I'm no professional photographer, but I am one that loves photography and have dabbled in it for over 35 years. As a matter of fact, at 16 years old, I spent about $120 on a very heavy duty Bogen tripod. I still have it, and it still works excellent, but I swear it weighs 40 lbs. It also doesn't collapse quickly and easily and I just don't bring it out very often.

In the ensuing years, and there's a lot of them, I have owned around half a dozen additional tripods. I have mid-level tripods I have purchased that are about the same price as this K&F, as well as some cheapos that I regret.

For me, I like having the ability to do everything with the tripod from holding a webcam, to holding a lightweight action camera, to holding my current camera which is a Nikon D 5600. I own 5 Nikon lenses now, and a couple of them are pretty heavy, much heavier than the camera itself.

I'm giving you that background to let you know that nothing I have used outside of the original Bogen tripod I referenced earlier has been as stout and versatile as this tripod. For me, this is the real deal. This is something I plan to use for all of my excursions with my SLR hopefully for many years to come. So far, it is proving to be reliable although my use of it has been limited due to the pandemic and the fact that I am not traveling much for work (I enjoyed taking photos during my work trips as one of my primary ways of staying creative and exploring my photography).

Even though all of the photos I have uploaded our brand new of the tripod out of the box, it has now seen a fair bit of use around my property and a handful of other places including in the middle of a stream and on some uneven ground on a mountainside near my home. One of the things I really look forward to doing next spring is macro photography of flowers (and insects! See attached photos I took with this tripod in my Nikon late in the summer in my yard) with the awesome arm extension this tripod gives you.

Unfortunately I have not had the opportunity to use this tripod in as many scenarios as I would like, but I will say that it is in a class entirely of its own when it comes to tripods costing approximately the same amount of money (IMO). In comparison to anything I have seen in the same price range I think this should without question be in your top two or three to consider. There's obviously a lot of research and development that has gone into this tripod to make it a quality, long-lasting product.

As to any negatives, I will report that the only concern I have is how long the quick release leg extensions will last. On two cheaper tripods I have used extensively in the past those have been the first thing to go. Because, well, I actually use them. I enjoy taking tripods with me when I backpack - and on a 3-day backpacking trip, the legs will be extended and then collapsed probably three or four dozen times if not more. It just seems like these quick-release type plastic tension devices wear down and can break easily. I don't know if others have had experience with this sort of thing similar to me, but I'm hoping I can treat this right... so it lasts!

Highly recommended and worth considering even if you are an amateur or semi professional photographer and need either a primary tripod or a backup for travel.

Just what I wanted for landscape and wildlife photography. Very versatile and easy to set up for lots of scenarios. Definitely recommend.

I would like to use this tripod mainly for wildlife photography. I usually stand on meadows or other uneven ground. The tripod is well suited for this. The tips of the three legs stand well on grass and gravel. The construction is very simple, as is the assembly. I put the camera on at the end of the first try, which made attachment not so easy. Now I put them on before I turn my legs. It's good that I can even turn the camera sideways on the tripod. I showed it in a short video.

Works with all Nikon manual lenses.

It allows me to mount m42 mount lenses on my Nikon 1 camera...there is no auto focus with it but it is very easy to get sharp photos...there is no glass in it so the optical quality of the lens used is not affected...this unit easily connects to my nikon one and my m42 lenses...the helios44_3 and the volna9...easy to screw on and off the adapter...the package is a week early arrived than expected and the price was amazing...this was one of the best values I've bought in a long time

So far I have had five different adapter rings for different system cameras from K&F, all of them mainly for taking portraits with Nikon lenses or doing macro photography (especially Tokina 100mm 2.8 with Nikon connection). All specimens have so far been manufactured very precisely and made and make a high-quality impression. Therefore full points, because the price-performance ratio of these items is really outstanding.

I've owned this lens for about four months now and it continues to baffle me every time I use it, regardless of the price (which only makes it more confusing). From portraits of my family to action shots of my dog and wildlife/nature photography, this lens does it all and makes the rest of my kit look like a waste of space. The f/1.4 setting simply takes beautiful photos, but is a bit prohibitive due to the extremely shallow depth of field. When I focus the lens on my dog's nose, her eyes are completely blurry. This makes it a great frame for artistic use (particularly great for capturing insects, flowers, and other macro images), but not as useful when photographing people or landscapes. Crank it up to around f/2.5 or so - still below almost every other lens available - and the options explode. Children, animals, bugs, flowers, wildlife - the photos are beautiful, the depth of field is still dramatic enough to clearly distinguish the subject of your photo from the foreground/background and the lens still lets in enough light for crisp, take low-noise photos in low light conditions. It also has very little lens and color distortion compared to the lenses that came with my camera. I highly recommend this lens and shoot in RAW only. The photos you receive after a bit of post-processing are suitable for 3-5' wide canvas prints. For the price, there's no excuse not to own this lens. Buy it and you're guaranteed to love photography even more than you already do. FYI I have a Canon T3i body and up until this lens they used 18-55mm zoom and 55-250mm zoom lenses. Not comparable to this one, although I still have to use the 18-55mm when I need the wider angle (mainly indoor family shots). That's the only real 'con' with this lens - which you know you're getting once you know what a 50mm lens is - it's very difficult to get full shots indoors. This isn't the lens you want if you're taking photos at a party or taking a lot of family photos indoors.

bought it to use some of my Nikon lenses on my Fuji X-E3, specifically my Sigma ultra wide-angle zoom and my 105mm micro-Nikkor. The adapter's two-tone silver and black metal construction gives it a solid feel and also complements my camera's black and silver color scheme. Focusing is a little tricky, but becomes a lot easier when Focus Tip is enabled on the camera. Just make sure you change your camera settings to "shoot without a lens" and flip the physical switch on the camera to manual focus. I love my little Fuji and was reluctant to take out my D7000 to use some of my specialty Nikkor lenses. I wasn't keen on the prospect of selling my Nikkor lenses to replace them with Fujinon lenses. This adapter gives me the best of both worlds. A little more aperture control would be nice, but other than that I'm quite happy!