It is not easy to have tripods mount a camera to their base and face downwards and the camera positioning becomes really hard so i got this as an addition to my unboxing and review kit . Its super small when it is in collapsed and easy to move around. Not the heaviest item either but not the lightest one either. The ball head alone is pretty cool and so are the rotating collapsible legs. Really recommend this item for a unboxing setup for youtube. The tripod only works at straight up or perpendicular setting no other diagonal positioning is supported by the joint.

UPDATE: As I was deciding if I liked this style to wanted something 'bigger' I noticed on this items it was covered by warranty. Messaging back and forth with the seller, they kindly replaced this item - 5 of 5 customer service stars! As previously noted, the stem fractured at the base of any connection after falling over rendering it unuseable. I was honest the cause of use and truly appreciate the vendor replacing so that I can start a new season livestreaming. This is a great travel size and really was not looking forward to a larger option. FYI - This past week I livestreamed with another recording by cell with a much larger stand. I truly appreciate how quickly I can set this up and though I needed to position on a sloped incline, the adjustability of the phone holder and angles still provided a great view. Thank you!

I purchased this to livestream using my iphone volleyball games. Our club had another tripod that was more complex and more complex to set up and was always having issues. With travel, this is compact and easy to set up. (I never used the bluetooth remote or other connectors). With volleyball, I need to stay next to stand to protect both my phone and tripod. The phone connector was simple and easy to adjust both locations and angles and stayed sturdy. One challenge was the volume control - I livestream with my phone sideways. The compression to best balance hits near the volume controls. so it's offcenter/balance to not have those interfere. We had one tournament that was a 2nd level above view and the height adjustability as well as the variety of locking angles (up/down) was so simple and easy and secure. Unfortunately a ricochet ball bounced into the tripod (no phone) and knocked it down. The tripod broke at the base stem, rendering it unuseable. We taped the backside of the phone holder to the top few inches of the stem to be able to live stream those last games, but all functionality except holding the phone at at now shorter height is gone. I am evaluating purchasing this again or another option as we may switch from my phone to a tablet with app scoring overlay for the next season. In all - I gave it a rating of 2 for sturdiness of 1 because with tipping over (which again, I did my best to avoid) it snapped and basically shattered. Again, my fault, but not a completely unexpected possibility of happening. More positive features are the simplicity of set up and it was super compact and lightweight for travel. It was a good little tripod for what we needed.

Good stable tripod and like the phone mount plate that's class !!

Despite reading the reviews, I was still surprised by the compact size and weight of this tripod. The components are all of quality, they are well finished. I'm 185cm tall and I'm using a Pentax K1 with battery grip and 24-70mm f2.8 lens. It's a big, heavy camera setup. My immediate concern was that the tripod would be too short and if I flip the camera vertically the tripod could fall over. To my surprise, fully extended, the camera viewfinder is almost too high for me. This puts the lens above most people's heads when you're in a crowd and most DSLR cameras have a tilting LCD screen that lets you see anyway. It's also fairly stable for its weight. There was no danger of the camera falling horizontally or vertically. I wouldn't risk it on a windy day though.

There are 3 separate knobs on the ball head for locking rotation, ball tilt and camera base plate. All very solid. The base plate also has a really nice bubble level and compass to help you point the tripod north for astrophotography.

If you are a hiker or traveler I recommend this for value for money only.

like using tripods when I'm taking photos at events. This tripod suits my needs very well. It comes with a carry case with short handles or a longer one that I can sling over my shoulder.The tripod height can be adjusted to your needs. The legs have a twist lock at are easy to extend and lock. The feet have a padded rubber that helps prevent the tripod from slipping. One of the legs can be removed to create an adjustable monopod.The top has a level. The metal ball head moves smoothly.The angle of the legs can easily be adjusted. I like that I can easily go from a wide base to a smaller base with easy.Overall this is a great tripod. It is lightweight and easy to set up and tear down.

Overall I'm happy with the tripod, at the moment I want to use it for shooting slides. is so big that I can no longer open the battery and memory card compartment on the camera (MFT) and I have to detach the "quick release plate" from the camera every time I change. I have Tried using a small square quick-release plate (like those used on SLR cameras in the past), but the plate mount on the new tripod is a millimeter too small. remains cumbersome (memory card in , screwed quick-change blade,

Works very well with nice image quality and good zoom. Sturdy base very easy to assemble. The display quality is good and the menu is fairly straight forward. A definitely great addition to any electronics workbench.

The tripod makes a good impression in and of itself. BUT the rubber base (KF) on the removable plate is catastrophic! Due to the small contact surface, the camera wobbles in the horizontal position and in the vertical position the camera (Nikon D7200 + 50mm lens) tilts downwards. I had to remove the KF rubber and stick on a bigger one! If you really want to add self-promotion, you could do this elsewhere.