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So I needed a tripod for snowboarding trips that I could set up in the snow as well as a small, portable tripod I could bring to hockey games so a friend could film the games.
I have an older Sony HandyCam and did not want to spent alot of money on a tripod. Plus I needed one where I could easily setup around the office when I do video reviews.
Anyways, I picked up the Targus TG-42TT 42-Inch 8-Section Travel Tripod, the packaging makes it look nice and actually when its not fully extended, it feels real sturdy.
The Good
The pan and tilt is fluid, and the basic adjustments seem to be enough to do the job for your basic filming needs. In addition, the camera mount screw does not come off the tripod, instead there is a locking wheel that you turn to tighten it to your camera. This way it keeps everything as 1 unit and prevents you from losing that camera mounting screw.
The Not So Good
First off, let me say you get what you pay for. I bought this for $13 at Wal-Mart, so I wasn't expecting some top of the line tripod. You definitely do not want to put any heavy camera on this, this is definitely for your really slim and light digital camera or your pocket size camcorder. My HandyCam with a Wide Angle Lense is about as heavy as I would get with this tripod, any heavier could be problematic. I notice that the legs bow out a bit when my HandyCam is connected to the tripod. But again, I knew what I was getting into when buying this thing and as long as the bowing doesn't throw off the tripod balance, it will suffice. In addition, the "locking" mechanism takes a bit to get use to, at first, I couldn't lock the legs in via the "twist and turn" method you are to use on each leg. It turns out that one of the legs was having problems getting into that locking state and I had to pull really hard on it so I could lock the leg in. I would suggest pulling from the top of the leg and not on the bottom near the rubber legging. I have read reviews of the rubber leggings getting pulled off because of this.
Overall, its not bad for a truly portable tripod and I am excited to see how it does on the mountain, I am a bit concerned that the darn thing may tip over, so I may have one of my buddies operate the tripod while we are riding just in case. It also works great as a desktop tripod and honestly will probably be it's main source of use around the office.
Targus TG-42TT Travel Tripod Review
Post Rating:
So I needed a tripod for snowboarding trips that I could set up in the snow as well as a small, portable tripod I could bring to hockey games so a friend could film the games.I have an older Sony HandyCam and did not want to spent alot of money on a tripod. Plus I needed one where I could easily setup around the office when I do video reviews.
Anyways, I picked up the Targus TG-42TT 42-Inch 8-Section Travel Tripod, the packaging makes it look nice and actually when its not fully extended, it feels real sturdy.
The Good
The pan and tilt is fluid, and the basic adjustments seem to be enough to do the job for your basic filming needs. In addition, the camera mount screw does not come off the tripod, instead there is a locking wheel that you turn to tighten it to your camera. This way it keeps everything as 1 unit and prevents you from losing that camera mounting screw.
The Not So Good
First off, let me say you get what you pay for. I bought this for $13 at Wal-Mart, so I wasn't expecting some top of the line tripod. You definitely do not want to put any heavy camera on this, this is definitely for your really slim and light digital camera or your pocket size camcorder. My HandyCam with a Wide Angle Lense is about as heavy as I would get with this tripod, any heavier could be problematic. I notice that the legs bow out a bit when my HandyCam is connected to the tripod. But again, I knew what I was getting into when buying this thing and as long as the bowing doesn't throw off the tripod balance, it will suffice. In addition, the "locking" mechanism takes a bit to get use to, at first, I couldn't lock the legs in via the "twist and turn" method you are to use on each leg. It turns out that one of the legs was having problems getting into that locking state and I had to pull really hard on it so I could lock the leg in. I would suggest pulling from the top of the leg and not on the bottom near the rubber legging. I have read reviews of the rubber leggings getting pulled off because of this.
Overall, its not bad for a truly portable tripod and I am excited to see how it does on the mountain, I am a bit concerned that the darn thing may tip over, so I may have one of my buddies operate the tripod while we are riding just in case. It also works great as a desktop tripod and honestly will probably be it's main source of use around the office.
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