From the course: DSLR Video Tips: Gadgets & Gear
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Why do I need a fluid head?
From the course: DSLR Video Tips: Gadgets & Gear
Why do I need a fluid head?
Rich Harrington: Hi, my name is Rich Harrington. Robbie Carman: And I'm Robbie Carman. Rich: And today we are in a forest of tripods here. Robbie: Where am I? Rich: Yes, lots of tripods, lots of choices, and that's actually the focus here. Now a lot of folks are like, I have a tripod, I don't need a new tripod. Robbie: Well, that's true, Rich, but the thing about tripods and the heads of these tripods use is that they dramatically sort of affect the quality of your shoots and the shots that you get. Now you might be thinking to yourself, well, that's what the camera body and the glass is about. Well, you're right, but the tripod and the head that you use dramatically affect sort of the quality and the stability of the shots that you can get, and different tripods and different style heads are going to be useful for different types of shooting situations. Rich: Yeah, if you break it down, there are really two major components to the tripod at which people think of it as a single unit…
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