While there are many types of tri-pods out there, the best to begin with is usually a travel size tri-pod with good support and light weight to go with you wherever the tri-pod is needed. Out in the market there are many cheap options for tripods, but if you are going to buy just one and plan on using it in all environments (in studio and outdoors) it is necessary to buy one that will last, is durable, and strong to support your camera.
Our recommendation this week is a travel size tri-pod with all the strength and durability of the studio versions called the Benro Travel Angel Tri-pod. This tri-pod has many aspects that make it the best travel tri-pod in our books, one of the most attractive being how lightweight and compact it folds up to be, tipping the scale at 3.3 pounds without the head. This feature makes it easy to carry around when traveling, hiking, or doing practically anything. What is most impressive by the compactness of this tri-pod is how it can be folded to be as small as 14.9-inches long and can be extended up to 59.6 inches (almost 5 ft.) tall! With this tripod, you are also given a carrying case and shoulder strap that offer maximum protection to your tripod. Benro chooses to make their products with very high quality materials, making the tripods with a weather and dust- resistant material that makes this tripod last longer and not produce that rust that quickly develops in some normal tripods once met with these factors.
When traveling out of the studio or even in some studio cases, you are left in a small cramped area or against an angle and the tri-pod is a necessary part of getting the best picture. This Benro Travel Angel is equipped with legs that can be independently locked at two different angles. This is a great sign on versatility giving you the ability to get the best picture with your tri-pod from ground level to any type of photography environment. This tri-pod deems fit to hold a general medium sized DSLR camera with a zoom lens, which can weigh up to almost 9 pounds firmly! Included on the head are two screws at each end of the plate that stop the camera from sliding out of the holder if the locking knob on the side comes loose, which can sometimes be a problem in other tri-pods and can put your camera in dangers way. These extra pre-cautions are what support your camera when it is attached to the tri-pod and makes Benro such a quality piece. The head of this tri-pod comes equipped with matching ball heads, which have three locking knobs that are able to be separately controlled to alter the general positioning, panning, and friction control. To increase steadiness even more there is the center-column hook that enables you to add weight to the tripod in order to give it even more strength and stability.
Overall, the Benro Travel Angel Tri-pod is truly an angel when it comes to being reliable to hold your camera, being versatile in angles, and being strong and durable to last you a long time. This tri-pod is truly amazing for travel, location shoots, and even some inside, giving you the support needed to maintain low ISO settings, have slower shutter speeds, or use smaller apertures that all lead to unique and beautiful effects to your photographs.
Find the Benro Travel Angel here on Amazon.com
