Camera accessories purchasing plans
So, am I mad? I’m following the advice “given here”:http://www.bythom.com/support.htm, and feeling that yes I am going to need a tripod, and yes a good tripod will work so much better. And I don’t have a car so I might use a small, light tripod where a heavier one would be left at home. So the following is the list of items to be purchased.
# “Gitzo G1228 Tripod”:http://www.gitzo.com/products/metric/tripods/mountaineer/rightscreen.php3
# “Gitzo G1277M centre ball head”:http://www.gitzo.com/products/metric/heads/ball/rightscreen.php3
# “LowePro Mini Trekker AW”:http://www.lowepro.com/pages/series/trekking/minitrkaw.htm
In buying these items, I’m giving up on the idea of buying either a flash or another lens (besides the kit lens for the Nikon D70) for the rest of the year. From what I’ve seen and read, a tripod gives the biggest increase in the number of “possible” shots, compared with the extra options opened by a telephoto lens, or a wide-angle lens, or a good flash. I’m not sure though–anybody have any comments on this?
July 17th, 2004 at 12:46 pm
i think you only need a tripod if you’re gonna do studio shots. and then you’re gonna need a good flash anyway. so i’d go with a new lens.
p.s. whats the d70 like i’m thinking of buying one, e-mail me
July 18th, 2004 at 10:41 am
* I have the tripod, and it’s useful for far more than studio shots. In particular, I do want to work a lot on morning/night photos, and landscape shots in general. Getting good depth of focus requires a small aperture, which may then make a tripod a necessity.
* A tip - if you want people to email you, don’t put porn sites into the URL section :p It makes your post look untrustworthy, and makes one think that mails to the address could end up being added to a spam list. Sorry, that’s just the way things are.
* For the flash/lens issue, my main problem is the choice. A 14mm wide-angle for landscapes? A 300mm prime? A 70-200mm zoom telephoto? Each has its uses, and until I get more used to using the camera and finding the limitations of the built-in lens, I won’t know which one to get. Because you can be sure that when I buy a lens, it’ll be a good one, and it’ll fit a particular need. If I ended up doing much sports photography, a fast 300mm prime would be shweet
* But it’s a good camera - photos will be going up soon. I’m happy. It’s a lot better than my previous camera (a Sony DSC-717) or the one before that (Canon EOS 300N).
* I must fix this so one can add carriage returns again!