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Photo/Video Tripod for Canon 7D


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<p>Does a professional tripod for both photo and video shooting exist (yet)?<br>

With the influx of VDSLR like the Canon 7D there seems to be a need for tripods that have a dual purpose. I've seen some <$50 cheapo' tripods that claim to be "photo/video". I even still have one I bought one many many years ago in my early photo years. But none of these look professional nor have a professional feel to them.<br>

I guess ultimately I'm looking for a tripod for my 7D that has a fluid video head for panning/tilting while videoing that I can lock down for photos and turn 90 degrees vertical to get a vertical photo so I don't have to carry two tripods if I wanted to do a little photo and a little video work.</p>

 

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<p>I just purchased a SunPak Platinum Plus 7500 Pro from Cameta. It was like $39 and I was going to use it as a throw-away. But it is so solid and sturdy that I decided to keep it. The thing will hold up to 11# and has a total height of 75" (I'm not that tall). Best part is I do not have to slump over to take an image. Just a thought.</p>
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<p>No point messing with cheap tripods. Especially for video.<br>

I would get a manfrotto / bogen system. You can buy the 190 legs with a 320RC head in a kit pretty inexpensively (not as cheap as plastic tripods that will infuriate you and or break/break your camera) you could then add a 701 RC2 head to this for more fluid panning and tilting.<br>

There is no one size fits all solution.<br>

The closest is to use lenses with a tripod mounting ring: you turn the body, not the tripod head.</p>

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<p>Yeah I'm not looking for a cheap tripod here. I've got a dedicated ~$600 Manfroto fluid head video tripod at work and love it for the video work I do for work. I can't bring it home (asked and denied). But it really couldn't be used for photo work as the plate/head doesn't flip vertically to get vertical photos.<br>

I found this today: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/602409-REG/Manfrotto_391RC2_391RC2_Junior_3_Way_Pan_Tilt.html#features<br /> This seems close to what I'm looking for but I was wondering if anyone had used it yet?</p>

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<p>I've been looking at this too. I want a good video head for panning so I've been looking at The Manfrotto 501 and above. As for shooting vertical photos I was thinking of adding a photo head on top of the video head since that would allow faster switching when I'm in the field (I do occasionally shoot both photo and video on the same mission). But with standard parts I can't get enough clearing from the base plate of the video head to mount my Canon 7d for vertical shots. So I'm looking either to find a solution from another brand or to do some kind of DIY solution to get the clearance I need to mount the camera. I don't really want to be carrying around both at photo AND a video tripod.</p>
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<p>I wrote to Cheesycam.com and asked about this and I just got a reply. I was suggested to an l-bracket like these or from any other manufacturer that makes them:<br>

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/283710-REG/Manfrotto_341_341_Junior_Elbow_Bracket.html<br>

http://www.imaginginsider.com/?p=105821<br>

This is to be mounted on top of a video head (like the Manfrotto 501HD).</p>

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<p>Manfrotto have designed a head that is 'suited to both still photography and video':<br>

http://manfrotto.com/product/_/391RC2/_/_?utm_source=google&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=googleshopping&m=2747&c=2&o=googleshopping<br>

I'm not sure about the US but in the UK there are websites doing good deals, if you buy the head with a Manfrotto 190XDB. I've seen the deal for as little as £75 ($115)<br>

http://www.1stcameras.com/pd-manfrotto-190xdb-tripod-391rc2-3-way-head-kit.cfm<br>

Think I'll purchase one for my D7000 ...unless anyone has other suggestions..?</p>

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<p>Well, you can get any set of sticks that are sturdy enough and will mate up with whatever head you want. 3-way pan/tilt heads are your basic video head. However, I highly recommended getting a video specific head that allows for increasing and decreasing resistance on the pan. It makes a huge difference in getting a good pan with video.</p>

 

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