Perfect tripod would be sturdy, compact, stable, light weight and cheap…and there's no such thing (at least up to now).
Cheap tripod often light weight and compact, but it sacrifices the sturdiness and stability which is the basic reason why you want to use tripod…to minimize vibration.
If you buy these toys…you can forget about using tripod, because you cannot get vibration free image. Minor vibration does exist because of the equipment shutter movement. I have been using cheap tripod before moving to my Manfrotto…and I tell you that the difference is clear.
Expensive tripod usually made of carbon fibers or basalt. It offers sturdiness, stability and medium weight.
For me…I choose to sacrifice the weight, I buy aluminium tripod from Manfrotto (055 ProB). Alumunium tripod have good sturdiness and stability, not too expensive, but quite heavy…at least with this tripod, you could consider photography as sport and you could train you muscleJ
The size is also not compact…around 60-70 cm when folded. I really wish it could be folded to be more compact and put it on my bags, so I don't have to carry it separately all the timeL
Another consideration in buying tripod is the maximum and minimum height…landscaper and macro photographer usually need lowest possible tripod to get their photo subject.
There is also part of tripod that also important, which is the head…when you buy tripod, usually this is not included, so you have to buy it separately.
There are 3 types of head:
- Ball head
- Pan and Tilt head
- Wimberly head (usually used only for long tele lenses)
I prefer ball head type because of its flexibility; you could move the head in all direction easily with only turning one knob.
Pan and Tilt is just too many handles for me.
Some old player which already well known as tripod manufacturer:
If you want a quick setting, easy to carry and practical...but sacrifice bit of steadiness. Just try Monopods...
If you want clear, sharp image and optimum image result...use tripod
Image sample, taken using Manfrotto 055 ProB tripod + Nikon D200
Shutter speed: 1.3 second
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