Tips for shooting in sand

Received the E-Image Tripod legs yesterday from Adorama. I have to say, I really like the leg lock system, you rotate the large tie down knob and it releases both sets of extensions toward the ground at once, then just rotate the tie down again and all sections are secured. This reminds me a bit of the older Sachtler News tripods that did the same. Once set up, I mounted my Sachtler DV6-SB head and it all seemed fairly stable. I will have to test it with a camera and the Canon 100-400 4.5-5.6 IS II, renting that lens for a shoot next Saturday, will report back with results but so far, looks good for the money. We'll see how it does in the sand.

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I have a couple of those E-image tripods like you showed. And a couple with different releases. They work fine. Hopefully will serve you well on this job as your expendable support :)
 
Greg_E said:
Bigger feet might be nice, but I've never seen them to buy them.
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I need to keep an eye on the E-Image rubber feet that came with it. They slip on like the rubber feet on a Sachtler but seem looser fitting, hopefully I won't lose one.
 
@puredrifting, I have used my Miller Solo aluminium sticks in the sand, and got them wet in the salt water maybe 100 times over the last 2 years. Even when I'm shooting on the rocks they get covered in the plumes of salt water that drift back on shore. Haven't seen one bit of evidence to suggest they are suffering from it. I do hose them down when I get back home and fully release all the locking collars in case sand has made its way in. I used to use aerosol can tops under the feet to help the legs from digging in the sand, but I don't worry about that any more, not a bad tip though. Anyway I'll be interested to see how the legs you bought behave on the back end of 400mm, please get back with your thoughts.
 
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