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Benro vs Benro in the “Best travel tripod”, funny how that works in our Benro only world … pass

Oh I want that light!

Just got a new Benro Tortoise 35C. This very thoughtful detailed presentation is very helpful. Thank you indeed!

I did not decide yet between these two. So, if I understood well, tortoise is taller when opened but havier then rhino and also bigger when closed. I have checked their web page and apparently figures are completely different. I need one for traveling ; small when closed, tall when open, and light weight. Can you help me please choose betewwn theese 2? My heaviest lens is a Tamron 150-50 mm - abt 2kg

The camera of my dreams this R

I'm torn between them. The Tortoise seem to pack thinner which could help with backpacking, but the Rhino seems more versatile going higher or (upside down) lower.

Thank you for a great review Scott. I’m planning to travel to Iceland and Scotland soon and not sure which travel tripod to buy. I’m my mid 60’s weight and sturdiness is important. I also use a R5 and RF lenses which are not light. Which would you recommend?

Buyers beware --- Benro has not been able to ship The Theta Tripod. Benro is over a year late. They do not even update their website. It is June 9th and the website still says it is expecting to start shipping in May. Have sent a bunch of messages asking for updates and lately for my money back and NO RESPONSES! Maybe they are having financial troubles, but this video is a joke! DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY! Benro customer support does not respond!

Do not buy a Rhino tripod, especially if you need to travel. They fall apart, anything that can fall off probably will and then you will be passed from pillar to post because the custimer service in Europe is non-existent.

Thank you for this video, If I want to buy one of them which one you recomend? I want to use heavy long lens on it (the nikon z 180-600 mm), I do also landscape astrophotography.

Bro I'm 5'9 I'm considering Benro mach 3 TMA38CL or Rhino FRHN34C OR FRHN24C, which one among these would you suggest me to get considering my height?

Nice review 🙂👍

best tripod is the one u get for free from sponsors

If the ball head of the Rhino 34c is removed, what's the weight of the tripod itself? Appreciate the response in advance. Great review too. Thanks.

An informative review, Scott! One thing to add though - the GX30 has a rotating mounting base, meaning it removes the need for a seperate levelling base when shooting panoramas. You just simply level the camera and rotate the top mounting plate (where you fix the caemra). I dont own a GX ballhead myself, so correct me if im wrong, of course. But Im pretty sure thats how its supposed to work :)

Milkyway

Nicely presented essentials video.

Great video Scott. Some great gear items mentioned. One thing worth mentioning that some people may not know is the restrictions airlines have when it comes to travelling with powerbanks and spare batteries. Generally, all batteries should be carry-on only (battery terminals should be covered), and powerbanks should be <100Wh (approx 25600mAh). You can carry larger batteries, but you'll need prior written permission from the airlines. Also, I have a question. How do you find the Jupio non-genuine batteries? Are they comparable to the Canon batteries.

Thanks Scott, great advice!

Some good info Scott, thanks. I will definitely be purchasing some of those for my next road trip.

With the GX ballheads from Benro you don't need this additional leveling base because you'll have the upper panorama panning on this ballhead! Therefore you could save weight.

Can I get a pin please?😢

How do you find the stability of the 5 section Tortoise when fully extended? I am 5’ 8” and I am undecided if I should just go for the 4 section Tortoise which will be inherently more stable than the 5 section when fully extended. Do you find having a tripod that is slightly taller helps e.g. when shooting night sky etc?

Nice look at the Tortoise. My current travel tripod is shorter than the Tortoise even with its center column (which I hate to use) so ive been looking for a taller, columnless travel tripod and this sound like it will check all the boxes for me. ✔️

Great comparisons Scott. Since getting the R7, I like to use my other camera, 1200D, for macro photography - I just feel more connected & creative with that for flowers etc. Strange I know. Of course, I love everything about the R7 - the difference between the two are worlds apart. Enjoyed watching this video and surprisingly I picked over half of the 3000D shots. :)

Great video man! Super impressed with what you got with the 3000D, I got a couple wrong haha. Shows well that a camera can definitely assist you in some ways, but ultimately other factors are key!

great vid! would love to see what it's like comparing EF lenses with adapters to native EOS R lenses on the R3 / R5 bodies of the same type. Understandably, with time comes better glass, coating etc.. but would be great to see how 10 - 15 year old lens designs stack up against modern mirrorless glass (AF, CA, rendering, color, raws). Keep it up Scotty! <3

As Ansel Adam's famously once quoted: "The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!"

Did you call the griptilian a basic pocket knife haha

Can I attach s4pro video head to Rhino?

How tall are you? And is the rhino fully extended? Because it comes right upto your eye level

Epic mate. Need to get back to NZ 😍

08:57 The head has a double panaromy adjustment. You don't need a leveling base. You're very handsome 🙂

Do you really need the levelling base when both these tripods come with dual panning heads? If the legs are not level, is it not possible to just unlock the ball on the ball head, level the top plate on the head, lock the ball then if you are panning/rotating use the top panning feature only.

Awesome work! I assume the benro leveling base is also compatible to other tripod correct?

Soo windy! Stunning photos!

Very nice, one question, what about the aperture?Should I keep it open at max all the time for lanscape photos? Great channel. New subscribers here

i love landscape photography❤

Excellent, thank you!

Unless a waterfall has a ton of flow, I would always use a ND. Great video Scott!

Really!

great video man

Hi Scott Just found your channel. Have subscribed.I am a commercial photographer and landscape photographer from the Blue Mountains NSW. Sniper Photography

What a spectacular place! Thanks for taking us along. 🙂

Very nice Scotty

Love this! I had always wondered how to do this. Thank you so very much!

Some incredible visuals in this!!

Great video. Brings back great memories from our week on Norfolk with you and the team. Cheers

Great video Scott! Would love to see some more content around Norfolk Island 👌👌👏👏👏👏