Tripod & Head question ( I know another one)....

[W00DY]

I Know there have been so many tripod and head threads, but I guess that is becouse there aer so many tripod and head combinations...

I am still reading through them all but my question is would you recommend spending more money on the legs or the head?

I have about $300.00 to spend at the moment on this so I want to get something that will last. So I guess do I spend the $300 on a good set of legs ( I know you can spend a lot more on legs but I just can't) or do I get a cheap pair of legs (or a monopod) now and a decent head and then buy some more legs later on?

Or should I not get anything at the moment (or just a cheap mono) and keep saving for something decent?

Your replies are much appreciated.

W00DY

[gstark]

Woody,

I would suggesting getting the best legs that you can at this stage. A bad head on a good set of legs will have the potential to yield far better results than a good head on a poor set of legs, IMHO.

Putting it another way, a good head might actually be too heavy for a poor set of legs, and be quite unstable and unusable. At least with a reasonable set of legs, you should have some sort of a stable platform from which to start.

[huynhie]

Woody,

As Gary has stated, get the best legs you can afford as you can always upgrade the head later when you have more cash.

With AUD300 I would suggest looking towards the Manfrotto maybe the 055ProB. The head to suite will cost approximately AUD100 extra(Manfrotto brand).

[W00DY]

Thanks for the reply guys.

This is what I was thinking so good to get the same responses.

The Manfrotto 055ProB is on the cards (after reading Killa Kola's thread). I have to take a trip out to Vanbar on the weekend to see the different tripods.

Also if anyone has a second hand head that would like to sell cheap let me know

W00DY