WTB: tripod (Noobie needs help)

Foques

Greetings!

My lady decided to try and pick up photography. She's been telling me how to shoot things for a while now, and decided to take stand herself (especially, since she can use my d40 now).

Can anyone donate / lend / sell for cheap a tripod, (or link me to a cheap, but not too bad one) please?
With holidays coming up, I can't afford getting another tripod at the full price..

thank you in advance :bow

Art Scott

cheap usable tripods can be found at walmart or kmart....

DoctorIt

Foques,
I don't have a tripod for you, but I thought I'd give you a hand by moving your thread to "Kitchen Sink" subforum (where tripods would be listed), as well as putting a "WTB" in front of your thread title. Flea market tends to be less a place for discussion and more a place for listings, so a little detail and direction goes a long way here.

Thanks, and good luck,

Foques

my bad, doc!
sorry about that, and thank you!

scottgee1

Foques, beware going too cheap on a tripod; it's a false economy. The purpose of a tripod is to allow one to make vibration free pix. Cheap ones often seem to be steady but when long exposures are used the pix turn out less than clear. Be sure to try some test pix shot vertically with the heaviest body/lens/flash combo you have. When the load is off-center it really challenges a tripod setup.

You might also try Craig's List.

But please, NOT Walmart. Just a few of the reasons:

http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/sweatshops/walmartweek.html

http://www.reclaimdemocracy.org/independent_business/walmart_eminent_domain.html

http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/press/article.html?article=758

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/69119/future_walmart_controversy_sheds_light.html?cat=3

Happy hunting!/ScottGee1

travischance

Foques wrote:

Greetings!

My lady decided to try and pick up photography. She's been telling me how to shoot things for a while now, and decided to take stand herself (especially, since she can use my d40 now).

Can anyone donate / lend / sell for cheap a tripod, (or link me to a cheap, but not too bad one) please?
With holidays coming up, I can't afford getting another tripod at the full price..

thank you in advance

Let me know if you are interested! http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=156436