I bought the carbon tripod because I finally wanted a ball head :-). The tripod is incredibly light and remains very stable. The screw caps can be easily opened and then securely fastened again. The camera sits perfectly on the ball joint and is then super adjustable. The fixing screws are easy to move and yet very easy to fix. When the camera is attached to the ball head mount with the plate, the spirit level is on the side of the screen, where it suits me. BUT the wheel to fix the plate is then on the side of the lens. With my Sigma, however, the rotary knob is almost on the lens. There are only tenths to hundredths between the rotary knob and the lens. Otherwise the tripod is a recommendation: - Weight - stability - size - flexibility - rapid deployment

I bought the carbon tripod because I finally wanted a ball head :-). The tripod is incredibly light and remains very stable. The screw caps can be easily opened and then securely fastened again. The camera sits perfectly on the ball joint and is then super adjustable. The fixing screws are easy to move and yet very easy to fix.

When the camera is attached to the ball head mount with the plate, the spirit level is on the side of the screen, where it suits me. BUT the wheel to fix the plate is then on the side of the lens. With my Sigma, however, the rotary knob is almost on the lens. There are only tenths to hundredths between the rotary knob and the lens.

Otherwise the tripod is a recommendation:

- Weight
- stability
- size
- flexibility
- rapid deployment

This is a very nice travel tripod. I always get backpacks with loops to hold a small tripod, but all the small tripods I've had have been flimsy and not worth lugging around. All my good tripods are too big for it. This now fills this gap.

It's very strong. When I first stretched the legs, I had to pull on them a bit to get them out, but once I freed them, they slid smoothly.

They rotate all the way around and the maximum angle locks in place with a knob.

The upper arm extends upwards with 2 segments, and each leg has 5 segments. This is a great tripod to take with you, but if you need to deploy it quickly it might frustrate you. It takes a good minute to deploy fully if you know what you're doing.

It comes with a ball head and a quick release plate. The ball head glides smoothly and has a compass and spirit level on top to ensure you have a perfect picture setup. The ball head can also rotate, which feels like a fluid head on the bottom. Simple pans are easy, but you have to rotate the camera instead of holding a grip. The quick release plate is locked with a knurled screw. You can loosen the screw and slide it back and forth a bit, but it hits a stop without your camera slipping and falling to the ground. It's a fairly small quick release plate, but it's pretty strong.

It has a nice steel hook at the bottom where you can attach a sandbag if you want to shoot in the wind.

Overall this is a great kit that comes with the tripod, a ball head and a quick release plate. It has everything you need except the camera.

Highly recommended.

The tripod comes in a handy and solid carrying bag and can be set up very easily and quickly. The processing of tripod and bag is great. The camera can be adjusted and aligned quickly thanks to the ball joint, and the integrated spirit level on the locking plate is a great help. Unfortunately, there is not enough rubber on the locking plate, which makes it easier for the camera to move horizontally... maybe that can be fixed in the successor model. All in all a great tripod for beginners for the price.

Decent tripod for <$100, seems well-made and maybe worth a bit more since it's lightweight and easily packed while walking. But I would never trust my expensive cameras on it in any wind >10 knots unless attaching a bag of rocks to the hook. The legs don't spread quite as wide as better more expensive ones, but with weight attached in wind, I'd be fully confident with it. I also easily replaced the attached ball-head with my old Manfrotto ball-head with a snap-in plate and it fits perfectly (the new ball head has a wonky slide-in plate which I can see slipping/dropping the camera while trying to slide it in place). If using a cheaper 'dropper' camera, I'd have no issues at all with any of the above.

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,

I bought the carbon tripod because I finally wanted a ball head :-). The tripod is incredibly light and yet very stable. The screw caps are easy to open and then tighten again. The camera sits great on the ball head and is then super adjustable. The fixing screws are smooth-running and yet very easy to fix. 1.: Unfortunately for me there are 2 small weaknesses in the product: The clamps for adjusting the tripod feet rattle incredibly. I always have to worry that the clamps will fall off. 2.: When the camera is attached to the plate on the ball head mount, the spirit level is on the side of the display, which I think is ok. BUT the knob for attaching the plate is then on the side of the lens. With my Sigma, however, the rotary knob is almost on the lens. There are only 10ths to 100ths between the rotary knob and the lens. I find this ugly.Otherwise, the tripod is a recommendation.Positive:-Weight-Stability-Size-Flexibility-faster useNegative:-Clamp to adjust the tripod legs rattle-Setting screw for attaching the mounting plate camera/ball head very, very, very tight to the Tripods from SigmaNevertheless a clear recommendation on my part.

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.