Shopping For A Tripod For My Camcorder?

[Duke]

I'm shopping for a tripod for my camcorder, curious what everyone views to be valuable features and if any are recommended.

Compact?

Fluid head?

thx
AA

 

[DARKO]

The ladies call me TriPod, and when they rub me good it causes a Fluid Head.

 

[acs47x]

i would do a microfluid head over a compact any day, the compact still jumps on fast moving shots, fluid is super smooth and the beefy-er legs are better for stability imo

 

[Duke]

The ladies call me TriPod, and when they rub me good it causes a Fluid Head.

Decided to stay away from the compacts, thx anyway !! lol

 

[jlowe]

i've got a new setup i really like...a manfrotto composite tripod 745MF3. super light and easy to set up with a fluid-head manfrotto 3130.

good luck!

jeff

 

[thebigtreeman]

Check out Velbon tripods. I picked up a Videomate 607F. It wasn't too expensive and it's a pretty good setup.

http://www.adorama.com/catlite.tpl?op=large_image&sku=VNV607.JPG

 

[Duke]

Thank you.

 

[phatty]

one other thing to note, try to stay away from steel... freezes in the cold and can be a big pain in the butt!!!

they make carbon fiber fluidheads now... thats the route i would go!!!