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NRO are fine with tripods; their "rule" (in practise) is "don''t get in other people's way"
Interesting as I know some ROs won't allow it from past experience. That said, if you can use a tripod you are probably going to spend less time photographing (in theory, although in practice just manage to get more items photographed in a day
) than if having to photograph handheld and having to check and retake if you wobble.
Edit - don't know if you've any Wills from NRO but the condition of many isn't good, particularly early ones, so they don't microfilm very well. Unfortunately found that quite a lot particularly with Consistory Court Wills, although the Archdeaconry Court ones have not been so bad.
(KENT) Lingwell, Rayment (BUCKS) Read, Hutchins (SRY) Costin, Westbrook (DOR) Gibbs, Goreing (DUR) Green (ESX) Rudland, Malden, Rouse, Boosey (FIFE) Foulis, Russell (NFK) Johnson, Farthing, Purdy, Barsham (GLOS) Collett, Morris, Freebury, May, Kirkman (HERTS) Winchester, Linford (NORTHANTS) Bird, Brimley, Chater, Wilford, Read, Chapman, Jeys, Marston, Lumley (WILTS) Arden, Whatley, Batson, Gleed, Greenhill (SOM) Coombs, Watkins (RUT) Stafford (BERKS) Sansom, Angel, Young, Stratton, Weeks, Day