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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 518812" data-attributes="member: 13090">I've had issues with small, compact tripods like the MeFoto when doing long exposure shots <a href="http://nikonites.com/other-photography-equipment/34285-help-new-tripod-purchase-post513707.html#post513707" target="_blank">like this 3 second exposure</a> of the San Diego waterfront I recently did. I like the Roadtrip, and other tripods like it, but it wouldn't work for me as my only tripod. It just depends on what you plan on using it for. To get a clear shot of the waterfront that night, I had to retrieve my much larger, heavier Manfrotto 055XPROB....If all you want/need is a basic shutter release you can spend $10 for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Foto-Tech-FTML-L3-Wireless-Shutter/dp/B00F5JV4NS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1451350263&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank">this knockoff version</a> or you can spend $25 for the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-ML-L3-Wireless-Remote-Control/dp/B00007EDZG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1451350263&amp;sr=8-3" target="_blank">Nikon branded version</a>. If you want Mack Daddy of shutter controllers, look up the Vello Shutterboss Wireless.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 518812, member: 13090"] I've had issues with small, compact tripods like the MeFoto when doing long exposure shots [url=http://nikonites.com/other-photography-equipment/34285-help-new-tripod-purchase-post513707.html#post513707]like this 3 second exposure[/url] of the San Diego waterfront I recently did. I like the Roadtrip, and other tripods like it, but it wouldn't work for me as my only tripod. It just depends on what you plan on using it for. To get a clear shot of the waterfront that night, I had to retrieve my much larger, heavier Manfrotto 055XPROB. [COLOR="#FFFFFF"]...[/COLOR] If all you want/need is a basic shutter release you can spend $10 for [url=http://www.amazon.com/Foto-Tech-FTML-L3-Wireless-Shutter/dp/B00F5JV4NS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451350263&sr=8-1]this knockoff version[/url] or you can spend $25 for the [url=http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-ML-L3-Wireless-Remote-Control/dp/B00007EDZG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1451350263&sr=8-3]Nikon branded version[/url]. If you want Mack Daddy of shutter controllers, look up the Vello Shutterboss Wireless. [/QUOTE]

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