Next Meeting: November 27, 2023 6:00 pm
"Here to Support You:
What to Look for in Tripods, Tripod Heads, Gimbal Heads, and Other Support Gear
for Your Camera"
Presented by David Wong
Join us for our final Club gathering of 2023 as NCCC member David Wong shares practical tips and guidance for selecting one of the most important accessories in any photographer's kit.
"Choosing a tripod seems like a fairly simple decision to make but I hear a lot of questions about what type of tripod is best to buy and how to make the best choice for your specific needs. This presentation and hands-on demos will help address those questions.
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- What brands and specs should you look for in tripods
- Aluminum or Carbon-Fiber?
- A discussion about the right heads to buy
- A look at gimbal heads and others
- Discussions about quick-release and other tripod plates
- Video heads
- Other inexpensive support gear
- Hand-held stabilizers
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"We will also have a hands-on demo of various tripods and stabilizing gear for everyone to get a real feel of the different options."
If you're in the market for a new tripod, or choosing your first one, you won't want to miss this one! Hope to see you there.
NOTE: This meeting will be held in person only
Gimbal head
Hand-held stabilizer
David Wong with his birding rig
BIO
I have been a nature photographer for close to 20 years, photographing birds and mammals for much of that time. In addition to nature photography, I have photographed at major motor-sports tracks around the country. I have also specialized in dog agility, shooting several hundreds of thousands of photos of dog agility trials.
Before my professional photography career, I traveled around the world shooting video at places like NATO and the Senate in Washington D.C. All of these video and photographic settings required tripods and other camera support.