This video was really insightful! I appreciate the detailed breakdown of the tripod's features and your honest review. Thanks for sharing your experience and tips, especially about the leg locks-super helpful for anyone considering this tripod. Looking forward to more of your content! 📷✨
Thanks Wendy, glad you enjoyed the video. Having a small tripod like this has freed me up to shoot on film in low light conditions without sacrificing depth of field or swapping cameras to one that has a faster film inside.
@@GrumpyTim You're welcome! It's great to hear that the small tripod has made such a difference in your filming process. Being able to shoot in low light while maintaining depth of field is a huge advantage, and it's always nice to have the flexibility without having to switch cameras. Keep up the great work!
@@GrumpyTim You're welcome! I'm thrilled to hear that the tripod has been so beneficial for your photography. It's great to know it has helped you capture those low light shots without compromising on depth of field or needing to switch cameras. Keep up the fantastic work, and happy shooting!
The only products I've used from K&F have been filters, but I was quite impressed by them. I've found that the quarter thread on the top of a tripod is great to film your camera screen with your phone if you're talking through a composition or on occasion, I've added a friction arm and used it to hold my microphone just out of shot for talking head bits. Great review, Tim🖖
Hi David, that's a good idea using the 1/4" mount to hold the phone while filming the back of the camera - I might be able to cobble together something along those lines when I'm filming the viewfinder on an old camera rather than trying (and failing) to hold the phone still during the clip! Cheers for watching.
That's a great tripod, I would love to buy a carbon fibre tripod too one day! And congrats on the K&F 'deal' :) I have a few of their adapters to adopt vintage lenses on my Sony camera, and those K&F adapters are by far the best price/quality wise.
Hi ohjajohh, the carbon fibre tripods are definitely handy if you're carrying them around a lot, but I still like my plain aluminium tripods too, just not so much if I'm carrying them all day long. I have, like you, found the K&F adapters to be a good balance of price and quality. Cheers for watching.
Very versatile and smart engineered I must say. Only thing I would be worried about is the rubber parts used. I do have bad experience with "modern" rubber parts and coatings either drying out or turning into greasy liquid after 3 to 6 years. I' guess in 3 to 6 years we will know. Nice shots. Thanks for the review.
Ah yes, the tactile paint that seemed to be applied to everything about 10 - 15 years ago and has now turned into a sticky mess - my Motorola Z8 is in a really sorry state these days!!! From the feel of the rubber on this tripod I don't think it's the type that will go off in a few years time, but there's only one way to be sure........
Not the video I quite expected, but enjoyed it regardless and might end up getting one myself to replace my heavy aluminum one for walking around. Also, the Bessa I is a great camera; I'd love to see a video with your thoughts on it
Hi Zed John, yeah, it was a bit of a break from tradition doing this video, time will tell if I do more like this or not - I found it far more stressful to create this one than normal (and I get pretty stressed doing them at the best of times). That said, I'm loving having a small tripod to carry around all the time, it opens up the freedom of shooting in low light without sacrificing depth of field. The Bessa is a lovely camera, mine was a bit of a wreck when I got it, but it was suitably cheap, and I think I got it straightened out enough because the focussing seems to be about right. I'll do a video on that one soonish, maybe throw a couple more films through it first. If you'd have told me a few years ago that I'd be using one of those ancient looking folding cameras I'd have just laughed at you, but I've got a few of them now and I love using them.
This video was really insightful! I appreciate the detailed breakdown of the tripod's features and your honest review. Thanks for sharing your experience and tips, especially about the leg locks-super helpful for anyone considering this tripod. Looking forward to more of your content! 📷✨
Thanks Wendy, glad you enjoyed the video. Having a small tripod like this has freed me up to shoot on film in low light conditions without sacrificing depth of field or swapping cameras to one that has a faster film inside.
@@GrumpyTim You're welcome! It's great to hear that the small tripod has made such a difference in your filming process. Being able to shoot in low light while maintaining depth of field is a huge advantage, and it's always nice to have the flexibility without having to switch cameras. Keep up the great work!
@@GrumpyTim You're welcome! I'm thrilled to hear that the tripod has been so beneficial for your photography. It's great to know it has helped you capture those low light shots without compromising on depth of field or needing to switch cameras. Keep up the fantastic work, and happy shooting!
The only products I've used from K&F have been filters, but I was quite impressed by them. I've found that the quarter thread on the top of a tripod is great to film your camera screen with your phone if you're talking through a composition or on occasion, I've added a friction arm and used it to hold my microphone just out of shot for talking head bits.
Great review, Tim🖖
Hi David, that's a good idea using the 1/4" mount to hold the phone while filming the back of the camera - I might be able to cobble together something along those lines when I'm filming the viewfinder on an old camera rather than trying (and failing) to hold the phone still during the clip! Cheers for watching.
Haha, found you!🤭Nice to see you here
That's a great tripod, I would love to buy a carbon fibre tripod too one day! And congrats on the K&F 'deal' :) I have a few of their adapters to adopt vintage lenses on my Sony camera, and those K&F adapters are by far the best price/quality wise.
Hi ohjajohh, the carbon fibre tripods are definitely handy if you're carrying them around a lot, but I still like my plain aluminium tripods too, just not so much if I'm carrying them all day long. I have, like you, found the K&F adapters to be a good balance of price and quality. Cheers for watching.
Very versatile and smart engineered I must say. Only thing I would be worried about is the rubber parts used. I do have bad experience with "modern" rubber parts and coatings either drying out or turning into greasy liquid after 3 to 6 years. I' guess in 3 to 6 years we will know.
Nice shots. Thanks for the review.
Ah yes, the tactile paint that seemed to be applied to everything about 10 - 15 years ago and has now turned into a sticky mess - my Motorola Z8 is in a really sorry state these days!!! From the feel of the rubber on this tripod I don't think it's the type that will go off in a few years time, but there's only one way to be sure........
Not the video I quite expected, but enjoyed it regardless and might end up getting one myself to replace my heavy aluminum one for walking around.
Also, the Bessa I is a great camera; I'd love to see a video with your thoughts on it
Hi Zed John, yeah, it was a bit of a break from tradition doing this video, time will tell if I do more like this or not - I found it far more stressful to create this one than normal (and I get pretty stressed doing them at the best of times). That said, I'm loving having a small tripod to carry around all the time, it opens up the freedom of shooting in low light without sacrificing depth of field.
The Bessa is a lovely camera, mine was a bit of a wreck when I got it, but it was suitably cheap, and I think I got it straightened out enough because the focussing seems to be about right. I'll do a video on that one soonish, maybe throw a couple more films through it first. If you'd have told me a few years ago that I'd be using one of those ancient looking folding cameras I'd have just laughed at you, but I've got a few of them now and I love using them.