TIPS FOR BUYING A TRIPOD

We are a professional Camera Tripod Manufactures, let me share with you the tips for buying a tripod

　　The tripod is mainly divided into two parts, one part is called the head, which is a device specially used to fix the camera and change the shooting direction. The other part, also called a tripod, is the part used to support the camera and lens. Usually, when buying a tripod, the merchant sells it in two parts. Higher-end players will choose to disassemble it and then assemble it by themselves.

　　▲The components of the tripod

　　The function of a tripod is nothing more than to support the camera, but many details on the design of the tripod determine that the uses are also very different. For example, the gimbal is roughly divided into two types, one is a three-dimensional gimbal, and the other is a spherical gimbal. . The characteristics of the two types of heads are completely different. The three-dimensional head has better load-bearing performance and can be adjusted accurately, but the adjustment speed is slow and the volume is too large. It is suitable for indoor studio shooting or shooting of flowers, still life, etc. Although the load-bearing capacity of the ball head is a little worse than that of the three-dimensional head, the ball head is small in size, and the most important thing is that it can be adjusted very quickly, which is suitable for shooting birds or sports.

　　▲Type of PTZ

　　The materials of tripods are also divided into many categories, the most common ones are plastic, aluminum alloy, aluminum-magnesium alloy, carbon fiber and so on. There are more people buying aluminum alloys, mainly because they are cheap, and generally enough for household use. Aluminum-magnesium alloy tripods are generally heavier. There are also many people who buy carbon fiber tripods. Although the price is the most expensive category, they are light in weight and strong.

　　▲The vertical aluminum-magnesium-titanium alloy tripod is very heavy

　　Some people will say that buying a tripod is enough to just buy the heaviest one. The editor disagrees. It still depends on your purpose. If you travel a lot, bringing a large and heavy tripod is simply a crime, and many tripods are currently under the There are hooks. If the tripod is not stable enough in windy weather, you can directly hang your camera bag or other heavy objects on the hook to increase stability.

　　▲Hook for increased stability

　　There are more types of tripods in the subdivision. There are some tripods that can be used as a monopod by removing a support stand. There are also some tripod legs that open at a particularly wide-angle, suitable for macro photography or low-angle shooting.