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.