27.09.2021
First of all the positives. It is very cleverly designed, and infinitely adaptable. It is lovely and light, and very good looking, the monopole is well hidden, but a bit fiddly to extract from the tripod, but It is great to use.But now the negatives:The Tripod is very difficult to use, and you end up with legs everywhere, it is extremely flimsy, I was out yesterday, Photographing some Wild Fowl, it was a beautiful hot day with NO breeze at all and I was stood in a blind, but it was vibrating quite gently as you can see from the first attached out of Focus picture. The catches that hold the legs out at an angle kept slipping, so I ended up using the monopole witch worked better see the second attached photo, with a much sharper focus. Finally, the absolute nightmare was the ball joint the Camera sits, again a fabulous Idea, but poorly executed. The clamping mechanism was either fully locked or completely free. There was no I'm between to allow you to line up the shot.If the manufacturers Iron out these niggles I think it could be a great bit of kit.
17.09.2021
I have only had this tripod for a while now and I have to say it's pretty good value for what it offers. Being 6ft in height, this tripod is perfect as I can easily raise it to my eye level. This makes my work souch easier.It handles my camera load pretty well to. One small downside is that it tends to vibrate on the odd occasion. Just make sure that you have something heavy to hold the tripod down.Other than that small niggle, I love this tripod.
10.09.2021
It's ok, not great, not terrible. It is not a professional tripod, but I don't think it claims to be one.It holds a camera steady for long exposures, 30 seconds was the longest I did on it that was on 50mm and 24mm lens and it was fine. I don't think it would be sturdy enough to do long exposures on a telephoto lens.Good points are: ball head is nice and smooth and locks well, legs lock well. it's light and portable, sturdy enough for lightweight kit and it looks pretty.Bad points are: the center column is not great, it all fell apart on me, it is made secure by some cheap plastic shims which ensures it all tightens up, not great when they fall out. It is not very sturdy for heavier equipment, the lowest sections of the legs are very thin. No spirit level on the base/legs so it is difficult to level tripod, if you try to level up the legs the whole thing is so light that slightest knock and it is uneven again. It was frustrating to get it level on uneven rocky ground.It's fine and will do the job and if I was traveling and space and weight were at a premium I would recommend it, I don't travel that much though, so my tripod would live in the car and be used for shortish treks so l'm going back to a 055 series Manfrotto.
01.09.2021
Good product which is steady and fits my fuji xt3 well. Problem I only had was it arrived covered in mud which was frustrating
30.08.2021
Good tripod for the money. Had a problem with the release plate, the seller sorted it by sending me a new one free of charge. What more can you ask for?
25.08.2021
Good value and manages a Canon D70 + Sigma 150-600 lens easily.Not the cheapest or lightest but if you need to hold weighty long lenses this works very well .
24.08.2021
I didn't like it much, have had cheaper tripods with sturdier build quality. Though I was using it with a smartphone mount, but still it just doesn't seem like ours worth the extra money to me. The only thing I like about this is its pan capability, its just so smooth on it, like its on a motorised gimball.
23.08.2021
I didn't like it much, have had cheaper tripods with sturdier build quality. Though I was using it with a smartphone mount, but still it just doesn't seem like ours worth the extra money to me. The only thing I like about this is its pan capability, its just so smooth on it, like its on a motorised gimball.
14.08.2021