{"id":381,"date":"2011-11-28T03:13:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-28T03:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redrocksreview.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/28\/review-giottos-compact-tripod-with-ball-head-qu305b-1004\/"},"modified":"2011-11-28T03:13:00","modified_gmt":"2011-11-28T03:13:00","slug":"review-giottos-compact-tripod-with-ball-head-qu305b-1004","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redrocksreview.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/28\/review-giottos-compact-tripod-with-ball-head-qu305b-1004\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Giottos Compact Tripod with Ball head (QU305B-1004)"},"content":{"rendered":"
I like to pretend I am a photographer, the key word there is pretend. One of the few things I remember from my darkroom days is “if you want a good picture bring a tripod”.  But who wants to carry and set up a full size tripod? I used to try and do that with a full size lightweight tripod, but that did not work out very well… I always left it at home. The Giottos Compact Tripod with Ball head (QU305B-1004) is a great solution for a tripod you can carry with you riding and hiking. <\/p>\n
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I had been using an Ultrapod<\/a>, but it was a bit limiting in that it was so low to the ground. I saw on Outdoor Photographer a list of Mini Tripod<\/a>s and well, that lead to me buying the Giottos Compact Tripod with Ball Head . Which is a much more substantial and significantly better tripod than the old Ultrapod.<\/p>\n

It is a bit bigger collapsed than the ultrapod.<\/p>\n

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 The Giottos Compact Tripod is able to be raised much higher than the ultrapod as well.<\/p>\n

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The Giottos has three sections:<\/p>\n

It can be used fully extended like here.<\/p>\n

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Or partially extended like here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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About 2\/3 the height of an adorable chocolate lab. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

And then You can unscrew both the ball head and the post, and mount it directly to the base.<\/p>\n

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The ballhead is an option which I believe makes it the QU305B-1004. It is fairly compact, definitely easy to pack, I carry it in my osprey pack mountain biking and all my other packs hiking.It includes a carry pouch as well.<\/p>\n

The ballhead is sturdy and easy to adjust, even with gloves on. I have used it with my DSLR,  but mostly I carry a pocket camera and it is very steady. <\/p>\n

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Here this is a shot with the mini cam zoomed all the way and mounted on the giottos.<\/p>\n

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And here is a long exposure.<\/p>\n

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And a self timer shot.<\/p>\n

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So if you are looking for a super nice tripod that you will actually carry with you, get the Giottos  Compact Tripod with Ball head (QU305B-1004).<\/p>\n

Check out what Giottos says here. <\/a> <\/p>\n

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