Tripods

Buying Guide Short on space? Here are the best mini tripods for packing into a spare corner of your kit bag

UPDATED When you need to get your compositions absolutely bang-on, a geared head lets you make fraction-of-a-degree adjustments…

Buying Guide A good ball head should make life simple, being quick and easy to set up while offering solid support. I reckon these are the best options…

BUYING GUIDE A video tripod needs to offer both an ultra-stable support and smooth movement, and here's my pick of the bunch to suit everyone from students to pro filmmakers

Updated The best spotting scope tripods keep your high-powered optics secure and supported whilst watching wildlife or the stars

Updated More than just a touch of luxury, carbon fiber enables tripods to be sturdy and resistant to vibration, while shedding around 25% in terms of carrying weight

Updated A sturdy tripod needn’t make a massive hole in your photography budget – these offer the best bang for your buck right now

UPDATED Also known as 3-way heads, the best pan-and-tilt tripod heads offer extra precision over a ball head

Buying Guide With the best L-bracket, you can switch between perfectly aligned landscape and portrait-orientation compositions in seconds