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grow.  Take the 2-minute tour ×  I'm fairly new to photography
and I've been considering buying a tripod. My problem is that I
don't know what makes for good quality in them - what properties
should I judge against?  This question about tripods for
landscape photography seems related but slightly different in
purpose.  share|improve this question Also related but less
specific: What should I pay attention to when choosing a tripod?
–  mattdm Jan 5 '12 at 3:05  2 Answers 2  up vote 13 down vote
accepted  Tripod selection comes down to a few different
compromises. What is more important to you, the cost, tripod
weight, or the stability of the tripod? It is a set of trade
offs and you have to choose what is most important to you, or
decide that you won't get the best of all three.  General
Considerations    • Stability/Capacity - Are you shooting with a
small point and shoot, or a pro DSLR w