Best Tripod in World

Gitzo makes best tripods there are. Cost very much, but that’s the price of quality. Other brands make good tripods to, like Manfrotto Pro 3021, but not as good.  I had one of that kind, but its heavy and I don’t want to go very far with it.  If you have a DSLR ( ) especially if you have good lens, need a tripod to put it on.  For best IQ.  IQ means Image Quality.

A Canon EOS 500 mm L On Right

Sometimes you need big lens for wildlife.  Like 500 mm f=4.0 L IS USM.  That’s too heavy to hold with hands.  You have to cary it first to get to the animals, then you can’t just hold it there for hours until you get a good shot.  Tripod keeps you from having back ache.

Even if you just have little lens like Canon 16 to 35 mm zoom f=2.8 L mk II you still need tripod.  Don’t think so?  Wide angle hides shake, right?    Have to stop down for landscape photography!  Need a big focus ( that’s called depth of field ) so the background is sharp.  Otherwise it’s wrong.

Canon 1Ds family is heavy SLR camera body.  And L series lenses weigh a lot too.  So I need tripod that doesn’t make it worse.  That means I have to have carbon fiber.  But I also want best IQ, and that also means carbon fiber.  It stops legs from vibrating.  And it’s good in cold, too.  Doesn’t hurt on your hands at all.  Metal is bad if you don’t have gloves.

Best tripod is Gitzo GT-2530 LVL.  I got it at B&H.  I love B&H.  They have best deals and really good service.  Still trying to figure out best ball head to go with it.