A tripod head is one of the most important pieces of equipment a photographer can own. Most photographers start with cheap, shoddily built tripods with integrated heads, sometimes bought as part of a kit. While they don’t know it, these tripods aren’t worth their weight in plastic, which is a fancy way of saying they’re worthless.
ProMaster announced the Epoch tripod that it says "takes photography back to its image-making roots" by blending classic performance with "nostalgic" style.
SmallRig announced a slew of new products this week and each is designed to make some aspect of photography and filmmaking just a little bit easier.
Many professional photographers, especially those working in studio environments, tether their cameras to a computer when shooting. It allows photographers to instantly see full-resolution files, which can be very beneficial. However, a downside of tethered shooting is the required cable, which can be a bit inconvenient.
Video gear company Edelkrone has introduced the Tripod X, a motorized video tripod that the company says represents "A new era in videography."
3 Legged Thing has announced an updated version of its Patti flip-lock tripod, adding new features and performance to the company's best-selling general use tripod.
SmallRig has announced the FreeRover AP-100 carbon fiber tripod kit. Designed primarily for photographers, the lightweight and compact travel tripod features carbon fiber legs, an inverted ball head, robust load capacity, and plenty of neat quality-of-life features. Better yet, at just $239, it is a relatively affordable carbon fiber tripod.
Telling a cohesive story by putting together a series of photos or video clips can be a complicated task. Changing the camera angles and perspective can significantly influence your viewer's reaction to the project, and leave you with a much more impactful image. This is where a horizontal tripod can provide you with a wider array of shooting angles.
Really Right Stuff announced a new L-bracket called the MC-LS that is designed to work on basically any camera with the classic SLR design with a perfect fit thanks to five levels of adjustment.
Aurora Aperture Inc. has announced an impressive, adaptable, and versatile tripod that aims to be the one tripod to rule them all.
ProMaster has launched the Chronicle, a multifunctional, adaptive tripod that is designed to improve the image capture process from top to bottom for a wide range of creators. That's a significant promise, but ProMaster says it can deliver.
Photographer Arnt Inge Hodne has long been interested in photographic equipment. Using his experience as an engineer and his passion for photography, Hodne has teamed up with Ådne Espeland and Harald Knutsen to design, build, and market a new type of tripod head, the Quick Precision Tripod Head.
ProMaster's new Chronicle Tripod aims to do it all. While it may look like a typical tripod at first glance, there is much more to the Chronicle than meets the eye. In seconds, it quickly converts to a tabletop tripod via its "Flexor center column", handheld stabilizer, or monopod. Plus, the ball head converts from an Arca-type quick-release camera mount to a phone clamp.
Benro's new CyanBird Carbon Fiber Tripod aims to compete against the Peak Design Travel Tripod at a fraction of the price.
Leofoto is poised to release a rather unusual tabletop-sized tripod called the Spider. When folded up, it looks no different than most small tripods but when in "spider mode," its three multi-jointed legs make it able to adapt to various environments.
SmallRig, designer and manufacturer of a wide range of camera rigs and cages, stabilizers, and other high-quality camera equipment for photo and video creators alike, has eight of its popular products available at a deep discount to celebrate Amazon Prime Day.
3Pod has unveiled the Everest Series, a new line of carbon fiber tripods and accessories designed for photographers and videographers. The Everest Series comprises two four-section compact carbon fiber tripods and a pair of accompanying Arca-Type ball heads.
A wildlife photographer suffered a horrific injury after his heavy-duty tripod snapped shut on his finger, causing a significant amount of permanent damage.
SmallRig has developed a new carbon fiber, heavy-duty video tripod called the FreeBlazer that retains much of what filmmakers have come to expect from their sticks, but greatly simplifies three stages of height adjustment into one clip lock per leg.
I just don't get excited about tripods anymore. Sure, there are some clever designs every now and again, but they all basically play on the same ideas. But with the X-Aircross F38, I was giggling with joy because this tripod is just so darn cool.
Insta360 is probably best known for its compact cameras but it's deviating from its core competencies with the launch of the Flow, a smartphone stabilizer that promises silky smooth video thanks to artificial intelligence (AI) tracking.
Really Right Stuff is a company that is well-known for producing some of the highest-quality tripod and accessories for creatives, and the recently updated PG-02 MK II Pan-Tilt Tripod Head is no exception.
Photographers who run their own businesses will always tell you they spend more time behind a desk than they do in a studio. But what if those two usually separate spaces were combined into one? That appears to be the idea behind the Tripod Standing Desk.
The popular tripod company Benro today launched the Theta, a revolutionary new camera stabilization device that the brand calls "the world's first smart modular travel tripod."
Edelkrone is positioning its StandPLUS as a "revolutionary" camera positioning tool that will make traditional tripods a thing of the past.
Sandmarc's new carbon fiber tripod is the latest example that shows the company takes smartphone photography seriously, as it is designed specifically for use with the iPhone.
Benro has developed what it says is the world's first travel tripod with "one-key auto-leveling" that uses a battery-powered system that will adjust a tripod to be perfectly level automatically.
After a four-year hiatus, Really Right Stuff is introducing a revised pano-gimbal head for photographers. Called the PG-02 MKII, the high-end tripod head promises fine control, better ergonomics, and reduced weight and size.
HEIPI raised over $1 million through a successful campaign on Kickstarter earlier this month for its new lightweight 3-in-1 Travel Tripod, but that success doesn't appear to be enough as the company has gone to IndieGoGo in search of more investment.
HEIPI has announced a new travel tripod that the company claims is the lightest and most compact 3-in-1 travel tripod on the market.