I've been looking around for a good tripod for shooting video. I have a feeling that the Fancier 270a will be too low for me. What tripods would you guys recommend for 400,- euro or less?
Re: Tripod suggestiy too low? I also have the fancier and find it smooth as silk.
Check out this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LVcxLyq-NQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LVcxLyq-NQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player)
Yes, I know about that video and I whish I've bought that tripod when I watched it the first time when the prices where much lower. Whats the height of your tripod and where did you buy it?
I know that the 717 coemes in a 1,8 version, but does the 270a come in that height too?
I think those are just rebranded weifeng tripods. They make some OK stuff. Once I break my slik I'll probably go there. They also make car mounts and cranes.
http://www.weifengchina.com/pro/?id=131
Direct, without re-branding might be cheaper. "Fancier" is probably some asshole distributor who adds his fee and cheap printed sticker on top.
It's bit hard to tell who is rebranding what. The only place I've see a mentioning af a 1.8m version of the 270a is on the Fancier China site, but I haven't found any resellers of that version yet.
We recently bought the pearstone VT2100 fluid head tripod from BH for $70. It's really good, especially for how cheap it is, very fluid motion. The only real downside is that the head isn't removable so upgrade options are limited.