Tripod for EX3

[Noah Kadner]

Budget?

-Noah

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[Dano Motley]

1200 ish to 16oo ish?

[Chris Babbitt]

I’ve been very happy with my Libec LS-55. I think it was originally around $1100.

[Jay Gladwell]

Does it go up to 7 feet? I think not.

Any tripod extending to that height is going to be:

Stable = expensive

Inexpensive = unstable

[Noah Kadner]

Yeah I think 7 feet is a tall order for just about any tripod that’s not costing a fortune. Would you consider a 5-6 foot range and a nice apple box instead? Your budget will stretch a lot further.

Noah

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[Brent Dunn]

Where are you filming that you need to go up 7 feet? If you are in a fixed location, why not buy or build a small platform & just use your standard tripod. All you need is probably 3-4 feet, the tripod will handle the rest.

I’ve even used one 2 of those folding ladder systems with a sheet of 3/4″ plywwod as a deck.

Brent Dunn
Creative Director
DunnRight Video.com

[Steve Phillipps]

Also depends what sort of head you want on it. Manfrotto do one https://www.manfrotto.com/Jahia/site/manfrotto/pid/2285?livid=68&lsf=68&child=1 that goes to 2.67m, but doesn’t have a bowl fitting.
Gitzo do this one https://www.gitzo.com/Jahia/site/gitzo/pid/4765?kindOfProductCollectionRequest=productDetail&productCode=GT5561SGT&productDescription=SER.5%206X%20SYSTEMATIC%206S.%20GIANT&curBrandId=BGI&market=MKT1&actualPathCategoryKey=1CAT:AAA1:2CAT:BB59:3CAT:C107:4CAT:D932&curMarketId=MARKET:MKT1 that goes to 2.6m that’ll take a 100mm bowl adaptor.
Steve

[Olof Ekbergh]

You may want to consider a small Jib, they are fairly inexpensive and work with most sticks.

Not only do they give you added hight, but some really nice movements as well.

Just a thought.

Olof Ekbergh

[Craig Seeman]

KesslerCrane
Jibs starting at $490
Also Dolly, Pocket Dolly, Pocket Jib (coming soon)

I have 8ft Crane and Pocket Dolly.

[Noah Kadner]

Amen to a jib. Tripod shots are great to mix in but if that’s your only type of shot in a project, BORING.

Noah

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