New Gear; Tripods, Filters, OH MY!

Published by Nick Ladd | Filed under Gear & Other Gadgets

Last weekend I went on a bit of a buying binge over at Adorama and picked up a few items off my wish list.

Bogen - Manfrotto 3021BP Pro Black Tripod Legs $167.90
5.3 lbs might be a hair too heavy, but I’ll make due. This puppy is rated to hold 13.3 lbs and received excellent reviews online…my first high quality tripod! I can’t wait to take it out at night and do some cityscapes as well as do some HDR work. I also bought a cheap knockoff shutter remote for $11 on eBay that is supposed to work with my D200. Not bad considering the Nikon remote costs about $130.

Bogen - Manfrotto Compact Ball Head with RC2 Rapid Connect $65.00
This tripod head is also rated to carry around 13lbs. I decided on a ball head to allow me to more easily (and quickly) get my camera into various position.

Hoya 72mm Filter Kit $114.95

• Circular Polarizer Multi Coated Glass Filter
• UV (Ultra Violet) Multi Coated Glass Filter
• Filter Wallet for up to 6 Filters

It was actually cheaper to buy as a kit than just buy the polarizer filter alone.

I ordered all of this gear last Saturday (5/19) with the hope that I would have it here by today (Friday, 5/25) so that I can take it out on my Memorial Day weekend adventure…basically a trip out to the Olympic Peninsula, hiking the Ozette loop and then spending the next day up at Hurricane Ridge doing day hikes. Unfortunately the ETA from UPS isn’t until next Tuesday, even though Adorama said the shipping would be 3-5 business days. C’est la vie.

Will post reviews of all these once I’ve used them a bit (and once they finally get here).