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In lugnet.publish.photography, Kerry Raymond wrote:
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Re Paul’s comments on tripods. Tripods are nice but you can probably set up
your camera on a bean bag on a kitchen stool as a cheaper alternative.
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And, as I found, a much more frustrating one as you muck around with phone
books, boxes and the like to get the relative heights correct, then muck around
trying to get the camera back into its correct position on the beanbag when you
press the timer button on it...
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many people have a tripod in their cupboard that goes unused 364 days of the
year; you may find a neighbour or friend can easily lend you one. It’s
probably better to spend all the money you have now to get a suitable camera
you can, and buy accessories like tripods if you decide you need them with
the next lot of birthday money.
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Ok, so I meant “acquire” a tripod. *shrug*
Cheers,
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