RAUBAY 70 8 Professional Heavy Duty Video Camera Tripod with Fluid Head QR Plate for DSLR Camcorder Max

I’ve had many tripods in my life, and this is by far the best one. Very sturdy, very easy to use, the fittings are of excellent quality and I do not think I’m going to have a problem at all in the future in terms of getting the legs of the tripod working properly. I also like how smoothly the tripod worked when I was trying to change the camera angle. Read more

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Bought a Manfrotto Befree and was highly disappointed, as nothingworked as it should and control mechanismswere weak. Decided to return. Saw this on Prime days and saw the reviews (looked almost too good to be true) so Decided to pull the trigger. Mind own! It's not light, but it's perfect in every other sense. The construction is smart and SOLID, controls are easily maneuvered, and everything locks in flawlessly. The quick release plate screws have a half moon turning mechanism so you dont need a screwdriver and inserting and removing the plate is a cinch. Taking it down to return it to the zippered carry case is easy as well. 110% recommend! Read more

Although primary design probably not be for field use, this tripod is absolutely amazing for the price and far better than many purpose built spotting scope tripods. Handles 80mm scopes with ease. Gimbal head is silky smooth in all planes of movement, perfect for long distance spotting applications. Legs are easily configured, versatile and sturdy. Even includes carrying bag. Read more

Tough unit! Any adjustment you would ever dream of! Heavy duty, nothing flimsy about it, can easily hold my canon 5 dsr camera and 100- to 400L lens, w/x2 extender! Great stability and functionality! Built in level! Not lightweight, if you are going to hike with this, it is a bit heavy and awkward! Not much negative for this quality tripod! Read more

I'm so glad to have gotten this tripod, makes taking pictures and videos so much better. The rotation is great and makes recordings look a lot better. When you get this tripod, please loosen the rotation head swivel and use a little WD Silicone (not too much) and on the sliding plate also. This helps movement even better. This thing folds and transports quickly. I really like it and it's worth the money. Sets up in less than 3 minutes and is read for use. Cameras, Camcorders, and if you use tablets all you need is an adapter base that screws down to the plate and you in the game. Great piece of equipment. Read more

This DV-1 tripod is my my first video tripod, though I have bought many tripods for still photography (analog and digital) over the past several decades. I bought this video tripod to use with a new Full HD camcorder to shoot video of my grandson playing soccer. I like the weight of this tripod and I find that using one hand to push down on the camcorder helps add smoothness when panning vertically or horizontally. The legs are easy to extend with the flip of only three knobs. The head has a bowl adjustment where the user loosens the head from the bottom to level the head quickly and easily with a built in level bubble even if the ground or leg adjustments are not perfectly level. If I let go of the control handle, the fluid tripod head does not drop down like a still camera tripod head tends to do. I can let go of the control handle when using the camcorder and grab my DLSR without worrying about damaging the camcorder. The fluid head is strong enough to prevent a DLSR such as my Nikon D7500 DX or D750 FX DLSR, either with a 70-300 mm lens, from dropping when I let go of the control handle. This is probably a mis-understanding on my part but I thought both the vertical and horizontal movements would be adjustable fluid dampened, however, only the vertical movement is adjustable fluid dampened. The horizontal movement can have resistance added by tightening an adjustment, but being mechanical friction based instead of fluid based, tends to be not smooth. The vertical adjustable fluid dampened movement is very smooth. The bag seene sturdy and the fact the rubber feet can be tightened by hand to extend built in spikes which dig into soil or grass, is handy. Read more

Spoiler alert. I really like this tripod. It arrived well packaged and in a quality padded carry case. The tripod was in a plastic bag and the handle was too. The knobs and levers on the tripod are solid and not flimsy. Coming from a heavy duty Manfrotto tripod and pistol grip head I’ve had forever, it took me a few minutes to get used to the use of a fluid head. Primarily the knobs to tighten/loosen the pan/tilt functions. But I like the options. The tension is sufficient and allows smooth movement with enough resistance to avoid inconsistent panning/tilting. The legs are sturdy and the knobs to tighten / loosen the legs seem to have just the right grip. The rubber feet can be adjusted to expose a spiked foot for outdoor use. Overall the tripod sits sturdy and is able to confidently hold my rig (canon r5 with cage on 15mm rails, 28-70 lens, v-mount battery, monitor and microphone). This purchase was a win! Read more