Buying a tripod for DSLR

[BilliGoatsGruff (Billi)]

Sounds like the Benro range of tripods have a good track record

[zenith (Tim)]

Not to forget that some Benro's convert into a mono-pod, walking stick/pimp cane (because you can never have too many polished wood nobs with an embedded compass)!

[BilliGoatsGruff (Billi)]

I would buy one just for the wooden handle it's very cool.

[rally]

What camera and what focal length lens are you hoping to use this with ?
If its just wide angle (say for landscapes) or more for portrait then most tripods will probably be OK - but the more rigid the better.
If its a longer focal length (say for birding) then vibration and rigidity start to become more important and you do need to step up to the next level or get a wooden tripod and take other steps to reduce vibration (add mass to tripod, remove straps, use shutter release, have shutter delay etc)

Rally

[BilliGoatsGruff (Billi)]

Originally Posted by rally

What camera and what focal length lens are you hoping to use this with ?
If its just wide angle (say for landscapes) or more for portrait then most tripods will probably be OK - but the more rigid the better.
If its a longer focal length (say for birding) then vibration and rigidity start to become more important and you do need to step up to the next level or get a wooden tripod and take other steps to reduce vibration (add mass to tripod, remove straps, use shutter release, have shutter delay etc)

Rally

Hi Rally I have a Canon 600D. I'm not really interested in birdwatching so the tripod would only be for shooting landscapes and portraits

[BilliGoatsGruff (Billi)]

Sooo... correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like I need to get a set of tripod legs, a head, an Arca-Swiss plate and a remote. Is there anything else? Haha the list keeps getting bigger and so do the holes in my pockets!

[DarkKnight (Kev)]

Here ya go Billi.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-Horus...item3a6a6eb22d

It looks pretty, it's from Korea (they are producing some very good stuff there) and it's on your doorstep for under $300 bucks.

You won't need a remote initially as you can use the self timer on your camera which gives the tripod and camera a chance to stop vibrating.

[sil (Steve)]

Originally Posted by BilliGoatsGruff

Sooo... correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like I need to get a set of tripod legs, a head, an Arca-Swiss plate and a remote. Is there anything else? Haha the list keeps getting bigger and so do the holes in my pockets!

Just buy an old tripod from ebay (it'll have legs, head, plate, good tripods will let you upgrade these later). I don't think you'll use a tripod, you really do not need one at all from your posts.