Digicam decisions..
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should make this a sticky thread :cool2:@Masky, the tripods legs do look awefully thin. The top looks stable and strong enuff though.
@Eazy - Whats yer take on my tripod. I've attached the pics. Its an old Zelox which i got with a Minolta SLR which is as old as me
@Eazy - Whats yer take on my tripod. I've attached the pics. Its an old Zelox which i got with a Minolta SLR which is as old as me
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inzider said:Whats yer take on my tripod. I've attached the pics. Its an old Zelox which i got with a Minolta SLR which is as old as me
Dont know Zelox. Unless you buy a tripod which is made of thick Aluminium the tripod will never be very solid. I cannot judge the quality untill I handle the tripod - a light tripod will do as long as there is no source of vibrations which would shake the tripod. But shake will hardly show up in your pictures untill you do a long exposure shot at night. You can get away with a light tripod most of the time.
Yesterday I spoke to my old supplier of Pro Photo equipment and he said that today the cheapest *GOOD* tripod - which is made by Manfroto - a known company - costs 13,000/- YUP 13K. And the good ones like the Gitzo cost upwards of 25k :O .... FOR A TRIPOD !!! YECH !!! But there are a lot of cheap *DECENT* models of tripods made by a company named VELBON which are priced from about 3k upwards.
Found this on Velbon...
http://www.velbon-tripod.com/
Velbon in India.....
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Tel : (91-22) 2269 5464/65/66
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Download Velbon catalogue - http://www.velbon-tripod.com/velbon_vol_4.pdf
Eazy said:
thats why i said i was planning on selling them
Eazy said:
indeed. it was a typo. its Kenko :hap2:
Eazy said:
I got a piece of soft leather with the filters for cleaning them. and it works better than any cloth. hope that suffices..
about the tripod, I was quoted 12k for the Mannfrotto
8k for the legs (stand) and 4k for the head Speaking of Velbon, hows their CX-660 model? I am being quoted 4.5k for that model and 1.7k for the CX-440. Is it a better buy than this Giottos one?and tnx for the tips bro.. will rep ya as soon as i can
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Well my uncle just came here to my place gave me his Sony CyberShot DSC S60
4.1 Mega Pixel & 3X Optical Zoom
Image:- http://images.tigerdirect.com/skuimages/large/s08-3172.jpg
Complete Info:- http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...&Sku=S08-3170&SRCCODE=GOOPROD&CMP=OTC-FROOGLE
This camera is very cute looking Will be exploiting its features.
Its with me for 15-16 Days.
Well if i get to know the camera well will try to write a review of it.
4.1 Mega Pixel & 3X Optical Zoom
Image:- http://images.tigerdirect.com/skuimages/large/s08-3172.jpg
Complete Info:- http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...&Sku=S08-3170&SRCCODE=GOOPROD&CMP=OTC-FROOGLE
This camera is very cute looking Will be exploiting its features.
Its with me for 15-16 Days.
Well if i get to know the camera well will try to write a review of it.
TheMask said:about the tripod, I was quoted 12k for the Mannfrotto
and tnx for the tips bro..
Manfroto and Gitzo are for the Pro Photgraphers - meaning the guys with the film based heavy cameras.... these guys always have their slaves / chamachs / assistants to carry the heavy tripods for them
Man I dont know about particular Velbon tripod models.... as an ex-Pro Photographer I look down my nose on such cheap equipment.
Why dont you ask the Velbon Indian Agent for details and prices.... I think Deejay stays in the same locality as the Velbon people in Mumbai.well.. i am thinking i'll give this tripod a total skip n buy a good one when i have enough moolah to go pro.. besides, my cam in Sports mode is fast enough. I took quite a few pics and i was reckless today. I was continuously moving the cam, not to mention the shaking.. but i still managed to get some sharp pics at 10X zoom
I'll post the pics after my dinner..
besides, my cam in Sports mode is fast enough. I took quite a few pics and i was reckless today. I was continuously moving the cam, not to mention the shaking.. but i still managed to get some sharp pics at 10X zoom I'll post the pics after my dinner..
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Here is the Camera which my uncle gave me
And this is the Trpod stand which i have , its my dads
Actually we had a Nikon Camera which was a Professional Photographers.
Got stolen in robbery when my dad was transfered to Delhi
After that we never took a camera only the tripods were left.
These Tripods are very very old some 10-12 Yrs old.
Have a look at the pics
Horrible looking pics taken from my Nokia 3650
@Masky - waiting to c the pics u have taken
And this is the Trpod stand which i have , its my dads
Actually we had a Nikon Camera which was a Professional Photographers.
Got stolen in robbery when my dad was transfered to Delhi
After that we never took a camera only the tripods were left.
These Tripods are very very old some 10-12 Yrs old.
Have a look at the pics
Horrible looking pics taken from my Nokia 3650
@Masky - waiting to c the pics u have taken