As a hobby photographer, my camera is of course always with me...especially when travelling! That's why I bought this tripod as a travel tripod. The tripod was packaged very well and arrived without any damage. When I opened the package, the tripod was again packed in a separate box (OVP). An important point if you want to give the tripod as a gift. The scope of delivery included the tripod with a tripod bag and an adapter for the smartphone. I will probably never use the latter, because I don't get out a tripod for taking pictures with my cell phone...I was and still am very positively surprised by the tripod...it makes a very high-quality impression. It can also be carried very well in the hand thanks to the handle for short distances. For longer distances, however, I clamp it to my photo backpack, because the weight distribution is better that way. The clamp fasteners allow the legs of the tripod to be extended in a matter of seconds. My old tripod had screw caps and that took a little longer and was annoying at times...especially when it had to be done quickly. The tripod still has a spirit level. So you can at least see when the tripod is straight. It would have been a great bonus if the tripod head also had a spirit level. However, it is unlikely to be found in this price segment and it is ok. The tripod head can be rotated 360 degrees. The long lever, which makes it possible to swivel the head smoothly without jerking, is practical. What is important especially for panorama and video recordings. If I am not wrong, the tripod head is a 2-way tilt head. Also particularly suitable for videos. The tripod also has rubber feet that are attached to ball joints (unfortunately I don't know the correct name for them

needed a sturdy tripod for portable astrophotography with my DSLR and a telephoto lens with my little launch tracker. This tripod is VERY stable, just what I needed. Highly recommended for portable space photography!

We unpacked the 10-30x50 telescope and found everything as described. The hand tripod and the mobile phone holder are made of plastic. The very light tripod has a stable ball head and is sufficiently stable. It should, too, if you want to attach your cell phone and the holder to it. The table tripod alone is quite useful. The mobile phone holder is more of a gimmick that we would not use in practice. It takes a relatively long time before we had attached and aligned the mobile phone together with the holder on the telescope. The picture that you get on your cell phone is very difficult to focus on. Due to the distance between the optics, the image naturally has wide vignetting and can only be seen as a small circle. We have not yet been able to get a photo image like in the advertisement with a mobile phone holder on a telescope. As with all mounts of this type, the whole construction is very sensitive to touch. The telescope itself makes a good impression. It is robustly built and feels good in the hand. Settings run smoothly and evenly. Once positions have been set, they don't change so easily by themselves when you carry them around. The image sharpness is satisfactory in every zoom range. Two rubber caps are included to protect the optics. They fit their positions tightly. Conclusion: Robust and handy telescope. weatherproof (No rain has penetrated) Good optical properties. Sharpness and zoom settings work well.

Debated entirely too long but eventually purchased. Get this tripod. I'm just an amateur for sure but I use you'd with my telescope and camera. RedCat 51 and Nikon to give you an idea. Exceeds all expectations.

I films with a Samsung Galaxy S10e. I modified the phone case myself. I glued a filter adapter (ASIN B07P971M7G) directly to the case. Before that I had a variable ND filter from the same manufacturer that went up to nd1000. then the vignetting quickly became clearly visible. everything about this one is wonderful. I can expose relatively long at f=2.4 with 1/60s on a sunny spring day. That's all I wanted. I can't yet judge whether that's enough on a bright summer's day, it's just before Easter.

The tripod is well made and very sturdy. It supports a decent size camera very well and it should hold a star tracker as well as the camera just fine.

As an amateur photographer, my camera is of course always with me... especially when traveling! That's why I bought this tripod as a travel tripod. The tripod was packaged very well and arrived without any damage. When I opened the package, the tripod was again packed in a separate box (OVP). An important point if you want to give the tripod as a gift: the delivery includes the tripod with a tripod bag and an adapter for the smartphone. I will probably never use the latter, because I don't get out of a tripod to take pictures with my mobile phone...I was and still am very positively surprised by the tripod...it makes a very high quality. It also carries very well in the hand thanks to the handle for short distances. For longer distances, on the other hand, I attach it to my photo backpack, because the weight distribution is better this way. The clamps allow the tripod legs to be extended in seconds. My old tripod had screw caps and this took a little longer and was annoying at times...especially when it needed to be done quickly. The tripod still has a spirit level. So you can at least see when the tripod is straight. It would have been a huge advantage if the tripod head also had a spirit level. However, it is unlikely to be found in this price segment and it is okay. The tripod head can be rotated 360 degrees. The long lever, which allows the head to be rotated smoothly without jerking, is practical. This is especially important for panoramic and video recordings. If I'm not mistaken, the tripod head is a 2-way tilting head. Also particularly suitable for videos In addition, the tripod has rubber feet which are attached to ball joints (unfortunately I don't know the correct name for them

Product arrived in a brown manufacturer box. I'm not sure if it's brand new. The telescope itself is easy to assemble and use. The tripod is little flimsy and the swivrl part is not good. The viewing angle could be uncomfortable. I was able to see Saturn, Jupiter and 4 of its moons. Not a bad telescope but buying something more powerful would be better.