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Five Lightweight Tripods That Won’t Feel Like You’re Carrying Extra

Chris Gampat
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04/09/2015
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One of the biggest problems with carrying a tripod around is that it can sometimes feel like you’re carrying around way more than just your camera and lenses. Whether you’re traveling or just not in the mood to lug around something massive, you’ll want something that can slip into your camera bag and get the job done. Fortunately, there are lots of great options for photographers out there that need a tripod in instances like these.

MeFOTO Daytrip

MeFOTO Daytrip Tripod

In our review, we state:

“Where we found this tripod to really excel was with food photography. This type of shooting often requires tabletop work, and the legs are just large/small enough to work excellently for this type of photography. It also helps that they split open pretty darn wide.”

Buy Now: B&H Photo

The Pedco Ultrapod II

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In our review, we state:

“For what it is, the UltraPod II does everything right. From the photographer who does not want to carry a tripod in a big city to a creative artist who wants an alternative way to hold their speed light, the UltraPod II is a great little tool. It’s well worth the cost.”

Buy Now: B&H Photo

Vanguard Nivelo

Vanguard Nivelo

In our review, we state:

“Though I don’t use it every day, it sure does serve its purpose for when it is needed. Besides for Micro Four Thirds cameras though, I’ve put old films cameras on it for a great use as well.”

Buy Now: B&H Photo

Magnesit Copter Mini Tripod

Magnesit Copter Mini Tripod

In our review, we state:

“I’ve tried many desktop tripods. This has to be one of my favorites. It does everything I want it to do while being small, lightweight, well-built, and portable. I always try to keep a desktop tripod with me and this may be the one to stay in my bag at all times now.”

Buy Now: B&H Photo 

Joby Gorillapod SLR Zoom

Joby Gorillapod SLR Zoom

In our review, we state:

“Sometimes you just don’t want to, or can’t carry your full tripod with you. Of course, these are also the times when you will wish you had it with you at some point. The Joby GorillaPod SLR-Zoom is small enough to contort into any bag and will give you that tripod on the go.

With very impressive strength and weight capabilities, you won’t have to worry about your gear falling. That being said, please don’t try to “test” the weight limits as I have done for this article.”

Buy Now: Amazon

 

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.