Tripod Center Columns - Landscape Photography
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- čas přidán 6. 04. 2022
- To center column or not. When choosing a tripod for landscape photography, there are several features to consider, including whether to choose a tripod with a center column or not. In this video, I look at both the pros and the cons of a tripod with a center column for landscape photography.
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So how about you? Center column or not?
Hi Jeffery. Very informative video. Thank you. Having a centre column is more convenient imo and most cameras today have image stabilization which should eliminate any shake. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on that.
Nicely done, Jeffrey. Well-explained and interesting.
I don't use a tripod very often and I never get away from the car for more than half a mile, so portability is of lesser concern. I just bought the Silk Pro 700DX and a good ball head. It is well built and very stable with my Nikon D7200 and telephoto lens. It does have a center column but I haven't had the need yet to extend it. I recently used for for some 50 to 100 exposure panorama shots and it worked great. Another gadget I found very useful is the L-bracket.
I use both, depending on the shooting environment. High quality center columns like Gitzo will really make a difference. Center columns are so much easier for travel and for micro adjustments as you have mentioned. If I am not shooting at ground level, trying to save weight, and am not within high wind conditions, I will always chose the lighter and more flexible option of a center column. In my 30 years of shooting, I have never encountered camera blur from the column. When photographers are experiencing camera shake, it is usually from the twisting of the camera plate mounted on the camera and not the tripod itself. If I am going to be in more windy conditions, need to shoot very low, and can accommodate the extra load, of course I'll pack my RRS because of the low moment physical design. Thanks for the post and dispelling the rumor that center columns are inferior, a common misconception of both pros and amateurs.
Team center column here. It’s possible I haven’t had this experience as I’m just getting back to photography after a long hiatus, but I’ve not had the stability issues. On windy days, if I need to raise the column, I have a hook at the bottom where I can hang my bag that helps with weight distribution.
great video i will be checking out more
Really nice explanation, well done.
Another fine presentation Jeffrey.
Maybe a Leofoto HC-32 center column, can be used horizontally or vertically.
Good points on the pros and cons. I use a tripod with a center column, but it can be raised and reinserted horizontal to allow me to get lower or to get the camera closer to the subject. But this also has it's cons too. It adds a second ball to the tripod which means more parts and more weight. Also if you extend it too far horizontally, you need to provide a counter weight to keep the tripod steady. However, taking these into account, it's been an extremely good tripod for my landscape photography.
I do a lot of high school reunion photography using studio strobe lights and backdrop using a center column tripod. Center column is very important because people come in various sizes so adjusting the center column is very important. Someone please come up with a center column adjust that makes it easier for me to adjust instead of constantly fighting the center column to make my adjustments especially with a heavy camera mounted on it.
Think you should of thrown in a Manfrotto 055 tripod for comparison. My 055xprob has the q90 center column to go horizontally with all 3 legs spread out flat on the ground. Never had any issues with it in the last 10 years of owning it. I do like that larger tripod you are showing, be really good for star tracking.
Center column on photo tripods are inherently unstable regardless of their design or manufacture. Tripods are best with NO center column. In the world surveying tripods where instrument stability and security is most important, vast majority of these tripods have NO center column. Same applies to serious cinema and video camera tripods.
i myself use both types depending on where im at doinf photos
What all makes and models of tripods allow the center column to come off if you need them to to get lower? I know the rrs ascend and the gitzo mountaineer do. Any other brands?
I enjoyed your video. What is the brand name of the tripod with no center column, and the ball head?
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