Take memory anywhere: 2014

2014年8月29日星期五

Who is our next contender? A Comprehensive PK Walkthrough for the Multi-Purpose Tripod (Part 1)

Want to travel light without traditional tripod, you can choose a light multi-purpose tripod. Before you take out your wallet, surely you will search up information of the tripods that you like, the ones recommended by your friends or the ones made by big companies, but it is still so hard to decide the best one you want to buy. (We feel your struggle so very much~)

What would your concerns be?
1.Easily portable?
2.Their functions all seem the same.Which one is better?
3.PRICE!!!
4.Practicality?
5.Is is as good as the ad?
6.Functional expansion?

Of course you may still have a truck load of questions,but choosing a tripod that belongs to you is the main key!!!

So let's introduce the tripods in today's competition

Contender Tripod No.1: TAKEWAY T1 Clampod

※Main structure made of aluminum alloy of aerospace grade
※Clamp load capacity 40kg (Ballhead load capacity 3kg)
※Main method is clamping. It can clamp on to tablets, pillars, whatever. Easy.

Contender Tripod No.2: JOBY Gorillapod SLR-ZOOM

※Tripod in a one-piece compact sphere.
※Flexible and bendy. It can wind on any irregular shape.
※Mounting plate with level gradienter

Contender Tripod No.3: CX-3000

※Multi-dial design
※High stability when standing

When it comes to choosing this kind of light tripods, we have to consider the following.
1. Is it easy to carry? (needs to be small and light, otherwise what’s the point?)
2. Is it easy to use? (Simple and instinctive)
3. General stability after mounting the camera (DSLR tested)
4. Related expansion (best if it can be used in daily life scenarios)

To put it simply, would I want to take it out and would it be easy to get the tripod ready? The tripods need to stand long enough without collapsing (like a real man). And it needs to be easy to use (perhaps the most important thing people think about).

See below for the actual photos taken. May everyone keep calm and cool. All images were taken unbiasedly without cheating. You are welcome to come and have a go yourself!

(Test1.)Portability
Is it easy to carry? →"Weight"

The most attractive multi-purpose tripod is its lightness and portability. (To let everyone see clearly the actual size and weight, we have put in an IPhone5 for reference)

Is it easy to carry? “Size”

It even fits in a small carry bag~
More importantly T1 is very light! (otherwise we would want to carry it?)

Although the tripod can bend and fit in the bag, but it takes up a large space in the bag.

Although CX-3000 seems like a better size than JOBY above, but because it cannot bend, it takes some skills to fit it in the bag…

(Test 2.) Fix on a plank (thickness around30mm)

(1.)TAKEWAY T1

(2.)JOBY

(3.)CX-3000 Metal Clampod

Fix on columns made of different materials

(Test 3.) Fix on columns

1. "Medium Column" (Diameter: 25.2mm)

(1.)TAKEWAY

(2.)JOBY

(3.)CX-3000 Metal Clampod

2. “Large Column" (Diameter around 32mm)

(1.)TAKEWAY T1

(2.)JOBY

There is an issue regarding how after putting on DSLR cause the tripod to shift downwards. This is because when you wind the “octopus tentacles” onto the column, there are small gaps between the tripod and the column (as indicated by the red arrow). After putting on certain weight, the tripod may shift downwards. And so stability and weight need to be considered altogether.

(3.)CX-3000 Metal Clampod

3. “Small-area surface (angle steel) 〞

(1.)TAKEWAY

(2.)JOBY

(3.)CX-3000 Metal Clampod

(Test 4.) Standing

(1.)TAKEWAY

(2.)JOBY

(3.)CX-3000 Metal Clampod

(Test 5.) Operation videos

Surely photos are not enough give everyone a good feel of the differences. So we are throwing in videos
below comparing actual operation and testing the stability of the tripods.

*Operation time

(1.)TAKEWAY VS. JOBY

Test results: TAKEWAY T1 done in 16 seconds, JOBY done in 39 seconds

(2.)TAKEWAY VS. CX-3000

Test results: TAKEWAY T1 done in 16 seconds, CX-3000 done in 68 seconds

*Stability of tripod while bearing DSLR(around 1.4kg)

(1.)TAKEWAY

(2.)JOBY

(3.)CX-3000

~Based on the tests and videos above, we will give you a brief conclusion~

TAKEWAY T1 :
Convenient and easy to carry
Simple operation in short time
Very good clamping and stability

JOBY:
Bendable tripods but lack stability
Need to completely wind on objects to stabilize

CX-3000 Metal Clampod:
Complicated operation
No stable clamping
Too heavy

Summarized from the comparison above

Portability-----T1
Clamping-----T1
Simple function---T1

This article has completed testing and comparison of basic functions
T1 Leads All the Way
We present this article as reference to those struggling souls trying to decide which tripod to buy ~

Haveing you in my pictures
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2014年5月30日星期五

Scenario:Instead fo TAKEWAY T1,you got a mere tripod.

Not all can be in the photo??
Are you always the self-sacrificing phoyographer?

You like travel alone,but deep down you want to have more photos of yourself instead of just sceneries?

Going abroad,you want to travel light. But to make sure you get photos of famous seneries with yourself and/or your in them,you have to bring a traditional tripod. Are you tired of carrying that heavy thing??

Besides bring a traditional tripod on a hiking trip, there are new trekking poles with the new function like tripods. But are they useful??

You love selfies but you don’t want to trouble someone else, or there might not be someone else there. Do you have to bring a traditional tripod?

You want to take a photo in the restaurant or karaoke, but must you ask that busy waiter? If you want to do some weird poses, or take many photos, you wouldn’t want to waste too much of the waiter’s time.

You are going to travel around Taiwan or your motorbike or bicycle? Did you realize that your bike is the best tripod you can have~~

Sometimes, in some places, you cannot bring tripods. But that lovely view of dawn, dusk or night is right in front of you. What do you do?

In the past, you would…

1. Be the photographer and take one for the others.

But...

YOUR times with your friends are important too, yeah?

Even when you are travelling alone, you should keep evidence of your courageous journey ~~

2. Choose a small tripod?

but...

Not many small tripods can hold a DSLR.

Small tripods are only useful on plain surface.

Small tripods are… well… just small tripods.

What difference does TAKEWAY T1 bring??

T1 is light and small

T1 is only 200g. It is about the same weight as a smartphone.

T1 is small-as. Carry it in any bags you have.

Shove it in and let’s go!!!

High quality. High strength.

High quality without just being a pair of fancy pants.

That is our promise!

T1 is made of aluminum alloy of the highest aerospace grade!!!

With such small size and weight, and cradle head withstanding 3kg of weight, an ordinary DSLR is a piece of cake.

The main body can withstand 40kg of weight: Therefore you can add on other accessories with no problem.

T1. Treasures your memories.

You can join in the photo as a daddy~

Travelling by yourself? T1 is your company and your personal photographer.

Really, stop holding out your arms like Mr. Tickle. Your photos would all look the same with that gorgeous face of yours… and you would spend hours to remember where you took those photos!

Travelling abroad. Simple and convenient!!!

Easy photos with family and friends

If you really have nowhere else to clamp it on,put it on the ground as a small tirpod.
The angle is not bad!!

Go hiking? You would prefer to bring your trekking poles more than a tripod. T1 overcomes the issues such as weight and size, it can also be fitted onto your trekking poles for taking photos!!!

What in the world is that middle thing in T1? Well, that is an innovative accessory called the “inner jaw”, which uses three-point support to allow T1 to stably and conveniently clamp on to cylinders or irregular shapes!!!

Would you ask a stranger to take a photo like this?

Family dinner at the restaurent? Use T1 to take a group photo!!

There is a growing trend of travelling around Taiwan on motorcycles or bicycles. T1 turns your transportation into a portable multi-purpose tripod.

What is that unidentified red object in the middle!!?? Well, since you have asked, we shall tell you. It is the “inner jaw” which is at a stage of trial production. The inner jaw makes it easier to fix T1 on cylinders. With the inner jaw (& sport mobile phone holder which will be manufactured soon), T1 is definitely the greatest gadget for cyclists!!

How about at dawn, dusk or night? We cannot neglect the function of traditional tripod, but if you would like to travel light, T1 can still manage to take good photos.

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