Can I adjust this tripod to shoot pictures looking down?
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Absolutely. The Sunpak 620-080 has multiple adjustments and shooting positions including vertically up or straight down.
223728
That depends on your camera and what angle you are aiming for, it would be hard to get a totally downward shot say 90 degrees because of the legs, but if you open the legs and reduce the height of the tripod you may depending on the lens that you are using. Remember this is just like any normal tripod and you don't say what your angle would be.
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I would recommend it for sure because the tripod is hard to get level and the ball head has a level on it. You will have less frustration adjusting the ball head than trying to get the flexible legs adjusted.
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Hi Marv, The knobs on the legs adjust the camera head, with the camera, up and down. I think you maybe asking 'How do I create a shot that starts low and moves up (or starts up and moves down low) while the video camera is recording.' You can't do that kind of a shot with this tripod. That kind of shot is called a pedestal shot. It's used in heavy (and expensive) studio tripods. So if you are shooting on location that's not practical. What you might want to look at to get that kind of shot is a 'Jib'. You set your camera on an end of a bar or pipe with a counter balance at the other end. In the middle is a stand that acts as a fulcrum, like a kids teeter-totter. Now the camera can move up and down, that's called a jib shot or a crane shot. Jibs come in all prices and sizes. I've seen videos on You-Tube how to make one with plastic pipe and $40 of stuff from a hardware store. I've seen large professional ones that take 3 people to assemble and operate. Vari-Zoom, the company that made your tripod, sells them. I don't known the price. You could also use a Steady-Cam or Glide-Cam to create the same shot. This is were the camera is mounted to a rig that is mounted to the camera operator and allows the camera to move up and down. Again, there's all kinds and all price ranges, and of course if you only need one for a few days, you can rent a Jib or a Steady/Glide Cam.
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No. It has a screwhead to attach a camera, but there is no pivots to adjust angles or perspectives, like you get on a tripod.
1949783
yes you can as long it (the tripod) is wrapped around a pole or object. the camera cannot be vertical with the tripod standing.
118677
Yes, it is adjustable. But the head was not very stable and with my canon 550d, it was kept rolling down. Also the tripod is not very sturdy and stable, but then price-wise and portability wise its OK.
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Tara, yes the tripod can be used in either way, just by setting the plate that screws to the camera to either horizontal or vertical plane.This is the best inexpensive tripod I have ever owned- and I have had 4 or 5 before this one. It is sturdy, well constructed I have used it outdoors in moderate wind conditions (deer hunting) and it is heavy enough to stand up well in those circumstances. (It is better in those conditions if you don't extend it to its tallest. I used it while siltting on a chair.)
678470
Yes. There's a handle underneath that you can loosen and angle slightly sideways. It's more used if you're shooting on an unlevel surface, and need to level the head.
1657241
Yes, this is a fully adjustable tripod. At maximum height you would need a chair or something else to stand on, but this can adjust all the way down to shoot just inches from the ground..or if you're careless at the lowest height you can actually smash your lens into the ground.I noticed you said you wanted to use the legs at a 25 degree angle in particular. As it has 4 leg segments you don't have to extend all the segments so you can make it shorter if desired. And each segment can be only partially extended for further adjustability.
111503
Yes it can. If you go to the the Dolica website, they show a picture of this tripod with the center pole reversed and the camera and ball head underneath allowing you to shoot at ground level.
1750415
the legs do lower a substantial amount but not low enough to sit at a working height on a table. It would depend on the height of the table but overall this is a great tripod
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hello karen. in answer to your question, yes, you can attach a tripod to the goscope for added height. the bottom of the goscope has an insert for either a 3/8 or 1/4 20 screw head. this is the attachment size for most camera tripods. i use a tripod for all my observing with the goscope and it works out very well.
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Yes. Tripod does allow camera to point straight down (and straight up) nearly 360 with the exception of when pointing down, where the camera lens lines up with elevation lock screw or when pointing up, where handle lines up with tripod leg.
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Yes. You might want to buy a sturdier one later, though. Not a bad tripod, just not the best.
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As long as you have a standard screw in tripod mount on the bottom yes. You can probably also purchase an adapter though.
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None I can think of aside from making sure the tripod screw is near center. There is some room for lateral adjustment but if it were too far to one edge, it may not work.
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It would be very helpful to have a camera mount head that allows for vertical up-and-down focusing. I already had a spare camera mount head that I attached to the monopod.