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I was wondering if there are any tripods out there that has the ability to be moved in tiny increments which would be perfect for camera movements in stop motion. I have an old tripod at my disposal but it's an old faulty thing. Very slidey when I move it so not ideal for stop motion. What tripods are out there that are ideal for animation?
You might want to buy a flexible tripod that expands to only 11". We used to have one before it broke, it worked fine 
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There are ball and socket ones that are pretty easily found in your local camera store, be warned these cost a bit of money, the cheapest one I saw at best-buy was $180 so it might be out of range for a few people. I tried it out, and all I have to say is this is PERFECT for animation and such.
-Tejas VIM
Gorillapod or ball and socket http://www.amazon.com/Dolica-AX620B100- … =8-1-spell the only problem is that it doesn't have a handle. Maybe go with a fluid head tripod
You might want to buy a flexible tripod that expands to only 11". We used to have one before it broke, it worked fine
If it worked so good, then why did it brake 
And just to remember, if your going to buy a ball and socket head, be sure to either buy a Manfrotto or Gitzo. These two brands made really good heads that will move when you want them to and are incredibly steady once you've positioned them.
Juggernaut Pictures wrote:You might want to buy a flexible tripod that expands to only 11". We used to have one before it broke, it worked fine
If it worked so good, then why did it brake
And just to remember, if your going to buy a ball and socket head, be sure to either buy a Manfrotto or Gitzo. These two brands made really good heads that will move when you want them to and are incredibly steady once you've positioned them.
It's called a 5yr. old sneaking into our box & breaking it .
Your box?
Our precious box that our tripod was in.
Thats not weird...
Keep on topic guys.
Thanks for the responses. It's not urgent it's just for when I do plan on animating again the future I just wanted to hear if there was a particular one that animators go for.
Hmm I have heard of the SLIK brand tripod and used it and liked it a lot personally. Gitzo was also really good too. Keshen uses the SLIK one as he showed in his BTS video.
-Tejas VIM
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