My tripod leg snapped right in the middle of an old factory floor

I was trying to get a steady shot of this massive, rusted machine in Detroit and the whole thing just folded. Had to balance my camera on a pile of bricks for the rest of the shoot. Anyone have a good brand that can handle uneven ground?

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wade5583mo ago

Can't believe it snapped on a factory floor, that's rough. Evan151 is right about needing legs that move on their own for spots like that.

wesleyjohnson1mo ago

i mean i saw a buddy of mine have almost the exact same thing happen at a job site like a year ago. he was setting up for a product shot on this polished concrete floor and the leg just gave out sideways, not even straight down. cost him like 400 bucks for a new head and the camera body was scuffed up bad. the weird thing was he had a pretty decent tripod too, not some cheap amazon special. i guess the locking mechanism just got a little loose from wear and the weight shifted wrong. he was pretty ticked off about it for a good week.

evan1513mo ago

Man that's the worst, did the leg just buckle or did it actually crack? I've had cheap tripods fold on me in weird spots and it's always a pain. For uneven ground you really need something with legs that can move on their own, not just the center column. I've been using a Manfrotto with the independent leg locks and it's solid on pretty much any surface.