I'd suggest the Manfrotto MT055XPRO3.I need a tripod light enough to carry but strong enough to hold my camera + Sigma 150-500 lens, I cannot afford Carbon Fiber....?
I'd suggest the Manfrotto MT055XPRO3.
One more thing to consider...do you want a tripod with a lateral arm?
If you want carbon fiber, buy carbon fiber; but your comment makes it sound like you think all carbon fiber is created equal, or utilized equally; I can tell you from experience it's not. Nor does carbon fiber automatically equate to a better tripod; especially at the low-end of the price spectrum. Having worked in the Fine Arts department of a college for over fifteen years now, and having seen equipment come and go in a photography department staffed by roughly 30 professional photographers, and hundreds of students every year, I feel like I have a pretty decent frame of reference.Thanks but I could buy Carbon Fiber for this price..
I would avoid the cheapest of the cheap - you will end up buying a better one soon enough. I have a couple of these cheapies that now serve as excellent light stands.
Hmm...I never considered using a tripod as a light stand. My neighbor gave me a few inexpensive tripods to see if I could sell them. I will look into utilizing some of them as light stands. Thanks for the idea!
I'm considering a pair of £25 tripods as light stands, since hardly any breeze managed to topple my light stand a break a brolly last weekend!