Review: iKan E-Image Tripods
这篇评论着眼于iKan出售的2个价格合理的E-Image三脚架系统, assessing the tilt, panning, and counterbalance adjustment controls on the heads; the locking systems on the legs, and more.
轻巧但流畅的支持您的单反可能是具有挑战性的. 如果你的单反只有3磅重,你就不需要一个能承受16-20磅重的系统. 您将为许多您永远不会使用的功能支付超过1,000美元. 当我在市场上为我的单反相机寻找新的三脚架时, I came across E-Image tripods, sold through Ikan, and asked them to let me review them.
The Gear
A tripod is a very basic thing. It has three legs, a center spreader, 和一个有一些流体/摩擦的头,使你的锅和倾斜非常光滑. 例如,如果你赋予三脚架更多的功能,你可以让事情变得更复杂, 如果你提供了倾斜和平移摩擦的多个步骤, 用多个步骤提供一个可变的平衡, or if you have multiple stages. 如果吊具宽度可调且可拆卸呢? 它的功能越复杂,三脚架的成本就越高.
E-Image三脚架是相当实惠的功能,他们包括在每个单位. The GH06 tripod head (Figure 1, below) has three steps of tilt friction, three steps of panning friction, and five steps of counterbalanced adjustment. 所有这一切都在一个球水准头与落在三脚架板,这使得安装你的相机比以往任何时候都更容易.
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Figure 1. The GH06 tripod head
In addition, 腿很有创意,你可以用一个锁来调整每条腿的顶部和底部。Figure 2, below). 这已被证明是非常方便,它大大加快了快速设置在日常使用. 来自Vinten和Sachtler的新型Flomotion三脚架为整个多级支腿提供了与单个锁定杠杆相同的便利.
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Figure 2. The GH06’s two-section leg-locking knob
I asked Ikan to loan me the GH06, 它看起来可以处理我的小单反吗, quick-release plate, on-camera mixer, wireless microphone receiver(s), and sometimes a camera-top LED light as well (Figure 3, below). 虽然这个设置似乎变得非常沉重与所有的配件, it all adds up to about 4 lbs. 拿走灯和其中一个无线接收器的重量为3磅. range, which is a very light setup.
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Figure 3. My DSLR setup on the GH06
Sticks
我从来没有使用过三脚架或单脚架,使我能够调整两个部分的高度与一个单一的锁定杠杆. Systems like this have been out for many years, 但它们在低端市场还没有上市. 当我看到E-Image解决方案时,我对这种能力感到惊讶. 所以我真的很期待在我的日常工作中给这个三脚架一个机会.
我特别需要速度快的东西,因为我在做很多房地产方面的工作。Figure 4, below). 这意味着我可以轻松地移动我的三脚架50次来覆盖一个房子. 这项工作需要大量折叠和放回原处, adjusting leg length, adjusting the ball head balance, 这些功能都需要快速运行, 这样我就可以及时完成拍摄. Time is money.
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Figure 4. 我在房地产拍摄GH06上安装了GH4钻机
Using single-locking-lever legs is fantastic. I have used multiple-stage tripods for decades, 两个阶段的锁杆总是在我的手臂够得着的地方, without having to bend over, is fantastic. 我知道有些人喜欢用地板铺架代替三脚架,但我不是其中之一. I prefer a mid-level spreader (Figure 5, below)因为它让我可以用膝盖轻敲它, fold up the sticks in an instant, and be on my way.
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Figure 5. The GH06’s mid-level spreader
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