Tripod for Super 8 Camera

[Steven Boldt]

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a heavy duty tripod for a Super 8 Camera? My Nizo 3048 is faliing over with my cheapo Best Buy tripod. Looking at Amazon reviews of tripods it looks like a lot that are advertized as heavy duty really aren't.

[Andries Molenaar]

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a heavy duty tripod for a Super 8 Camera? My Nizo 3048 is faliing over with my cheapo Best Buy tripod. Looking at Amazon reviews of tripods it looks like a lot that are advertized as heavy duty really aren't.

 

Amazon is hardly a serious equipment supplier.

 

You need a frim tripod with a pan-head or video-head for at least 4lbs.

 

try a Gitzo 1340 with 2380 fluid head or a 1270 pan head. good for photography too although the 1270 doesn't go backward enough if you want to shoot something in the sky or on high buildings.

[Guest Glenn Brady]

Miller Junior fluid head tripods were designed expressly for Super 8 cameras. Although no longer available new, they appear regularly at eBay. They're compact, lightweight, and more than adequate. Several kinds were made - some with wood legs and some with metal - and the best feature a ball-leveling mount for the head.

[Steven Boldt]

The Gitzo is a bit out of my price range. Looks good though. I'll see if I can get a used Bogen 501 off ebay as it seems to function about the same. I would think Super 8 cameras would benefit with something heavy and solid.

 

Thanks,

Steve

[Matthew Buick]

I bought a Velbon Sherpa around 2 - 3 years ago for £70 and it does the trick OK, apart from the leg securing clips, or which a couple have broken.