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Tripod fot Traveling?

sumonva2
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Hi Guys im going on a Vecation soon. I have the r7 + the rf 100-400mm(birding wildlife) and soon ill have the 18-50mm f2.8 sigma. I need a low budget triopod thats fites into a bag(in the side) and where you can get from 30 cm or less to 180 cm high bc I want to do Portrait and also birding with it. I was thinking about the rollei campact traveler no 1 what do you think about it? Do you have other Recommendations? And shouöd be low budget thank you https://100001.onl/

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kvbarkley
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Small, light tripods that can handle a 400mm lens are not cheap.

Ken Rockwell liked this one:

https://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/oben/cql-13.htm

You can go to his site and search for "tripods" to see more.

Tintype_18
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Tripods are good is shooting from one spot but I also have a monopod for portability.

John
Canon EOS T7; EF-S 18-55mm IS; EF 28-135mm IS; EF 75-300mm; Sigma 150-600mm DG

kvbarkley
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That Rollei looks pretty good

shadowsports
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Check out Zomei

Tripods & Monopods Stand - Best Choices Online Shopping (zomei.com)

I've been allowed to post this because Canon doesn't sell tripods.  

I have a Q555. (aluminum).  Its been to Europe and Alaska.

They have carbon too.  Pretty affordable.  Many are convertible from tri to monopod.

Today I use a Manfrotto BeFree Carbon.  It not a budget tripod though.  

There are several good brands.  I suggest you compare many before making a choice.

~Rick
Bay Area - CA


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stevet1
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sumonva2,

I have a Geekoto Traveller that I like a lot. It comes with it's own carrying bag.

I have the 75", but they make a 58"

Steve Thomas

Tronhard
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If you are sitting in a hide, and thus static, a tripod might be very useful, but when out and about I think that something more akin to a monopod is going to give you more flexibility to track birds. 

I found something that rather crosses the two, and can give you a miniature tripod as well.  It works really well for wildlife.  It's the  iFootage Cobra 3.  It's like a monopod with a tripod base.  It can be easily converted to a full monopod, and a miniature tripod, and goes up to 1.8m.  It's carbon fibre, so super light and having only one main tube is very compact.
Cobra 3 - Original Version – iFootage (ifootagegear.com)  You can get a ball head to go with it or any other one that takes your fancy.  I used a SmallRig ball head and it works fine.

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