tripod , wild britain

[backwoodsman]

hi all, what tripod did ray use his spotting scope on in the last series of wild britian, thanks

 

[backwoodsman]

anyone? i cant seem to find any episodes on internet either?

 

[JonathanD]

Send an email to Woodlore. If Rays about in the office you will get a reply on his behalf.

 

[Barn Owl]

Probably a Manfrotto but i never looked properly.

 

[backwoodsman]

thanks, guys, found the series but had to download a divx thingy and bang, lights out on the pc, ray gave the pc a std!!!!

 

[nodd]

hi I think the tripod he was using was one of Gitzo range nice gear nice prices http://www.warehouseexpress.com/photography-tripods-gitzo/b3037-m88

 

[brancho]

Any good quality brand of tripod wil do you it depends on what features you want not what Ray wants.

My Slik 500DX pro is great and was a great price too. How high do you need it to be do you have a wieht limit or is the item its to support rather heavy

 

[nodd]

Any good quality brand of tripod wil do you it depends on what features you want not what Ray wants.

My Slik 500DX pro is great and was a great price too. How high do you need it to be do you have a wieht limit or is the item its to support rather heavy

I agree there , I went for a Giottos MTL9351B with a three way head, found it to be a great for what I need using it for both photography and for my spotting scope when bird watching , a real unsung gem of a tripod IMHO http://www.giottos-tripods.co.uk/index.php?page=productpage&cat=49130e801a374&product=49185f7ddd445

 

[backwoodsman]

thanks all... oooh no im not a £500 ray knife or £350 extra pocket swazi man,,, i just had not seen one that could set up so low to the ground before, now i see there is a few of them about in the shops,
l need it for photography, a light weight dslr at chest height and also low down for some spotting scope work, a optolyth draw type, its not heavy though.Also a bit of macro photography , what would be best? also ball head or 3 way??? thanks for your help. Happy new year

 

[nodd]

As I said earlier I find the Giottos MTL9351B to be really good sorry for the plug again (no connection to the company) I find it does all you are looking to do. Red Snapper http://redsnapperuk.com/ are rated on this forum http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/ Manfrotto http://www.manfrotto.com/ also have a good reputation as to type of head I think its down to personal preference.

 

[backwoodsman]

just seen a good deal with a voucher code for a manfrotto 190pro, centre colum rotates 90', the giottos 180' do you find you ever swing it past the 90' ?
i thought this was a good idea for macro work

 

[nodd]

It is a feature that comes in handy some times as you say for macro work you can also revers the centre column . Its Like all these things its personal preference the Giottos seemed to tick all the boxes that I wanted at what I thought was a good price. I bought the Giottos MTL9351B + MH5011 Tripod Kit which has a lighter three way head.