Hello from California

Hi everyone,

Just got back into photography. Bought a Nikon D7100 and loving it. Live in the Los Angeles area and enjoy the outdoors and photography of course. I am looking for a tripod, can anyone suggest a good one? I've heard Manfrotto is good along with a ball head. Any suggestions?

Welcome to the forum

Welcome to the community of nikonites

Thank you for the warm welcome. Guess I should have payed closer attention yo my post, that should have been Hello from California : )

FavPastTime said:

Thank you for the warm welcome. Guess I should have payed closer attention yo my post, that should have been Hello from California : )

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Fixed it for you.

Thanks! How do you like your D7100? I got mine about a week ago and love it but have a lot to learn. I'm trying to re-learn f-stops, depth of field, aperture, etc. I want to use manual settings primarily. Any tips or recommendations on using the D7100?

FavPastTime said:

Hi everyone,

Just got back into photography. Bought a Nikon D7100 and loving it. Live in the Los Angeles area and enjoy the outdoors and photography of course. I am looking for a tripod, can anyone suggest a good one? I've heard Manfrotto is good along with a ball head. Any suggestions?

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I bought a Mefoto Roadtrip Tripod that breaks down into a monopod without using any tools. It's a great tripod and a good price! Welcome to Nikonites!

Thanks, I'm finding this tripod for around $189.00. After researching for the past hour it becomes very confusing on which is the best to buy in a $200 to $400 price range. This looks like a good choice though.

Hi, and welcome to Nikonites. Congrats on your new D7100.

A tip on buying a tripod and ball head combo: make sure it can support twice the weight of the gear you want to mount on it.

If you PM me your email address, I can send you a Setup Guide for your camera......no charge.

FavPastTime said:

Thanks! How do you like your D7100? I got mine about a week ago and love it but have a lot to learn. I'm trying to re-learn f-stops, depth of field, aperture, etc. I want to use manual settings primarily. Any tips or recommendations on using the D7100?

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My D7100 is a year old and I still love it. Here are some tips that were written by a fellow Nikonite grandpaw (Jeff) and many apply to the D7100.
Nikon D7000 tips

Welcome and enjoy your stay.
The D7100 is awesome use af-c and aperture priority
a lot.have had it for a little over a year and still
learning.

I found a Manfrotto 055XPROB with MHD54 Ball Head with two bonus quick releases for $369.00; should I buy? Comments?

Howdy from Dallas! I'm just getting back into photography as well, but this is my first dabble with digital SLRs.

I've been looking as the MeFOTOs as well. I have an older Manfrotto from my earlier days, but it does not fold down small enough to pack into a suitcase so I'm looking for alternatives.


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hello and welcome

I bought a Nikon d7100 and am getting familiar with it; love the camera. Been reading as much as I can to get back into the manual operations of the camera.