Tripod Upgrade Help
I currently have a cheap Giottos tripod from Black's from ages ago... time for an upgrade and I'm tired of delaying it for no apparent reason.
One thing that gets me is that it has the "video head" while it seems 99.9% of people using tripods with their DSLRs are NOT using those pan/video heads...
I want carbon fiber and willing to pay the premium for the lightness (I do care about weight..)
And then of course there is load. Right now I have T1i + 70-200 F4 IS (or 17-55 IS) ... so surely has to support that weight.
I keep being drawn to this one but I don't think I need a $420 tripod (also there is a 4-section model... why is 4 sections better?)... and this one doesn't even include a head:
http://vistek.ca/store/ProPhotoTripods/ ... ripod.aspx
So someone point me in the right direction! What tripod legs + heads should I be considering?
P.S. I could have sworn I had a discussion on here a while ago but I can't find the thread or remember much from it. This time I'm buying!
One thing that gets me is that it has the "video head" while it seems 99.9% of people using tripods with their DSLRs are NOT using those pan/video heads...
I want carbon fiber and willing to pay the premium for the lightness (I do care about weight..)
And then of course there is load. Right now I have T1i + 70-200 F4 IS (or 17-55 IS) ... so surely has to support that weight.
I keep being drawn to this one but I don't think I need a $420 tripod (also there is a 4-section model... why is 4 sections better?)... and this one doesn't even include a head:
http://vistek.ca/store/ProPhotoTripods/ ... ripod.aspx
So someone point me in the right direction! What tripod legs + heads should I be considering?
P.S. I could have sworn I had a discussion on here a while ago but I can't find the thread or remember much from it. This time I'm buying!