Got tripod and setup was simple, felt nice, until i put the camera on the side setting, I have a D800 and with the grip its to heavy for the tripod, which means weighting it quite a bit, So i remove the grip, same result, The joint is not strong enough really to hold anything with a heavy lens on it. This would be fine for Landscape, stills but not Down ward shooting for the likes of food photography or product, like my requirement, where having it on the side setting is used often. Loved it for standard shooting, its small to pack away but also tall when fully extended. Yes its ok but on checking the £280 alternative its still the same situation, so purchase was good, however they should put a side setting weight limitation on description, mirrorless would be fine on this side setting without a weight on the bottom. P.S tried it without my heavier "norm" 24-70 tamron VC2 lens, used lightest 50mm 1.8 and it was better but you could tell it wasn't going to last me long like that. I guess i could put it upside down above the table but then we start to get added shadows. If the arm joint could support the weight long term i would have given it 4 stars, however i think its not strong enough.