It's quick and painless to sign up. Besides, I think you'll like what you find there.


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Re: Post Your Tripod If It's Awesome [Re: Thomas Envisio]
    #28174341 - 02/06/23 02:08 AM (11 months, 14 days ago)

No, thanks.


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