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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 296449" data-attributes="member: 13090">Of all the photography advice I've been given over the years (that, typically, I failed to heed) the bit about sucking it up and spending some serious money on a really good tripod and ballhead, right from the get-go, has to be the single best bit of such advice I've ever gotton. Simply put, I won't own another $50 tripod and I can't suggest you do either. They're nothing but a stepping stone to a $100 tripod... Which is nothing but a stepping stone to the tripod I'm *actually* happy with which is my current <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Manfrotto-055XPROB-Tripod-Legs-Black/dp/B000UMX7FI/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1398106019&amp;sr=1-2" target="_blank">Manfrotto 055XPROB</a> (ball head sold separately). I know it's not what you want to hear but buying right the first time really WILL save you money in the long run. Now, all that being said, if you're bound and determined to buy a $50 tripod, the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dolica-AX620B100-62-Inch-Proline-Tripod/dp/B001D60LG8/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1398106497&amp;sr=1-2" target="_blank">Dolica AX620B100 combo</a> will get you through the night. ...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 296449, member: 13090"] Of all the photography advice I've been given over the years (that, typically, I failed to heed) the bit about sucking it up and spending some serious money on a really good tripod and ballhead, right from the get-go, has to be the single best bit of such advice I've ever gotton. Simply put, I won't own another $50 tripod and I can't suggest you do either. They're nothing but a stepping stone to a $100 tripod... Which is nothing but a stepping stone to the tripod I'm *actually* happy with which is my current [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Manfrotto-055XPROB-Tripod-Legs-Black/dp/B000UMX7FI/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1398106019&sr=1-2"]Manfrotto 055XPROB[/URL] (ball head sold separately). I know it's not what you want to hear but buying right the first time really WILL save you money in the long run. Now, all that being said, if you're bound and determined to buy a $50 tripod, the [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Dolica-AX620B100-62-Inch-Proline-Tripod/dp/B001D60LG8/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1398106497&sr=1-2"]Dolica AX620B100 combo[/URL] will get you through the night. [COLOR=#ffffff]...[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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