SIRUI, known primarily as an affordable optics manufacturer, is continuing their move into the crowded tripod category with a variety of tripods aimed at photo and video users. With a lower price point in mind, the SIRUI SQ75 tripod legs and the VHS10 tripod head promise plenty of features on paper, but does it hold up in the field? Let’s jump into a field review of the new SIRUI SQ75mm tripod. Perhaps no filmmaking tool can be more of a headache or more of a useful tool than the humble tripod. I may grumble when I pay a high price for tripods, but the alternative (purchasing something cheap that doesn’t work) is a much worse fate. I don’t like cutting corners with my tripods because I depend on them while filming all over the world in environments as varied as the jungles in the Philippines to the F1 race tracks in Europe. As I’m sure you know, the repercussions of a tripod failing or tipping over can be catastrophic. I never understood filmmakers who purchase an expensive camera and then skimp on the media, accessories, or a tripod. In my humble opinion, that way lies disaster. VHS10 Tripod head. Image Credit: Graham Sheldon / CineD If you’ve followed my other product reviews, you’ll already know I tend to be skeptical when manufacturers move out of the product categories they are known for. SIRUI’s affordable anamorphic and spherical lenses almost occupy a low-cost price category of their own, and they support...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 29 August