Love the quality of this tripod that is specifically made to work with the brands listed in the description. I personally own a Nikon DSLR so that is the camera I am using this tripod for. I have had a small tripod for quite some time but always wanted to have a large tripod that I can use to take better shots when sight-seeing or taking pictures of larger groups of people and I have found it with this high quality tripod. It is made of aluminum allow and only weighs about 2 ¾ lbs and comes with a nylon zipper carrying case that you can throw over your shoulder with your camera bag and won’t leave you with a backache even after a long day of location changes. It features a 3 way swivel head with an easy clamp to be able to dismount and mount your camera quickly without scratching or risking dropping your camera. I ordered mine in black but they do have other colors available. The height of the legs are adjustable and the ends of each leg have rubber bottoms so you do not have to worry if you have hardwood or ceramic tile floors that you are going to damage the floor plus it helps keep the legs firmly in place. Read more
The unit is relatively light and has most features of tripods costing much more. With a collapsible length of 18" it fits into my 22" bag handily. When fully extended I find it to be quite sturdy. A fine product at a reasonable price. New Subject: I can't get a straight answer from TSA whether this product is admissible with a carry-on bag on a plane. When I called them I was unable to acquire a REAL PERSON to address the subject. I have discussed this matter with photographers who state it can be included in Hold Baggage only. Yet a TSA Manager I spoke with at a Colorado airport told me 'it is ok to carry on board a plane since it is not designed to be used as a weapon'. l was flabbergasted with his response. I wonder how he characterizes the box cutters that were used on 9-11. Can anyone shed some light on this matter? Read more
This tripod is definitely exactly what it looks like on it's page; it's a baseline tripod that is pretty versatile. I haven't yet been able to take it out and do anything crazy with this, but I don't think I'd have any issues. It feels very sturdy when standing, and the legs don't feel frail in any sense of the word. However, I do have a few negatives that you may want to keep in mind for this tripod. The hook on the bottom meant to allow you to weight it down isn't very good at all. It's a solid plastic piece, and doesn't feel like it'll break under pressure, but it's shape makes it hard to use because the hook itself is very thick and isn't very big; this makes it rather difficult to weight it down with any bag that has a strap wider than two inches or so. Don't get me wrong it can be done, but I personally don't like it. Another problem I have with it is the plate that your camera is mounted to can go vertical, but it has a hard time going from the vertical position to the perfectly horizontal position. This leads to problems if you're quickly trying to transition between vertical and horizontal, and often leads to maligning the shots so they're not perfectly level. I feel this issue would be fixed if the bubble level were placed on the mounting plate rather than the base, but it is what you pay for. Overall, I think this is a good cheap tripod, but I have nothing to compare it to. Just know that if you have the money to buy a better tripod and you're more serious about photography you should buy a much better tripod. On a side note, if you plan to use this for videos, don't plan on using the pan. It is much smoother than what you could achieve with a ball head tripod, but it's definitely not as fluid as you may think. I believe this is due to the fact that they're using a rather weird was to smooth out the panning, and I think it's just friction. I'm not planning on taking it apart, but I'm positive it's not a quality mechanism based on the rest of the build. Read more
