TinaLouise Smith

Will do. Thanks Brian!

Hi I am about to buy my first camera for documentary filmmaking - a Canon XF100. I am constrained by budget in all regards, but am also trying to make sure I get equipment that will serve me well. I have received two quotes on tripods and even though the one is more than half the price of the other, I am not sure whether it is so cheap because it may be flimsy and easy to break. Also, the salesman (A) who gave me the cheaper quote was subtly sexist and proved himself (through messing something up) to be less technically sussed than me when it came to the editing process. Because of his bungling of the editing process and his sexism, I am less likely to trust him. Salesman B, however, openly admitted that he could not comment on the editing and did not display sexism of any kind, so I warmed to him and feel more likely to trust him and his products. Because I am aware of my emotions coming into play as I try to decide AND because I can only find reviews of Salesman B's tripod on bhphotovideo.com, but not of Salesman's A tripod I hope there is someone who knows their tripods out there, who may be able to compare the two for me. I know they're not the best, but could someone tell me which one may be the better of the two: SLIK TRIPOD VIDEO 504 (264.80 US$, but quoted in ZAR) and Velbon 686 Photo/Video Tripod (92.60 US$, but quoted in ZAR) Regards TLS