Hi all,

Recent posts on light tripods are at the opposite end of my approach. I use a light aluminum tripod bought from Goodwill for $10. (As people do more of their photography with phones, thrift shops seem to have a variety of cast-off tripods.) This tripod, together with a bridge camera having 42X zoom, weighs 2 1/2 pounds.

I shoot mostly video, where high resolution and cropping aren't important. And, after seeing a video on taking video of birds, sponsored by National Audubon and assuming high-end equipment, I put togeher "Shooting Nature Video on the Cheap." Here's the link if you are interested.

https://youtu.be/E5GaNoU-6N0

My camera and tripod are shown at 6:21 along the time line.

Al Wagar
Seattle