Tripod recommendations for a Panny AG-HMC40? at DVinfo.net

Tony Harris · May 7th, 2010, 10:07 AM

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone could give me some recommendations for a decent tripod. I have a nice tripod at home, but really it's for still cameras so it only has the single threaded screw rather then the post and threaded screw for camcorders (the HF100 I was using only had the threaded hole and not the standard 2 hole configuration so my heavy SLR tripod worked fine for it ;) ).

My budget isn't huge, I have no problem with used. I don't need a humongous uber awesome, will survive the next war type tripod, but something good, stable and not terribly heavy.

The camera itself weighs ~2 lbs, with accessories I figure MAX weight I need to consider would be about 4 lbs (including accessories I don't own)

Robert Turchick · May 7th, 2010, 11:54 AM

I await the Manfrotto haters to chime in but I'm thrilled with the 503HDV head. You can get it with a variety of legs to suit your taste for under $700. I've had a friend's HMC40 on it as well as my 150 and works great. MUCH better than the 501HDV.

Tony Harris · May 14th, 2010, 12:54 PM

Hey, I took your advice, and I got a tripod kit with the 503 - it seems really nice. The only thing I'd change if I could would to add graduated marking on the head for when panning and tilting to have a quick reference for where center/straight is (at least in tilt) - but other then that - so far I like it. I still have to get used to the controls and their locations. I'm looking forward to using it!

May 7th, 2010, 10:07 AM	#1
Tony Harris New Boot Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hohenwald, TN Posts: 20	Tripod recommendations for a Panny AG-HMC40? Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could give me some recommendations for a decent tripod. I have a nice tripod at home, but really it's for still cameras so it only has the single threaded screw rather then the post and threaded screw for camcorders (the HF100 I was using only had the threaded hole and not the standard 2 hole configuration so my heavy SLR tripod worked fine for it ;) ). My budget isn't huge, I have no problem with used. I don't need a humongous uber awesome, will survive the next war type tripod, but something good, stable and not terribly heavy. The camera itself weighs ~2 lbs, with accessories I figure MAX weight I need to consider would be about 4 lbs (including accessories I don't own)

May 7th, 2010, 11:54 AM	#2
Robert Turchick Trustee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,389	I await the Manfrotto haters to chime in but I'm thrilled with the 503HDV head. You can get it with a variety of legs to suit your taste for under $700. I've had a friend's HMC40 on it as well as my 150 and works great. MUCH better than the 501HDV. __________________ The older I get, the better I was!

May 14th, 2010, 12:54 PM	#3
Tony Harris New Boot Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hohenwald, TN Posts: 20	Hey, I took your advice, and I got a tripod kit with the 503 - it seems really nice. The only thing I'd change if I could would to add graduated marking on the head for when panning and tilting to have a quick reference for where center/straight is (at least in tilt) - but other then that - so far I like it. I still have to get used to the controls and their locations. I'm looking forward to using it!