Tripod

LensVid.com takes a look at all the new tripods, monopods, ballhead, and fluid heads including announcements, previews, reviews, and roundups.

What is the best studio tripod? what is the best travel tripod? what is the best all-around tripod? which tripod is the most cost-effective and which is the best high-end tripod? we try to answer all these questions (which of course keep changing as a tripod and head technology evolves) as well as bringing you info on new tripod/head gear and reviews plus our buying guide for tripods which should help you understand some of the basic terms associated with tripods and what you need to know to get the tripod/head that fits your needs.

StandDaddy – a New Light Stand/Tripod Stabilizer System

by LensVidNew Products Photo GearJune 11, 2017November 11, 2020

Portrait photographer Joe Edelman found an interesting small accessory that can help many other photographers who are working with light stands and tripods and want to make sure that they will…

Manfrotto 028B Studio Tripod Review

by LensVidLensVid Exclusive Photo Gear Product Reviews & PreviewsMarch 23, 2017November 11, 2020

Today we are going to take a look at the first studio tripod in our tripod and head review series here on LensVid. The 028B isn’t a new tripod, it…

Platypod Pro Max Flat Tripod Review

by LensVidLensVid Exclusive Photo Gear Product Reviews & PreviewsMarch 14, 2017November 11, 2020

Today we are taking a look at an interesting accessory that started its way on Kickstarter last year and raised close to 120,000 USD. Its name is the Platypod Pro…

Oben CC-2461L Tripod Kit Review

by LensVidLensVid Exclusive Photo Gear Product Reviews & PreviewsJanuary 11, 2017November 11, 2020

After a long pause due to Photokina 2016 and a backlog of other product reviews it forced upon us, today we continue our tripod and head review series here on…

Making a Wall Tripod Holder

by LensVidDIY Gear LensVid Exclusive Photo GearNovember 18, 2016November 11, 2020

This is somewhat of an unplanned video. We recently realized that we have way too many tripods due to our tripod and heads review series which we shall be getting…

LensVid Exclusive: Gitzo New Tripods and Monopods – Photokina 2016

by LensVidNew Products Photo GearOctober 23, 2016November 11, 2020

During Photokina 2016 Gitzo revealed a number of new tripods and monopods and we had a chance to get a demonstration for the company’s tripod product manager who showed us some…

Sirui K-30X Ballhead Review

by LensVidLensVid Exclusive Photo Gear Product Reviews & PreviewsSeptember 5, 2016November 11, 2020

Today we continue our series of reviews of Sirui products and this time around we are going to take a look at the K-30X Ballhead. After we praised the Sirui…

Sirui T-2204X Tripod Review

by LensVidLensVid Exclusive Photo Gear Product Reviews & PreviewsAugust 30, 2016November 11, 2020

Today we continue our tripod and head review series here on LensVid with one of 3 different Sirui products and the first is going to be the T-2204X a high-quality…

FLM CB-38 FT Premium Ballhead Review

by LensVidLensVid Exclusive Photo Gear Product Reviews & PreviewsAugust 11, 2016November 11, 2020

Today we continue our tripods and heads review series with the first look at a high-end product from the German manufacturer FLM which is the CB-38FT II ballhead – so…

Photek TRI-X-2500 Tripod Extender Review

by LensVidPhoto Gear Product Reviews & PreviewsJuly 28, 2016November 11, 2020

Today we are taking a quick detour from our scheduled review schedule and a before we move on to take a closer look at the FLM CB38 ballhead, we are going to…