I use the PD, and the TLT can't be easier to use unless it comes with an assistant to do the work for you. The Travel Tripod can be up in just a few seconds (they demo 10 seconds to Gert from in the bag to fully extended somewhere). The height and capacity on the TLT are not inconsiderable factors, depending on your needs. But, neither are the size and weight of the Peak Design. The included phone mount on the Peak design can also be useful sometimes. The PD will hold a Z9, a Bento Polaris, and a 70-200 f2.8 with a 2x teleconverter, which is about as heavy as I can make it. Any additional capacity is lost on me for the moment. No shade for the TLT, but the PD Travel Tripod is a very nice piece of kit, and they have some truly excellent customer service to go with it. Insisting that their workers get a living wage and being environmentally responsible may or may not matter to you (at least with regards to what it costs), but it did weigh in on my purchasing decision.
@3BMEP
Жыл бұрын
We’ll-considered, thanks for weighing in!
@jasonblackman
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Hugh for this review, these are my two favorite tripods. I use both the 3 Legged Thing Winston and Peak Design tripods, both carbon fiber. The 3LT is my go-to, do everything tripod, but not for travel. The Peak Design I use for travel and anywhere I don't want a large footprint. My work is mostly in windy places with a lot of blowing dirt and sand, so I'm cautious on which on to use. If I'll be mostly waist high and the the winds won't be all that strong, or I'm traveling, the Peak works fantastically. For nearly anything else, I'm using the Winston. No shade to the Peak, but the Winston has a more solid build, that extends to a much taller height. I'm 6'2" tall and it will raise much higher than my head, let alone eyes. I've found the head from 3LT is a joy to use. In Alaska, photographing Kodiak bears, I was using a heavy 200-600mm Sony lens, the ball head didn't slip a fraction, even in portrait. Surprisingly, there's not a lot of weight difference between the two, but the ability to pack small is an enormous benefit to the Peak tripod, so this is my hiking/travel choice. I love them both equally, but conditions and applications define when and where to use each. I've recently seen an off-brand that's making a copy of the Peak tripod and I would be wary. Peak has a lifetime warranty and spent the years doing R&D to develop their product to get it right. If you're going to invest in equipment for your art/business, don't go cheap, you'll regret it.
@3BMEP
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the input, Jason!
@frand6822
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for all of your videos. I watch regularly and appreciate them very much. As for the Darkness Brian and the Peak Design tripods, I opted for the Ulanzi & Coman Zero Y carbon fiber tripod (Ulanzi F38) and never looked back.
@Martinez_Photos
Жыл бұрын
I have the Peak Design Aluminum tripod. Like you, I have used a zillion tripods. As I get older, I am finding that I like to use less gear and hence a much smaller bag. The PD tripod just fits inside all of the bags I own. It is so compact. I have gone away from using camera-only bags. This allows me to not be as conspicuous. So, even though my aluminum PD tripod weighs a little more, it just fits. Therefore, it goes with me all of the time.
@cuatro336
Жыл бұрын
I'm buying the Three Legged Things based on the name alone. Not even trying to hold the thought.
@3BMEP
Жыл бұрын
😉
@garrettlison4992
Жыл бұрын
No joke, I bought my current tripod based on the company's name (the Patti model) and it's been great to me. I've used it inside and out and haven't had any issues.
@jackmatthews9390
Жыл бұрын
I use PD gear (not the tripod) and TLT l brackets and iFootage tripod and all are good no problems with any of them. TLT will not disappoint.
@garypardyphotography
Жыл бұрын
This isn't really a fair comparison. With the conventional "flip-down" legs, I'd say 3-Legged Thing is competing moreso with Gitzo, albeit at a substantially lower price. Peak Design is competing on "volume" with a waterbottle sized diameter - it's a tripod for people that really hate carrying a tripod. For people that are happy to carry a tripod with a more conventional design, and all the perks of higher load capacity, maximum height, and better Arca Swiss compatibility, 3-Legged Thing has some compelling offerings.
@GettingOlderByTheDay71
5 ай бұрын
The images you displayed at the end were breathtaking, but I'm sure they would have been just as breathtaking using any other brand of tripod at that price point
@rjackson5191
Жыл бұрын
Compliments to the person on those nights shots.
@3BMEP
Жыл бұрын
That would be Norman Allen, who attended one of our Streets of New York workshops and took the images just last month!
@HR-wd6cw
Жыл бұрын
For the most part, the times when you'll benefit from a large beefy tripod is with either really heavy gear (like 15 lbs+) and/or in windoy conditions, such as in out in the desert (like Death Valley, where it can be windy at times). But beyond that, for travel or street use or especailly in a studio from a stability standpoint, either of the tripods mentioned would be fine. The Peak Design is probably beeter for outdoor use in windy conditions than some of the cheaper models, but again, it also probably isn't as good as say one of the heavier ones such as what was shown. So if anything the PD is a good hybrid tripod for travel, the 3LT tripod is more probably suited for mostly travel (but maybe not landscape or other conditions where you may encounter windy conditions, etc). So you really have to choose. I think what might be a good comparison would be the Ulanzi and the PD tripods as it seems the Ulanzi is a rip-off of the PD, that's half the price as well (although PD does now have some cheaper models that compete on similar levels as Ulanzi and others).
@christophmunch4796
Жыл бұрын
Could you please give me some info about the jazz music which accompanies the New York photos? Thanks in advance!
@Kit2Canada
Жыл бұрын
@Christophe - do you have a smartphone, with Shazam? If you allow it to listen, you’d come up with “Over Here” by Hara Noda
@christophmunch4796
Жыл бұрын
@@Kit2Canada Thanks!
@Swingkid14
Жыл бұрын
K&F travel tripod. Great, light and 3-4 times cheaper. Can be turned into a onepix aswell
@lqr824
Жыл бұрын
Hmm, still using my Gitzo Mountaineer G1228 from like 1997. Still works perfectly and looks quite good, though the carrying strap I bought then is getting worn out.
@johnm.karian5295
Жыл бұрын
IMHO - the best - mine still a daily workhorse - what a great investment
@chesslover8829
Жыл бұрын
Tripods from Ries and Gitzo are excellent, but are now too expensive for the average photographer. Whenever I need camera support, as a hobbyist, I turn to Oben and Manfrotto.
@carlosoruna7174
Жыл бұрын
Linhoff, gitzo, manfrotto all great but now unaffordable.
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