3 Legged Thing Bucky - Field Test & Review
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- Опубликовано: 22 июл 2024
- I got my hands on a new tripod! This is the "Bucky" by 3 Legged Thing and on today's vlog I review and test it out in the field.
The Tripod: amzn.to/2DuYiV1
My Camera Gear: bit.ly/BvSGear
I've been using 3 Legged Thing tripods for about 5 years now, and I've loved every one of them. But, they still seem to make improvements on each new tripod I review. The "Bucky" is the latest of the 3 Legged Thing travel tripods and it has some great new features.
But, of course, a tripod is only as good as the stability it provides. So, I headed to the wind on the coast to test it out in the field.
Tripod Review Chapters:
00:00 Tripod Unboxing
2:14 Travel to Location
4:16 Cape St. Vincent
6:28 Tripod Features
9:17 Tripod Review
11:00 The Photograph
I don't know about other countries but here we clap to the sunset, most beautiful thing in the world.
I love it!
Love the images you captured Brendan 😍.
You helped me in choosing a Winston 1.0 about 2 years ago. And I love it.
Did have an issue..but that was mainly due to me not cleaning my tripod.
Got to say that 3leggedthing customer service was nothing short of amazing.
Sorted me right out...and that was during lockdown!
You may get tripods for free, but it is a fantastic company that you are associating your name with 👏👏
Can’t wait to see the wheels
"Sharp as a penguin in a tuxedo"! Hahaha!
Enjoyed the video. The pics were awesome. Stay Safe!!
Thanks Kent!
Beautiful shot Brendan..
Awesome photos!
Thanks Brendan for the vid. The clapping was a nice add . I remember this every time we flew to Central America. Brings back memories of travel. Glad to see you excited. Here in So Cal Cali it’s Mandatory face mask. We can’t shake it off. Thank you again. @ Vela Photoz
We're mandatory in closed spaces. But, out in nature like this, I think it's fine to be mask-free. :D
Hope you're well!
Bucky seems to be doing a great job! That timelapse looked absolutely smooth!
Yup, I was impressed. In the wind you often get a bit of a jitter on the TL!
Congrats with Bucky! I'm quite excited that travel is starting up again aswell. Hopefully that continues in the fall!
I think come November it'll be sweet to travel again. Here's hoping!
@@BrendanvanSon Hope so to! I live in the Netherlands and we visited Berlin last month (thankfully at least one vacation this year), but got another one booked (The Eifel in West Germany) for september; numbers are rising in the Netherlands though, so I hope tourism will continue. Lagos and the south coast of Portugal are still on our wish list in the coming years aswell!
SUPER REVIEW THANK'S 👍👍👍
Loving those shorts dude!
I haven't worn shoes or trousers in months. I love Portugal.
Holy crap you weren't kidding when you said it was busy, thank god Bucky was with you to clear the way hahaha. I think Bucky is a cousin to Albert and he sure takes great pictures 😜👍👍
They are Bros!
Sharp as a penguin in a tuxedo.!😜
What i really like about these tripods is the interchangeable feet. Useful for different ground types.
Yeah, totally modular. You can basically swap out anything you want.
Great to see the new "Bucky" by 3 Legged Thing. I'd never heard of this company until I started to watch your videos and on the strength of that decided purchase "Albert" earlier this year. I am very pleased with Albert because it is an extremely well made Tripod at a very competitive price. From knowing nothing about the company I was also pleased to find out that I live about 5 miles from The Chicken Shed and I really like supporting local business' especially those who make great products.
Nice! I swing by the chicken shed quite a bit. It's a beautiful area!
that last photo!!! WOW...great job Brendan!
Obrigado Rui!
@@BrendanvanSon de nada !😁
I just missed Bucky for 2 weeks. I was almost at the same spot you were. I’ll tag you when I post a shot about it on IG. Keep rocking it! 👍🏻
Tag me! I'd love to see what you turned out :D
Great to see parts of the world are getting back to the new normal.
Nothing like new camera gear & Bucky looks the ticket 👌
Good luck with the new wheels... personally I think it’s a wee suzuki jimny 🤔
Haha. It was almost a Jimny... then we went bigger!
Great review. I have Albert and love it but I believe Bucky is around 200g lighter.
Hi
One year later do you still love this tripod ?
I'm looking for a tripod which packs small like this one or the Brian (but it seems less sturdy)
I have Brian and love it.
Sharp as a penguin in a tuxedo? Never heard that before?
But that matches the pictures. Glad you enjoyed yourself
Haha. Glad you liked that.
I have had a 3LT Punk for a couple of years now. Changed to the Winston 2 a month ago and have shot with it nearly everyday since it arrived. Much quicker to set up with just 2 legs joins to adjust, extra height gives you so many more composition options if you shoot in weird places.....better standard ball head......really love the Winston 2. That tripod looks nice but it is the Winston 2 for me.
Yup, Winston is a beauty!
So many people seem to talk a lot about all the 3LT [and indeed other brands] features but bizarrely no one seems to say that much about stability, which is the primary point of a tripod, after all the most basic tripod that is solid will be way more useful than one with lots of features but vibrates! So thanks for that!
I have a big heavy Manfrotto 055XPRO 3 which is pretty great but sometimes just too bulky and a cheap travel tripod but really looking at something that can cover both jobs and maybe Bucky is it, I love how 3LT has names and not a ridiculous string of letters and numbers, 3LT have so many it's hard to know which one is best for you.
Have you used Nicky with the levelling base? She looks awesome but is probably too big for most cases I need, and pretty pricey!
What do you think of Airhed Vue compared to Pro?
Nothing worse, when you're quietly appreciating the beauty and tranquility of a stunning sunset, than someone 'whooping'!!!
Hahaha. In these times, I don't even care.
I think it’s amazing how you can balance that white ball on your head that whole time you’re opening the package. ;-)
How good was that, right? haha
Beautiful location...also the start or finish of the amazing Fisherman's Way hiking trail.
Those images were spectacular, again! It looked like you didn't even weigh down the tripod! You are really selling me on Three legged thing. Already bought the Ellie L bracket and recently the Ellie with the peak design clip in the base. Think i will now be ordering a Winston and blaming you once again if my wife questions the purchase!!!!!
At some point, I'm going to do the hike that starts in Lagos and follows the coast all the way to Sines. And, nope, I don't ever weigh down my tripods.
@@BrendanvanSon wow that will be a spectacular hike. My wife and i only did about 20km from the lighthouse to the third beach and we were getting constant amazing views.
I love Portugal....may get back there in 2021 when travel and quarantine restriction are hopefully consigned to memory. I have recently purchased the Albert and Leo. The Bucky & Ray do look (and no doubt are) good tripods. But the Albert & Leo are quite similarly spec'd and in the UK cost £150 & £140 less for them compared to the Bucky & Ray. So even if the new ones were available at the time of purchase (currently pre-order)..I am confident I would still have chosen the Albert & Leo. If the prices were the same. I still think I would go for the Leo over the Ray. Albert versus Bucky?.....Well that would be a close call. If the bucky had a leveling base like the Jay in that series then definitely the Bucky. Without a leveling base, I think(???) I would still go with the Albert.
Certainly looked like Bucky performed well BvS. Will need to check out the new series for a potential replacement to my manfrotto 👍🏼
Definitely rocks out! I've never been a manfrotto fan - although it was mostly a gripe against their weird quick release. If you move over to 3LT, you'll love it!
I have never seen people clap to the sunset, does that happen often in Portugal? I wish we had such blue seas here in Holland though.. They always seem so brown here, it makes me enjoy taking sea photos in the Netherlands less.. You got awesome pictures though, love them!
You referred to Bucky Lasek? Nice. Also I have the neversoft eyeball tatted on my arm. (the eyeball with the nail through in the intro to THPS)
Nice! I must have played about 4000 hours of that game in school. lol
I notice on your L-bracket that the side portion has a cut out part. Did you do this yourself or did it come that way? I need to put mine a bit off centre in order to get my cable release to go in easy and straight. Hence, was wondering if using a saw to cut out a chunk would work.Thanks.
The 3 legged thing L bracket "Elie" comes like that. It's for cables, but also handy for the articulating LCD.
Dude, are these clear skies not getting to you by now? Come to Scotland when you can bro and we will get some drama!!!
I wish to know how did you make tbe Canon EOS R showing the exposure timer on the back screen in BULB mode? I can’t figure it out
I'll put it in a blog post this week. Check back to brendansadventures.com sometime this coming week.
@@BrendanvanSon I found it already, enabling the touch shutter helps... but that is may stupid because you may shake the camera whil touching it and the 2s self timer does not work...
Nice
I have a 3 Legged Thing "Nigel" (Well I would, wouldn't i) I love 3LT products but the viewing window on the head seem to be a bit of a daft feature, Nigel ha a Novoflex head
Love this video, great pictures, great review. Beautiful tripod, it's on my list sometimes in the future, my investment fond is kind a low right now.
But man, what a nice "L-bracket". My first real investment after i startet photographing in January this year, and it's my best investment ever!!. No issue ever with it, and no problem using my flip out scream on my old 77D.
I don't know how I lived life before an l-bracket.
Look really very nice there.
You both picked a fantastic place to live.
I hope all went well with the bank now and you are in your apartment?
Still waiting... New hurdles this week. Should have answers this coming week though.
I just Love my 'Brian'
Hello! I looked a little bit at 3 Legged thing tripods and I don't see the difference between the Brian (ok it's limit is 14kg but my gears don't weight half of that) but even more between Albert and Bucky. Do you have an opinion about that? Also I like the fact that they have a flashy orange and a darker version so it fit people style however it would be nice of them to go all the way and drop completely the orange in the dark version, just a thought :)
All of those tripods have five-section legs and 4-section center columns, so even if your camera & lens weigh nothing, the support will still be less stiff for telephoto shots, and will take longer to set up each time. I'd definitely recommend the Travis instead, because its legs and center column are going to be a lot more stiff, and it's not that much of a difference in the actual weight, and the folded length is still small enough to travel with.
@@MatthewSaville Thanks for the answer and advice. However I want a tripod that fit in my bag and so even 5cm difference when folded does matter for me. In any case to be honest I am more curious than in the market for a tripod as I bought a cheap one a month ago. It is not great but I think it can't be beaten given the price. The 3 legged things might be my choice when I upgrade
@@matthieugraveleau Unfortunately, "cheap" tripods are a great way to smash your entire camera and lens on a rock, so, be careful! I understand needing to fit your tripod INSIDE a backpack or carry-on luggage, but again, I've never had a problem with the types of tripods I bring that have 4-section legs instead of 5, or a single center column instead of two or three or four column sections. Even a 450mm folded length can fit inside an airplane overhead bin, or inside most suitcases/backpacks. Personally, I just strap my tripods to the outside of my backpacks, and I've never had any problems whether traveling y plane, train, bus, or hiking...
@@MatthewSaville You must be right but today it is cheap tripod or no tripod😅. Honestly I have used my tripod on really windy situation and it did ok, same for long exposure. It is still a carbon fiber tripod and it is decent. Also my comment about size was really oriented towards my particular needs because 45cm does not fit in my actual bag not work suitcase and I really need to be able to hide it and not fix it to the side. But in general I totally agree with you.
The big difference between Brian and Bucky is that Brian is very old. The design is superior on the Bucky or Albert. But, it will hold your camera without issue.
I have'nt purchased anything since 2014 still rocking with D750 and 4 lenses Lolz.
I need to be more like you! haha
@@BrendanvanSon if everything works just fine then why we need an upgrade, for landscape we have plenty of options now like used D810, 5Dsr , even for instagram Eos RP more than enough, i think who makes money out of photography they need to spe d more than 1500$ for hobbiest under 1000$ is make sense.
Man, I'm in the US and I also happen to be in my fellowship to be a pulmonary/critical care doc, and it's so busy with covid cases here. I wish people would just listen to the CDC guidelines here so we can safely go back to what you're experiencing in Portugal.
Coming from the UK, the big difference I notice here compare to the UK and US is people just do what's advised and get on with life. There's no questioning, arguing, fighting. They just go "it is what it is", mask up to go grocery shopping and live.
Six minutes in and still haven't learned a thing about this tripod!
I look forward to traveling again, but at my age it needs to be safe. I look forward to seeing your new, old thing. Did I guess right? ;-)
Yes! Stay safe! And, haha, I didn't see what your guess was!
@@BrendanvanSon my guess was a VW Thing. Which I just hinted above and also guessed on your FB page.
@@JohnDrummondPhoto oh! Good guess as I actually looked for one. But, it's not it!
Having gone over to tripods with no centre column sorry not going back - at least not for my main tripods. Travel tripod possibly. I do like the look of 3LT products and have one of their airheds and take Ellie with me everywhere but the centre column on the tripods is a deal breaker for me (no point paying for it to then remove it) and I just find the twist knobs on the legs too bulky. I prefer flip locks like I have on my ifootage TC7 Fastbowl. great for panos.
It's a good point Steve, I think I might petition 3LT to offer their tripods without a center column as an option. I don't mind having one on my travel tripod, but on my big heavy weather tripod, it definitely comes out.
@@BrendanvanSon Thanks Brendan, don't take it the wrong way but as an ambassador if you get a free tripod and don't use rmtge centre column then it's not really an issue but if you buy one you are potentially paying for something you don't use. I have 2 tripods with the self levelling vase built in and I'd never want to go back. One of them you can buy a central column separately so if you like one you can get it but you don't have to pay for it as part of the tripod if you know you won't use it. As 3LT are a UK company I do hope they do well.
Hey, Do you still need the "old" one? I think need a tripod for photography with the L bracket... I was working more with video, so I got a manfrotto video head last year. Because of that, I can't put my camera in portrait mode. These days, I really don't have money to invest... By the way, I'm in Porto-PT
I do. But, I might be able to help you out at some point. Where do you live?
@@BrendanvanSon Hey! I live in Porto.
@@BrendanvanSon I sent that same message on Instagram... Just for you to know... In case of you don't see it here
I might have something for you in month or two. Shoot me an email to brendanvanson@gmail.com
@@BrendanvanSon I did it right now! Thank you so much!
I Love this Location, i made a nice Picture here last year.
Unfortunately i made no Video....
Bucky looks awesome but way out of my budget...I’ll stick to my Travis. That lighthouse spot looks amazing.
Travis is great valule!
don't know why you say( what we just went through )here in the states things are still going thing's , glad you think it's over for us in the U.S. it's not !
Yeah, that's the point I mean. I meant that I hope you guys get through it well. Here in Europe, we're mostly through it. So, I hope you guys get there too.
Ok I’m going to guess. The new toy, old and has wheels. Is it a Mitsubishi van, the same that Thomas Heaton and Adam Gibbs have?
I have the 3 LT Frank. Rock solid.
haha, a Delica?! I did once think of getting one. They're awesome. But, I need open air in the Algarve.
what ??!, you change camera gears every few months !!. Man .. you got lot of money :).
Haha. It's my job.
5-section legs, AND a 4-section center column? YIKES. How many travelers really need a tripod that compact? I carry 3-4 "travel" tripods on my wilderness backpacking trips and on airplanes, and I've never needed something smaller than a Slik Lite CF, with a single center column and 3-lock legs. Oh, and such tripods are still just ~2 lbs, and yet get a viewfinder almost to 6 ft high...
I wish more tripod companies would get on board with the notion that a tripod can still be lightweight and yet not have FIFTEEN joints, lol..
You're not wrong, but they have Winston. And yet, on my trips, it's rare for me to find a photographer with a tripod with less than 4 sections. Companies sell what sells, and people don't buy the big ones.
Personally, I prefer the big tripods too.
@@BrendanvanSon The thing is, 3-section legs might be "big", but there are innumerable 4-section leg tripods out there that are still lighter and just as compact as the 5-section tripods that keep popping up more and more. My Slik CF LITE weighs barely 2 lbs, and yet gets my camera to eye level even though I'm 6'2". Yeah, it's prone to shake in the wind if I'm shooting telephoto, but there's also tripods in the ~2.5 lb range that are also relatively short when collapsed, and yet extremely strong, but just a tiny bit shorter. Feisol's Tournament series is just 2.4 lbs, and Slik's VARI series is just 2.4-2.8 lbs, and it comes with a flat base, a leveling base, and a center column, all interchangeable.
I love 3LT because they're going the complete opposite direction from all the terrible junk brands these days that keep popping up on Amazon or eBay, but it still seems like they haven't yet made my personal type of "ultimate" tripod. I'll keep watching to see what else shows up, though; they're always a quality brand...
Four joints on that tripod? For stability of tripods I've heard that a maximum of three joint is desirable.
Depends on the quality and the width of the tubing. The fewer, the better. But, you compromise size. Personally, I don't mind my massive 3 legged thing Winston. I use it during high winds. But during calmer days, or even like that in this video, these joints held up without issue.
@@BrendanvanSon Thanks for answer! Sounds good!
"I havent had new camera gear in months" lol
Seriously, I have a problem. hahaha
@@BrendanvanSon aww poor baby!! No new toys to play with for the past few months
Do you speak Portuguese?
I'm learning. I speak Spanish and French, so I can kind of fake it sometimes, haha
I thought this was the Jimny video. 😂
Sunday!
Its a long A on Lasek.. Laaasek.. short ek.
For £380 it better be stable..Jeez. And what else were you going to say,since you plug their merch?
Sticky with a touch of sea salt Every time you get close to those edges gets me a little scared for you maybe its just they way the camera shows it
It's the camera. I was WAY back from the edge today. Thankfully. It was a pretty good spot to set up!
@@BrendanvanSon Yeah every time you get close the edge I feel like maybe a wee bit nervous and I am not that afraid of heights after all I did rappel from a chopper and a rappel tower as long as I am attached to a secure line I am good
$500 ?!?!?! oh no way
Good sticks save you more than that. Cheap sticks can cost you a lot more if your $4000 worth of camera gear gets tossed off a cliff by a bit of wind or broken legs.
So, a windy location, a tripod that can extend to 7ft yet you shoot with the centre column down? No offence but thats hardly a test to show stability. Come on, do a real test, people wanna know, people wanna spend, I include myself in that.
Man that is one ugly tripod. Buck-ugly.
Totally disagree. I think it's sexy.
@@BrendanvanSon Whatever turns you on mate. There's no accounting for taste.