Things You Must Do To Keep Your Tripods And Monopods In A Healthy Condition

Tripods and monopods are crucial elements that you require for stabilizing your camera. These equipment help you prevent camera shake and come up with crisp pictures and videos. A good tripod is certainly expensive and demands some maintenance so that it can last for years without much of repair. Here's what you must do to ensure it operates smoothly even after years. 

                                                                                    

• The best thing you can do to ensure a long life of your tripod and monopod is to buy a good quality one that can sustain some mishandling during everyday use. Choose the branded ones and not the cheaper unbranded varieties.
  
  
• If you are using a Tripod with Ball Head make sure you don’t bang the head around. Even if it is made of superior quality aluminum, don’t assume that it will not get damaged. Padding the tripod head with neoprene cover and using a carrying case for storing are some of the advisable precautions. If you feel they are time consuming, you may skip them but you still need to ensure its safety in all circumstances.
  
  
• After a few years of operation, the tripod with ball heads lose their smoothness and start giving you some trouble while moving your camera. This is because of accumulation of dust in the bearing. In such situations or to avoid such situations keep cleaning your tripod on a regular basis. Spray a small amount of WD-40 on a towel and use it for wiping the ball. Never spray the solution directly on the ball, as you just need a small amount of it. After cleaning, wipe the ball with a dry towel to ensure that you have removed the entire solution. Never use the thicker lubricants as they will attract more dust.

For proper maintenance tips, follow the instruction manual that you have got with your equipment. All manufacturers have clearly mentioned the required maintenance tips in their user manual. Even if you are a busy professional, take some time out and dedicate it for maintaining your equipments. This way, you will be able to use your equipments for years.