light weight travel tripod for sub compact camera?

I' traveling and am looking for a light weight tripod for a sub compact
(pocketable) camera like the canon elph. I already have a slick U6000 tripod
weighting 2.5 lb. It is overkill to support such a small camera.

Is there something under 1.5 lb? I need one to take long exposure (e.g. in a
dark cathedral) or self photo. Table top tripod won't do; it has to be at
least 5 ft tall.

Velbon CX-mini.
http://www.jessops.com/Store/s25338/...d/details.aspx
I took one of these to peru... ideal for lightweight occasional use.
Small enough and light enought that you'll actually carry it.. rather than
leaving it back in the hotel..

SS

"peter" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:KOd6k.4609$WH.2044@trndny05...
> I' traveling and am looking for a light weight tripod for a sub compact
> (pocketable) camera like the canon elph. I already have a slick U6000
> tripod weighting 2.5 lb. It is overkill to support such a small camera.
>
> Is there something under 1.5 lb? I need one to take long exposure (e.g. in
> a dark cathedral) or self photo. Table top tripod won't do; it has to be
> at least 5 ft tall.
>

simon steel wrote:
> Velbon CX-mini.
> http://www.jessops.com/Store/s25338/...d/details.aspx
> I took one of these to peru... ideal for lightweight occasional use.
> Small enough and light enought that you'll actually carry it.. rather than
> leaving it back in the hotel..
>
> SS

Since when did 64cm equate to a height of 5ft?

John.

>
> "peter" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:KOd6k.4609$WH.2044@trndny05...
>> I' traveling and am looking for a light weight tripod for a sub compact
>> (pocketable) camera like the canon elph. I already have a slick U6000
>> tripod weighting 2.5 lb. It is overkill to support such a small camera.
>>
>> Is there something under 1.5 lb? I need one to take long exposure (e.g. in
>> a dark cathedral) or self photo. Table top tripod won't do; it has to be
>> at least 5 ft tall.
>>
>
>

"peter" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote

> I'm traveling and am looking for a light weight tripod for a sub compact
> (pocketable) camera like the canon elph. I already have a slick U6000
> tripod weighting 2.5 lb. It is overkill to support such a small camera.

> Is there something under 1.5 lb? I need one to take long exposure (e.g. in
> a dark cathedral) or self photo. Table top tripod won't do; it has to be
> at least 5 ft tall.

Have a look on eBay. If your version is anything like the Aussie one, there
will be at least a couple of sellers offering (repeatedly) lightweight
Chinese tripods which, although junk, are adequate for a trip away, and
extend to over my head height (170 cm). And if one of the legs falls off
after a week or two, you've only lost $10-15 including postage.

I use mine with both a Coolpix 995 and a D8 video camera (although it really
is too flimsy for something that heavy.)

Paul

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:59:38 +0000, peter wrote:

> I' traveling and am looking for a light weight tripod for a sub compact
> (pocketable) camera like the canon elph. I already have a slick U6000
> tripod weighting 2.5 lb. It is overkill to support such a small camera.
>
> Is there something under 1.5 lb? I need one to take long exposure (e.g.
> in a dark cathedral) or self photo. Table top tripod won't do; it has to
> be at least 5 ft tall.

A light camera needs a heavy tripod for the inertia.

--
Neil
reverse ra and delete l
Linux user 335851

peter wrote:
> I' traveling and am looking for a light weight tripod for a sub compact
> (pocketable) camera like the canon elph. I already have a slick U6000 tripod
> weighting 2.5 lb. It is overkill to support such a small camera.
>
> Is there something under 1.5 lb? I need one to take long exposure (e.g. in a
> dark cathedral) or self photo. Table top tripod won't do; it has to be at
> least 5 ft tall.

Are you sure? I've got tremendous mileage out of a table top tripod.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...nik_tripod.jpg

I can *normally* find something to stand it on (I've often
used chairs in churches).

I've also used the tripod held against a wall for a long-ish exposure
with no trouble

Mundane examples:

Station: 6 second exposure, of the pa****t of the bridge crossing the line

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...ch/station.jpg

Park: 13 second exposure, tripod on top of waste bin

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2..._tech/park.jpg

BugBear

"peter" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:KOd6k.4609$WH.2044@trndny05...
> I' traveling and am looking for a light weight tripod for a sub compact
> (pocketable) camera like the canon elph. I already have a slick U6000
> tripod weighting 2.5 lb. It is overkill to support such a small camera.
>
> Is there something under 1.5 lb? I need one to take long exposure (e.g. in
> a dark cathedral) or self photo. Table top tripod won't do; it has to be
> at least 5 ft tall.

If you want something five foot tall, no matter what the camera size is,
you need something sturdy and solid, or you should not bother at all since
it will not hold it steady. I suggest tucking a small bean bag into your
pocket. It is amazing what you can find to steady a camera when you need
to. A wall, bench etc all work very well. Frankly a 1.5 lb tripod for time
exposures is totally useless. Even a 2.5 pod is not going to help much.



--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit

On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:25:15 +0100, bugbear
<bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> wrote:

>peter wrote:
>> I' traveling and am looking for a light weight tripod for a sub compact
>> (pocketable) camera like the canon elph. I already have a slick U6000 tripod
>> weighting 2.5 lb. It is overkill to support such a small camera.
>>
>> Is there something under 1.5 lb? I need one to take long exposure (e.g. in a
>> dark cathedral) or self photo. Table top tripod won't do; it has to be at
>> least 5 ft tall.
>
>Are you sure? I've got tremendous mileage out of a table top tripod.
>
>http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...nik_tripod.jpg
>
>I can *normally* find something to stand it on (I've often
>used chairs in churches).
>
>I've also used the tripod held against a wall for a long-ish exposure
>with no trouble
>
>Mundane examples:
>
>Station: 6 second exposure, of the pa****t of the bridge crossing the line
>
>http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...ch/station.jpg
>
>Park: 13 second exposure, tripod on top of waste bin
>
>http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2..._tech/park.jpg
>

Inventiveness has always been useful in photography. When a relative
was visiting from Ireland, and wanted some group pictures that
included everyone, we were at the beach with no one around to take the
picture. The only object around tall enough to place the camera on
was a waste receptacle with a round top.

I took a bag that was part of a folding beach chair set, filled it
with sand from the beach, and d****d it over the waste receptacle.
That provided a steady platform for the camera set with the
self-timer.


--
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida

tony cooper wrote:
>
> Inventiveness has always been useful in photography. When a relative
> was visiting from Ireland, and wanted some group pictures that
> included everyone, we were at the beach with no one around to take the
> picture. The only object around tall enough to place the camera on
> was a waste receptacle with a round top.
>
> I took a bag that was part of a folding beach chair set, filled it
> with sand from the beach, and d****d it over the waste receptacle.
> That provided a steady platform for the camera set with the
> self-timer.

Yeah; it seems a shame to have a compact (easy to carry)
camera, and then conclude you need a big tripod :-(

BugBear

Joseph Meehan <sligoNoSPAMjoe@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "peter" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:KOd6k.4609$WH.2044@trndny05...
>> I' traveling and am looking for a light weight tripod for a sub compact
>> (pocketable) camera like the canon elph. I already have a slick U6000
>> tripod weighting 2.5 lb. It is overkill to support such a small camera.
>>
>> Is there something under 1.5 lb? I need one to take long exposure (e.g. in
>> a dark cathedral) or self photo. Table top tripod won't do; it has to be
>> at least 5 ft tall.

> If you want something five foot tall, no matter what the camera size is,
> you need something sturdy and solid, or you should not bother at all since
> it will not hold it steady.

If you're indoors and the floor is solid and you use a remote shutter
release a light flimsy tripod will hold your camera as steady as
anything else.

--
Chris Malcolm cam@infirmatics.ed.ac.uk DoD #205
IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK
[http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/]