I know its been a while since the last film but this moving house game is playing havoc with the channel and film production. Anyway the great news is that we've found a house and will hopefully be moving in soon!!
In the meantime Sirui got in touch and asked if I was interested in testing a new tripod that they are releasing. When I saw the tripod I jumped at the chance as its one of the few on the market that is actually aimed at Wildlife Photographers. Its got a camo colour scheme!!
Check out the NEW Sirui CT-3204 plus CH-20 Gimbal head in the film.
The tripod will retail at around $799, and can obtain the tripod from Sirui Official Sales :
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Good to see you Simon 👍great video got the gimbal head it's really good 👌look forward to videos good luck with moving 🙏
Cheers Paul 👊🏼
Good to see you again Simon. Congratulations on the new home. Sounds like a wildlife photographers dream. Good luck on the move and can hardly wait to see some more update videos. All the best, Scott.
Cheers Scooter, yeh its got some great potential and the surrounding landscape looks full of wildlife, lots to see and do!!👊🏼👀
Awesome Fuggin Intro! Loved it, and good video, mate 👍✌
Thanks George 👍🏼
Great video Simon - it’s on my wish list ! Hope all goes well with your move over the border - if you need a van to move your gear give me a shout
Thanks Helen, I'll give you a shout next week. Ive got your mat sorted. 👍🏼
Great review Simon...I use a monopod a lot, but has it's limitations, Been meaning to get a tripod for a while, none seem to be perfect for wildlife, this one seems great. I love photographing Golden Plover, Dotterel, Grouse etc on the Black mountain, Carmarthenshire. It's very open there so need a tripod to open wide so that I can lay down hidden...and this one certainly caters for that. Thanks again for a great review.
No worries Simon, I've been using it extensively since I got it and I can certainly recommend it. A really nice piece of equipment.
Good to see you back Simon, the sound set up on the new vid. camera really seems to be working well especially on such a windy day. Hope everything goes to plan with the move and look forward to seeing the content from there, all the best. 👍
Cheers Glenn, the DJI Pocket 3 is a stunning little camera. Thanks for watching mate 👍🏼
The tripod and gimbal look a quality piece of kit Simon. I know Sirui make quality products, I have one of their ballheads and an unbelievably light monopod. My Feisol tripod is similar to the Sirui but not camo and has the bowl feature for levelling as you demonstrated. I like it because it only weighs 1kg without a head and I use it mostly at less than 3 feet high as I’m normally sat on a grass mound under a tree. You’re right, travelling light makes your day out a lot more enjoyable. Good luck with your ongoing projects and looking forwforward to the next video.
Thanks Gazza, its the first piece of Sirui kit I've used and I'm well impressed!!👍🏼👍🏼
Hey Simon, the new home and property sounds great! I am sure your mind is full of exciting ideas and you have lots of plans for it. I hope you take us along. I really like the look and color of the tripod. I, too, use a Monfrotto video head 608. It would have been cool if they made the case camo. But I wouldn't use it either. Lol Greg
Nice one Greg, Ive started using the legs with the Manfrotto video head. Its a lighter setup than with my big Ifootage tripod, great for walkabout photography. I'll certainly be showing the new spread off when we eventually get there!!😂👊
Great to see you man , delighted things are moving on the homefront ! It sounds idyllic ! Take care man
Cheers Pat 👊🏼👍🏼
Good to see you back again Simon. Looking forward to seeing what you get up to once you are in the new house, sounds like an awesome find so good luck with the move.
Looking forward to it myself Phil, thanks for watching pal👀👍🏼
Cheers Simon, looks a good bit of kit. Congrats on the property. Hope the move goes smoothly. All the very best. 👍📷😎
Thanks Rob👍
Nice to see you back at it mate, loving the quality of the new DJI Osmo Pocket 3, I was only looking at one the other day, lol... My GoPro Hero 8 is getting a bit old now and I was thinking of changing! Saying that do I stick to a new GoPro!!!!! Maybe a Xmas present. Tripod looks pretty good, loving the colour. Excited for the future for the Eardley's, can't wait to come visit. Cheers Rich
Hi Rich, the Pocket 3 is a real gem!! Ive basically trimmed my vlogging setup down to the DJI Action 2 and the Pocket 3. Super small and great for travelling with. As far as the GoPro is concerned I would favour the DJI Action any day, well worth a look at. Still waiting to sign up but we'll get there eventually🤞🏼All the best, Si 👍🏼👊🏼
Great review Simon, can't wait to see the other films and future projects. All the best with the house move, look forward to seeing what projects you have planned once your settled. Cheers Lee
Good to have you back mate. Look forward to the upcoming videos 👍🏼
Cheers Gary👊🏼
You’re back. Watching this at 5:30 in morning before I’m out for Roe deer. It looks a great bit of kit. I hope you get settled soon and out making more films.
Cheers Nigel, thats dedication mate!! Good man, plenty of films to come!!👍📷
Welcome back Simon, so glad you've finally found the ideal property!! Looking forward to seeing all the projects you have in mind for the place.
Cheers Allan, yeh its going to be a busy time!! Thanks for watching 👀👊🏼
Great to see you again Simon, really miss your vids, the look on your face when you talked about what you’re gonna set up if you get the new house says it all! lol! I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you both because we’re all gonna benefit by the sounds of it, good luck mate 👍📷🦅
Thanks Terry, cant wait to get there and get cracking!!👍🏼🤞🏼
Great review and demonstration. Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
The video and audio is great with the osmo
Cheers Jimbo👍🏼
Good to see your still around Simon... So your thinking hides, feeders, camera traps etc but the wife might have other plans.... 😂 The tripod looks good and Sirui are a good brand but I think this looks a bit cheap, the colour looks wrong should be more drab and better camo pattern more like the Innoral version... All the best with your move 👍🇬🇧
Cheers Smiffy, its better than it looks. Very good quality, thanks for watching👍🏼👍🏼
I really like the sound of POWYS. Hope it goes through for you. Tripod looks the business for the wildlife professionals like yourself, but too much money for my needs.
Its a beautiful area, looking forward to exploring it 👍🏼📷
Ay'up Si. Glad to see you up and about mucker. Neat review of product. Glad to see they feature a calendar hook in the main locking nut, mark of quality that! Wishing you an 9 day week and all goes smoothly in your Westerly transition. Exciting times ahead, wet but exciting nonetheless. Stay well buddy.
Cheers Richard, think I've missed the boat with the calendar this year. Too much going on, it WILL happen though mate !!👊🏼😃
Nice to see you back. This is the second review I have seen on this particular tandem, both were quite positive. Many thanks for your work, and good luck with getting moved smoothly.
Many thanks, like I said in the film, only an initial review but a very sturdy and well made tripod setup.
Good to hear you’ve found your new home/land. 🤞for a speedy completion that means you are in by Christmas 🎄
Fingers crossed Sue. I told my missus I'd move on Christmas Eve but that didn't go down too well !!🤣🤣
Hey Simon, see who gets in there first.... you and your wife or Santa 🎅 Lol Greg
Great to see you back, mate! So glad you’ve found your ideal place in Wales and I can’t wait to see it. Fingers crossed all goes well with the move 🤞🏻. The tripod looks great as well, excellent review. 👍🏻
Looking forward to revealing it, thanks for watching 👊🏼👀
Congratulation Simon for new house, and great video review you made. That tripod is really interesting, I'd like to try it. As always, thanks for sharing!
Thanks Giuseppe, it's a nice piece of equipment👍🏼📸
Hi Simon nice to see you hope things go well for you sounds like there is plenty of projects to crack on with and looking forward to sharing the adventure with you the tripod looks a really nice piece of kit looking forward to seeing a full review good luck and all the best Laurence.👍
Cheers Laurence, looking forward to getting in there and getting cracking. Thanks for watching👍🏼👀
Nice one simon all the bet in your new home I will be waiting for the videos and all the progress you make
Cheers Eddie and thanks for following the channel 👍🏼
Glad to see you back Simon, I was only checking the channel over the weekend as you’d not posted for a while. Glad you’re all ok and great news on the new place 👍
Much appreciated, back with plenty of content soon 🎥👊🏼
Great review Simon. Looks like a nice bit of kit. Hope the house buying is still on track for you and your sorted soon, sounds like it'll be worth the wait. Hopefully catch up soon. All the best, John. 👍
Cheers John, in for Christmas hopefully 🤞🏼🤞🏼
Glad you found the place of your dreams Simon , sounds amazing and you look over the moon. Good luck with the move and cant wait to see it and the videos, was there a fortnight ago and its a spectacular area of wales.
Thanks Chris, youre right its a stunning part of the country. Looking forward to exploring it!!👍🏼
Looking forward to see your new estate, Simon, and what you can do with all that spare time afterwards ;O)
Cheers Eigil, not sure there'll be much spare time with all the plans we have 🤞🏼😃📷
Thanks, Simon. A new/upgrade Tripod is on my wish list at the moment and this is one of 3 I'm considering. Good info, thank you.
Cheers Phil, I'm not sure on the stock availability at the moment but worth waiting for in my opinion👍🏼
Thanks Simon ! Really Interesting Video ! Best Wishes Ed.
Thanks for the visit Ed 👊🏼
The place in Wales sounds great :-) looking forward to future projects when you get in the house, fingers crossed for you mate :-)
Thanks Tom, cant wait to get there myself. A head bursting with ideas!! Cheers pal👊
Hi Si, great to see you moving on, cannot wait to see more of your efforts. The new tripod looks well worth the money. Let us all know when you are getting into your new workshop, I still want to buy a beanbag cushion 😜
Thanks Dave, i meant to get back to you. The drawing for the cushion never arrived. See if you can send it again and I'll see what I can come up with !!👍🏼👀
@@simoneardley cheers Simon, I will send it again after I have redrawn it 😃
Good luck with the move mate. For some reason I thought you where heading north rather than hopping sideways😂😂 Sounds like a cracking location you've found in Wales, looking forward to your new stuff mate👌👌
Cheers Scott, it was always the intention but we were struggling to find a suitable gaff. We ended up looking around Powys and found a great spot. The scenery is pretty spectacular. Thanks for watching 👀👍🏼
Wales should be fun Simon, hope all goes well. If anyone can wait patiently for your next and future projects - it's wildlife photographers ! Hope to test out a homemade rifle mount for BIF in spring, local gannet colony. Also get more short eared owl pics soon. All best, from Scotland.
Cheers pal, yeh youre right we are a patient bunch!!🤣 Always nice to have some new bits of gear in the bag!! Good luck with the owls 👌🏼🦉
Nice one Simon. I like the legs,I'd stick with my gitzo fluid gimbal, though, as I love it. Does the ball part come with the gimbal or the tripod? Good to see you back mate 👍
Cheers Stevie, it comes with the tripod legs. The gimbal can be mounted on any normal tripod if required.
Good evening Simon, nice to hear from you. We'd been hoping that all was going well with the house move (always a trauma) and that the process pans out as you hope. Tripod interesting, but the rate of progress with camera technology amazes me at the moment, and I won't be moving anywhere for a while - and if prices continue to rise at this rate, I'll be heading backwards in time to 4x5 or 6x6 film. Best to you and yours. Hope you find time for the odd passing visitor in Powys. J&A&B&T
Hi Aynsley, I know what you mean. I suppose it makes it doubly important to buy gear thats good quality and that will stand the test of time. It was a mistake I made when I first started out. Buy cheap, buy twice!! Oh there'll be plenty of time for visitors mate 📷👍🏼. All the best, Si
Purchase care, indeed. I am still happy with my Canon EF kit, using it on and R3 with an adaptor would be a joy, but I'm not making money from images, so even an R6MkII is a stretch. I do so much enjoy using my old film kit too. Anyway, keep posting when you are able, J and I will be watching. Keep us in the loop. Aynsley. @@simoneardley
Most excellent review...you've discussed some things I haven't thought of or presented by other reviews I've watched on this. Thank you for providing this. Question though...for those of us with an external zoom 600mm (in my case Sigma 150-600 Sport) will the tension adjustment on the tilt be able to compensate/dampen for the different center of gravity as the lens may be extended or retracted? TY.
Thanks, Ive checked on the tilt and the tension is gradual so yes it will be fine for a lens that zooms externally and alters the centre of gravity.
@@simoneardley thank you for taking the time to check that! Much appreciated
Another great video Simon, hope all goes well with the house move 👍, just out of curiosity what happened with the OM kit, did it just no suit you ?
Hi David, I went back to Nikon. It was always my first choice ( the Z9). I wasn't 100% happy with the DOF on the micro 4/3 system and much prefer the look of the images shot with full frame and large prime lenses. Dont get me wrong the OM1 is an amazing camera with many plus points, weight, AF, ProCapture being some of them but I'm glad I went back to Nikon with so many amazing lenses coming from them at the moment. Thanks for watching 👀👍🏼📷
@@simoneardley thanks for the reply, keep up the good work 👍
Blimey Simon looks a great move ! You are copying me at the moment. I too have the Pocket DJI 3 and the Camo Sirui legs . I have used mine for some time and can confirm they do what is said on the tin !I did a short review on them a couple of months back if anyone wants another opinion on them before buying. After all the legs are £400 here in the UK . Glad all is well in the Eardley camp Wales sounds great . I too am buying a new home a Camper van, hopefully like you before Christmas . Wales is high on my list to visit so perhaps when you have got your feet under the table we could do a Collaboration ?
Nice one, good luck with the camper. I miss mine, you'll absolutely love it, a fantastic photography tool 👍🏼📷
Hi Simon, enjoying the Videos, how are you attaching your Tripod (TC9) to the Savotta. I have same tripod but because its 3 sections, its not as compact as I would like.
Thanks Hugh, i lie it horizontally under the top flap of the Savotta. Works a treat.
Camouflage tripods , like carp anglers Camouflage bait buckets catch more a anglers than fish and I'm guessing exactly the same with the Camouflage tripods, catch more photographers . Any dark colour will do exactly the same thing in my humble opinion. Definitely won't be buying one anytime soon, stick with my Manfrotto Pro 55 and Benro gimbal for my Canon R6 mk 2 and a 500mm f4 mk2 lens Good luck with the house move to a stunning place
Cheers Ste, ive never understood the need for camo bait buckets!!🤣🤣
Is this travel friendly?
Have you retired or transferring to FB in Powis?
Not retired yet Brian, i'll be commuting back to Lancs till next year mate.👍
Nice one Si, can't wait to see what you do with the new house. Will be absolutely fantastic 🙂. Look forward to the Barn Owl n Badger films too. Great bit of kit that tripod n that new Osmo sounds mint. Looking gorgeous down there in Shrewsbury 👍 Speak soon. Atb Rick n Billydog
Cheers Rick, you need to get yourself down here for a visit. Catch ya soon, Si 👊🙂