Manfrotto
Reddit take
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Pros
- manfrotto legs and eimage ‘fluid head’
- I do have Manfrotto which is at your price point of $199 that I like to use for inside work.
- For tripods that can stand up to abuse, I like Manfrotto as a brand, the 055 legs have been with me almost a decade now, and there's a variety of tripod heads you can get for it.
- I've tried out Impact versions of various grip gear, they've been fine, but all have been inferior to the Manfrotto version.
- Some good ones are Manfrotto and Smallrig.
Cons
- Now I have a Manfrotto which is good enough but it does need periodic tightening of the screws.
- Also, are all the manfrotto "boomstands" actually boomstands or are those the light stands?
- Absolute garbage products. They’re wildly inconsistent and they cheap out on the metals and plastics they use. That’s why everything breaks on them.
- i think 75% of the manfrotto gear i’ve used for professional or personal work has broken or been difficult to use. heard it was the industry standard when i first got into this but i’ve learned the opposite tbh
- Manfrotto was my go-to, until i could afford sachtler. I would not even compare the two. I think both are appropriate for different financial stages!
Sentiment
5 positive (45%) · 4 mixed (36%) · 2 negative (18%)
Trust + time weighted score: +26% · raw score 27%
What redditors said (10 of 11)
manfrotto legs and eimage ‘fluid head’
Now I have a Manfrotto which is good enough but it does need periodic tightening of the screws.
I do have Manfrotto which is at your price point of $199 that I like to use for inside work.
Also, are all the manfrotto "boomstands" actually boomstands or are those the light stands?
Absolute garbage products. They’re wildly inconsistent and they cheap out on the metals and plastics they use. That’s why everything breaks on them.
i think 75% of the manfrotto gear i’ve used for professional or personal work has broken or been difficult to use. heard it was the industry standard when i first got into this but i’ve learned the opposite tbh
Manfrotto was my go-to, until i could afford sachtler. I would not even compare the two. I think both are appropriate for different financial stages!
I’ve only ever owned a manfrotto and a siuri head.
For tripods that can stand up to abuse, I like Manfrotto as a brand, the 055 legs have been with me almost a decade now, and there's a variety of tripod heads you can get for it.
I've tried out Impact versions of various grip gear, they've been fine, but all have been inferior to the Manfrotto version.