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<blockquote data-quote="CajunJosh" data-source="post: 116960" data-attributes="member: 11637">You just have to use what works for you.&nbsp; If you are getting the results you want out of that tripod then great!&nbsp; I know I have used a cheap plastic tripod and my point of failure was the locking mechanisms on the legs.&nbsp; It didn't break but one of the legs collapsed (its been years and I can't remember but there might have been a little moisture on the leg surface).&nbsp; Thankfully I just had an OLD kodak point and shoot digital camera on the tripod.My personal philosophy is if I'm going to have on average $4,000 in body and lens hovering a couple feet off the ground I want to make sure I trust the device holding it up there.Now on the features side, you might be limited by the cheaper tripods on adjusting your tripod footprint (angle the legs can extend outward).&nbsp; I've setup my manfrotto in ways before that allowed me to shoot a fatality accident scene at work by having the camera over the side of the bridge.&nbsp; Some of the cheaper tripods only allow the legs to be spread to a certain degree.&nbsp; I often times have the tripod legs set at different angles depending on the footing.This was a recent shot that I wanted a wide footprint for:&nbsp; <a href="http://nikonites.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=20907&amp;original=1&amp;catid=member&amp;imageuser=11637" target="_blank">http://nikonites.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=20907&amp;original=1&amp;catid=member&amp;imageuser=11637</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="CajunJosh, post: 116960, member: 11637"] You just have to use what works for you. If you are getting the results you want out of that tripod then great! I know I have used a cheap plastic tripod and my point of failure was the locking mechanisms on the legs. It didn't break but one of the legs collapsed (its been years and I can't remember but there might have been a little moisture on the leg surface). Thankfully I just had an OLD kodak point and shoot digital camera on the tripod. My personal philosophy is if I'm going to have on average $4,000 in body and lens hovering a couple feet off the ground I want to make sure I trust the device holding it up there. Now on the features side, you might be limited by the cheaper tripods on adjusting your tripod footprint (angle the legs can extend outward). I've setup my manfrotto in ways before that allowed me to shoot a fatality accident scene at work by having the camera over the side of the bridge. Some of the cheaper tripods only allow the legs to be spread to a certain degree. I often times have the tripod legs set at different angles depending on the footing. This was a recent shot that I wanted a wide footprint for: [URL]http://nikonites.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=20907&original=1&catid=member&imageuser=11637[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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