Is a TRIPOD More Important Than Your Next CAMERA or LENS Upgrade?

In this video, I discuss how tripods can MASSIVELY transform your photography and how they are often forgotten in the modern photographic landscape.
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My photography website:
nicklongphotography.com/
Tripods in this video:
My heavy duty tripod - Slik Pro 700 with 808DQ head (I have the 635AS Head): www.amazon.com/SLIK-Tripod-SB...
My travel tripod - Slik Sprint 150
www.amazon.com/s?k=slik+150&r...
I have heard good things about these affordable tripods (seek larger tripods for use with long telephoto lenses):
K&F Concept 94”:
www.amazon.com/Concept-SA254T...
Surui Traveler 7C:
www.amazon.com/Traveler-Light...
Inspiration for this video:
John Shaw’s Guide to Digital Nature Photography:www.amazon.com/Shaws-Guide-Di...
John Shaw’s Landscape Photography:
www.amazon.com/John-Shaws-Lan...
John Shaw’s Website: www.johnshawphoto.com/
Equipment:
Camera: Nikon Z50
Microphone: Shure SM58 in 3D printed DIY SM7B housing with Tonor Boom Arm
Key light: Mountdog softbox with honeycomb mesh
Background lights: Govee Glide Lights
Video editing: Davinci Resolve 18
00:00 - Intro
01:19 - More Obvious Reasons Why Tripods Transform Your Photography
02:24 - Less Obvious, But More Important, Reasons for Why Tripods Transform Your Photography
03:56 - What Actually Makes a Good Tripod?
06:46 - Outro

[@notloki3140]

I can't wait to do street photography with my new tripod. Thanks a bunch!

[@deepskypics]

Your very welcome friend! What tripod did you end up grabbing? Thanks for watching & commenting

[@GinoFoto]

Tripod is great accessory, but not as much necessity as once was, especially nowadays even two seconds exposure can be done handheld. Where I personally value tripod the most is precision composing, it allow repeatability etc.

[@deepskypics]

You makes some great points sir! It is really incredible how far IBUS/VR has come isn’t it? And I totally get it because even carrying a small 3lbs tripod around Japan with me for hours really adds up over time for example. Especially when IBUS/VR can assist. Precision composing and repeatability! Exactly! Immense value here in improving your photographs. Thank you for watching and leaving your thoughts!

[@robertwaters2032]

Nice video on tripods, glad I came across your channel

[@deepskypics]

That’s so nice! Thank you! I’m really glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

[@levako05d]

Great vid, man. Subbed.

[@deepskypics]

Hey mate! I’m so glad my video really clicked with you. Thanks for watching, commenting, and subscribing! Say, what’s your favorite tripod these days? And what in my video resonated the most?

[@levako05d]

@@deepskypics My photography is not really tripod heavy. I am reluctant to admit, but I got a cheap tripod from Amazon, but I definitely can see your point as it is really flimsy when fully extended. It works fine with my sporadic astrophoto and long exposure projects. Funnily enough, I have an old German tripod back in Hungary (I live in the UK now). That thing is like 30 years old and it is indestructible. I use it for my projects in Budapest when I'm visiting. : )

[@DSLRPhotoShooter]

The an amazing shot of a deer! Those antlers. I’ll have to check out Slik Tripods too never heard of em.

[@deepskypics]

Hey thanks mate! I was really lucky the deer let me hang out with em so close. Thanks for watching & commenting!

[@AIbot21432]

Manfrotto Salon > tripod tripod head > tripod cambo actus > tripod but a tripod is still good

[@deepskypics]

Manfrotto salon, now that’s something I have not heard of. It looks like something you’d use to hold a camera RIGIDLY still for portrait photography or filming? How do you make the best use of it? Thanks for watching & commenting!

[@AIbot21432]

it's used in all commercial still life you put the cambo actus on it and you are golden. big and heavy but has wheels to move around the studio then lock it in place and it won't move@@deepskypics

[@vmstanford]

There is an old saying people who don't know photography talk about megapixels; proficient amateurs talk about lenses; and professionals talk about tripods.

[@deepskypics]

OMG I love this! I’ve not heard that one before. Thanks for watching and putting that in the comments! Talking about tripods, what’s your favorite tripod these days?

[@vmstanford]

BTW: I use a Manfrotto 3021BN tripod with a 488RC2 ball head. It looks a lot like the one you show in your video. A lot People like to think that image stabilization means you don't need tripods anymore, but they are wrong. Every really razor sharp landscape I've ever taken was done with the tripod rather than hand holding Nikon VR lenses. I also have a 1000mm f10 Meade Maksutov-Cassegrain telephoto mirror lens that works well on the Manfrotto. That one doubles as a spotter scope with a set of eye pieces and a scope diagonal. It's pointless to even pick it up without putting it on a sturdy tripod. BTW: Nice video segment. Thanks.

[@deepskypics]

@@vmstanford Manfrottos are great! Funny story about Manfrotto. I’m from Colorado and did a photo tour with John Fielder, a very famous CO photographer. He spent much of the tour trying to hypnotize me to buy his older Manfrotto tripod. Was a great tour. 100% agreed on VR. Nearly all successful photos I’ve taken have been taken meticulously from a Tripod. You mentioned your cassegrain telescope. I’ve been wondering if my viewer base would get a kick out of some astrophotography segments? Not constellation shots, but through the telescope work: nebulas, galaxies, equipment, software etc…? Super glad you enjoyed my content! Thanks for watching & commenting!