I'm thinking about getting this for my 12 year old granddaughter. Do you need a tripod or where do you set it? Can it be used from her room window?
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You CAN'T use a tripod with this scope! It's not designed for one. Orion makes a similar scope (Orion Funscope) that will take a tripod. The Orion is a little bit more money. There is an outstanding comparison review of both the Firstscope and Funscope on Youtube. Check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkgR_307OEo
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You don't need a tripod, though you can buy her one if you want. She can also use it through an open window, if there are no trees in the way and she should have a nice view of the sky. You can set it up almost anywhere. Just make sure there aren't very many sources of artificial light. She'll love it; take it from me, I'm a kid too.
1359189
The Firstcope has a dobsonian base, in which you rotate the telescope 360 degrees and also up and down, therefore, there is no need of a tripod. Yes, you can use the telescope near the window and also on a table, as you need it.
1359190
this was a Christmas gift for our granddaughter a couple of years ago. As far as I know it worked as promised. There is no tripod with it. The base is too big to set in a window I would think.
1273316
You can use a stationary tripod. Not sure about hooking to yourself. It uses a screw on mount for the tripod like most cameras.
1990742
The tripod is about 12" tall, but it very handy. The fact you can place this in any position, or hang from a tree in order to take a picture anywhere.
1854066
It comes with a very tiny tripod. The battery lasts between an hour and an hour and a half for me but I'm not always in HD. I have two batteries and I swap between them.
466911
I gave it to my daughter who claims to love it, she has shown me some amazing pictures of flowers and insects. She does use a tripod when possible as it can be sensitive to vibration or movement.
2141424
My camera is 12 oz and it is unstable. I suppose you could wrap the legs around a large tree branch and tie it. How you will click the shutter is another matter. The Tripod is really build for a pocket size point and shoot or a phone camera.
287616
It can be used for that as well as long as its not an extremely heavy dress that can cause the tripod legs to break.The height can be adjusted to aprox 5'10" if necessary.
240266
You dont need a tripod for the light, but you do need a ligh stand, if not you can place it in between the camera and the tripod screw :)
1915800
Tara, yes the tripod can be used in either way, just by setting the plate that screws to the camera to either horizontal or vertical plane.This is the best inexpensive tripod I have ever owned- and I have had 4 or 5 before this one. It is sturdy, well constructed I have used it outdoors in moderate wind conditions (deer hunting) and it is heavy enough to stand up well in those circumstances. (It is better in those conditions if you don't extend it to its tallest. I used it while siltting on a chair.)
1066389
It doesn't attach to a tripod. It mounts to a light stand. It's used to hold a flash off camera while the flash is remote triggered.I suppose someone might make an adapter to mount to a tripod though.
852769
I did not get a tripod for it as it is very portable, it is the size of a cd cover when folded; I would look on the manufacturer website
1035422
I took us sometime, and we found out - don't do it outside at night - the first time. Try to set it up inside first to get to learn how it react, then go do it in the backyard. The tripod can be tricky.
1832601
the tripod is the only thing you can use it with because part of the poll is the part attached to the tripod. It is far more stable, even in wind, than I thought it would be. I really like the umbrella. We have grandkids that play travel sports and the fields are often windy and we have never had a problem with them.
1820311
Tripod is fine. Monopod you're risking shaky footage. Image is incomparable, but I use the 24-105 IS if I have to do handheld or monopod work.
1688967
Yeah, it comes with an adapter screw thread that makes it work without a tripod head. But i would strongly suggest using it with a tripod head. Otherwise the camera is only stuck in one position on the slider and it's direction is determined by where the thread of the screw stops. So this can make it very hard to set up your shot.
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Yes. Mine came with a 50" adjustable photo video tripod. I haven't used it yet, in fact I haven't taken it out of the box. Therefore I can't tell you much about it but it does appear to be adequate and quite compact.
1712522
It has tripod screw port on bottom. I just use an old video camera tripod I had laying around. Worked great. I have also use an in expensive camera tripod but found it was a little flimsy. It worked but if in a wind might tip.