ON TRIAL BENRO It's always tempting to think that image stabilisation systems mean that you don't ever have to carry a tripod again, but the reality is that there are plenty of situations where one is essential. Very long exposures is an obvious one, but also it's often just the benefit of having the camera locked in position while you do other stuff. Often, a small tripod will still do the job, so how small can it be before there are compromises?
Just about every tripod brand offers compact models designed for trekking or travel, but in the quest to make them as small as possible, sometimes they're not the most convenient to use. The fold-over configuration – where the legs fold back along the centre column – is a commonly-used…
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