Amateur Photographer – 09 August 2019

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ManfrottoElement Big

TravellerTripod

Thanksto itscarbon-fibre

construction,thistripodis the

lightestin thisround-upat a

mere1.4kg,andwhennotin use

canbefoldedto anextremely

portable41.5cmin length.

Conveniently,oneof itslegscan

alsobedetachedandusedas

a full-sizemonopodproviding

greatversatility,whilewithits

includedballhead,loadsof upto

8kgcanbesupportedsafely at

heightsof up to 164cm.

VanguardVEO235AB

TravelTripod

Withaninnovativeswinging

centralcolumnforrapidset-up

andtakedown,thiscompact

traveltripodprovidesa max

workingheightof 145cmand

cantakeloadsof upto 6kg,

morethanenoughto support

mostlandscapekits.Despitethis

it measuresonly38cmcollapsed

withitsTBH-50ballheadfitted,

andweighsonly1.5kg,meaning

it’lltakeupa minimalamount of

yourluggage allowance.

CalumetCK7202

5-SectionTripod

Ifyouwanttotakeyourown

tripodheadwithyou,it would

bea goodideatoconsider

thisCalumetlegset.It’sslightly

largerandheavierthanitsrivals

at 2.2kgand46cmcollapsed,

butit willsupporta huge

12kgpayloadandhasa truly

impressivemaximumheightof

179cmthatmakesshootingat

eyelevela realpossibility.It also

hasa legthatcanbedetached

andusedas a monopod.

£149

●Weighsjust1.4kg

●Compact41.5cmcollapsedlength

●Detachable monopod leg

£99

●Affordablepricetag

●Low-angleshootingcompatible

●Tiny 38cm collapsed length

£149

●Impressivemaxworkingheightof 179cm

●Huge12kgmaximumload

●Integrated full-size monopod leg

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Q

I’mgoingonholidaysoonandhave

seensomefantasticlandscapelocations

closeto whereI’mstayingthatI’dlove

to photograph.I’dparticularlyliketo takesome

long-exposureimagesbutamconcernedthatmy

normalfull-sizetripodis fartoolongandheavyto

packintomysuitcase.Doyouhaveanysuggestions

fora solutionunder£150thatwilltakeupless

roomandweight,butthatwillstillsupporta

professionalDSLR,wideangle lens and fi lters?

Toby Williams

A

Withthestrictbaggagelimitsonairlines,

decidingwhichcamerageartotakeona

holidaycanbechallenging.Thankfully,

there’s a wideselectionoftraveltripodsthatare

portableandprovidegreatstabilityforshooting

butata fractionoftheweight,size,andcostofa

regulartripod.Whenpickinga model,consider

thetotalweightofthecameraset-upyou’ll

attachtothemastheyvaryin theirmaxload

support,andconsidertheirtopworkingheights

and fl exibility. Here are three options.

A tripod that fits in a suitcase?

Optionstoprotect

cameraina bag

Q

I’mplanningseverallong
weekendswitha friendto
variousEuropeancapitals
thissummer,andalthoughI only
wanttotakea normalrucksack
andhandbagwithme,I’dliketo
carrymyFujifilmmirrorlessand
sparelensalongtoo.Is there
somethingI couldputthemin
toprotectthem,butthat’ssmall
enoughtosqueezeinsidea bag
withmyclothes?I’mnotlookingto
spenda fortune,anddon’treally
wanttoaddanothercamera bag
tomyexistingcollection.
JenniferBennett

A

Itseemsthere’snowa
storagesolutionforevery
occasionandpurpose,
andthere’scertainlysomething
thatspringstomindforthis,
Jennifer:a paddedcamerainsert.
Thesecompactsoftshellcases
withprotectivedividerscomein a
varietyofsizestoprotectvarying
gearset-upsandaredesignedto
becarriedinsidea normalbag.
Therearea fewbrandsavailable,
butwesuggestsomethinglike
theTenbaToolsBYOB7 that’ll
takea mirrorlesscameraandup
tothreelensesandaccessories;
it’s pricedata veryreasonable
£19.99.TheBYOB7’stopcan
befoldedbackandstowedin a
rearpocketforquickaccessto
cameragear,whilewithoutallthe
strapsandbucklesofa normal
camerabag,it canbestowedin
a hotelroomsafewhenyoudon’t
want to take it out with you.

TenbaTools

BYOB7 camerainsert:a

good space-saving option