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I did a short film recently as director and camera operator; it was my first time ever making a film and my first time using a tripod.
I used the tripod quite rigourously and it fucking failed me so many times. It's a "SmallRig FreeBlazer Heavy-Duty Tripod Kit" and for the price I expected it to be reliable but it even when tightening all the parts it would still creep one way or another and the panning was either really fucking loose or really stiff which made it difficult to pan smoothly in windy conditions which it often was.
What I would like to know is as this is my only experience using the tripod, is the tripod faulty or just cheap/poor quality or is it a matter of lack of experience on my part not knowing how to use a tripod properly?
I have another project coming up and I need to decide whether i'm going to sell it or get a new one or try to make it work.
