My daughter and I both do video product reviews from time to time. I have jerryrigged solutions in the past for overhead shots. We wanted something a bit more professional and stable. This was exactly what we needed. It is so cleverly designed and versatile. It can be a normal tripod, a monopod, an overhead or underslung tripod as well. It's reasonably light and comes with a great carry bag as well. I will admit it took me a little while (aka fathoming the instructions) to find how the overhead part comes out of the main tripod. It cleverly stows away inside the main shaft when it is not needed. So glad that I invested in this. Worth every penny.
24/06/2023
The tripod has a very good quality of materials. The legs open very smoothly and have no play. In addition, the tripod head holds a heavy camera perfectly. The closed size is very moderate for the height when open. It has several positioning modes and you can remove the central leg to use it as a monopod. I have another one from a well-known brand, smaller and I needed something bigger, and the truth is that this tripod has nothing to envy it and with an exceptional quality-price ratio. A good buy.
23/06/2023
Overall it's good, light weight and quick to assemble. I don't give it 5 stars because it has the most important thing for me, which is the ball adjustment that controls all the lateral and elevation movement. Lateral and elevation movement, as the rotary movement is controlled by the graduated axis, which is too imprecise. The ball management lever is not very precise and without noticing you have the target down where it weighs the most. It is difficult to accurately graduate a localised object as when closing the lever it drops a few millimetres downwards due to the weight of the telephoto lens and you lose a while compensating for this drop.
14/06/2023
Short of buying into ultra professional equipment, which is a little like overkill, this unit does everything tripod related, and if you buy the complete version, accessories include a small spirit level, so no more wonky horizons or unwanted converging verticals. Might as well get the best shots you can to start with rather than missing around with un-square images in photo software after. Mostly aluminium except for some plastic release catches and rubber feet, so won't get loose and rickety too quickly, like those cheap generic badged tripods. Also comes in a cute carry bag, with adjustable straps. Couldn't fault any of it.
24/03/2023
this tripod has everything that I could ask for and will work great with my camcorder, my cell phone, and using it for a rocket launcher for my model rockets. It has every feature that I can think of and the Boom feature will allow me to attach my ham radio satellite communication antenna on the end, and still sit in my power chair and grab the end of the boom and be able to swing the satellite antenna from one horizon to the next. the small 1/4" shoe fitting to the 3/8 thread adapter allowed me to screw on a cordless drill chuck which will allow me to use it for my model rocketry and easily switch out the launch rods from 1/8 to 1/4 to 3/8" . this is one of those products that when you open up the nice bag that it comes in ,that it brings a smile to your face knowing that it is going to be exactly what you need.
30/11/-0001