Some people see Jessop's as a place to trust in the photography world and others see them as rip off merchants that over charge for basic products, I won't give my opinion on Jessop`s on the whole but I am here to give you my opinion of their TP327 Tripod. Firstly i should start by saying that although I am a professional portrait photographer, this is not a professional tripod. This tripod is available at my camera class for people to use and to learn with and as I have shown people how to use it on many occasions as well as using it myself; I felt that I was qualified to give my opinion on it. I will abstain from comparing it with ...  Read the complete review

My husband is massively into photography and spends an enormous amount of his spare time taking some amazing pictures. Over the years as I have watched him, my own interest has increased and now, although I am nowhere near as good as him, I quite enjoy photography too. A few months ago I decided to invest in a tripod for him (us!). Before I got interested in photography, I didn't understand the need for a tripod and couldn't understand why a table, etc wouldn't do the job just as well!! I have since however learnt the importance of a fixed base for an SLR, especially an SLR with decent features. The first time I understood the importance of one was ...  Read the complete review

Keen to get Mr Frank into a hobby other than playing on his iPhone or computer games, I spent last Christmas trying to fan into flame a glimmer of interest from his quarters in photography. My photography-enthusiast brother-in-law helped me pick out all the equipment that he thought would help a beginner photographer get started, and I bought it all for Mr Frank to get him started on my chosen hobby for him! Obviously I knew that I needed to buy Mr Frank a camera and a lens, but a tripod is something I had not considered. My brother-in-law assured me it is an essential piece of kit for even a beginner photographer and is particularly useful for shots that the ...  Read the complete review

Not an iPod... A TriPod! This review is for the Jessops 'TP327' Tripod, rather than the post-apocalyptic TV series 'The Tripods' which aired in the mid 80's - anyone remember that? - check it out on youtube! Tripods serve the purpose of holding your camera steady, enabling you to achieve shake-free shots - hence, no more blurry images. Costing £58 from Jessops, the TP327 is very lightweight (1732g), and easy to carry round due to the strong plastic handle on its body. As a whole, the tripod is very stable, and i've used it in some pretty windy conditions when taking landscape shots on the Downs. When fully extended, the tripod ...  Read the complete review

Let me start by saying I am not the best photographer in the world, but I am very interested photography (and gadgets to be honest) so I'm always looking out for a good buy and a nice piece of kit. Which is why when this beauty struck my eye I simply had to have it. Like I said I'm no genius with a camera so you'll have to forgive me if I use any incorrect technical vocabulary and understand this is from an amateur's point of view. Well the tripod can be set up in roughly 30 seconds and the legs are separated in to two sections meaning it is more compact when not extended but can still reach a very good height of about 1m 60 just with the legs which ...  Read the complete review