New Shoes
For my camera, that is. Ok, I bought a new pair of shoes for me, too, last week, which is probably why I made the connection. It's not often I buy new shoes, because... well, I guess because I'm not a girl, and shoes don't excite me.

But, new shoes for my camera, in the form of a tripod, is very exciting. Mine was not the best to begin with, and is older than some of you reading this. It served me well, but it now slips where it should stick and sticks where it should slip. So, I decided that, since I really can't justify buying a $5,000 lens, which is what I'd really like, I'd treat myself to a new tripod.

I got myself one of these; [link] It has Bogen's unique pivoting center column system, which my initial testdrive this afternoon proved is very, very useful. It makes it sooooo much easier to get close to subjects like flowers. It also allows the pod to get down to about 4" (plus the height of whatever head you put on it), despite reaching 70" at full extension. When you factor in the height of the head, this thing can actually get TOO tall for me! What a strange and wonderful experience that is.

I was hoping for a carbon fibre version, but they didn't have one. So, I got the aluminum one. It would only have saved about one pound of weight, and cost almost double, so I'm not too disappointed.

And, I needed a head, so I got one of these; [link] I didn't have one, because my old one has a built-in head. I also got a spare quick release plate, so I can have one on the camera, and one on my long lens. Should make life easier.

Anyway, I took it for a testdrive around the condo complex, and I think I'm much more likely to use a tripod from now on. It's a lot easier to set up, a lot more stable, and a lot more versatile than my old one. It even inspired me to dust off my macro lens

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