Video Tripod with Fluid Head, Heavy Duty Aluminum Alloy, Max Height 74 in, Max Load 220 lb, Compatible with Manfrotto, Canon, Nikon, Sony DSLR Camera Camcorder

I went for this price point hoping to achieve a much better quality than the cheaper tripods. I am certainly glad that I did. This tripod is worth every penny, the quality is night and day better than the lower priced tripod that I used to use. The tripod is actually lighter than my previous tripod, with this one coming in at a svelte 1.4kg. The support though is very very secure, the legs do a great job of supporting my camera and keeping it very stable. Even more impressive is how compactly it folds up, while still remaining secure when fully extended. The tripod comes shipped in a sturdy nylon carrying bag, with frankly an ugly camo print. One nice thing is that there is a soft felt bag on the inside to protect the head from the legs and the legs from the head. Keeping things from getting scratched. The legs have four positions of expansion, this is useful if you need extra security with exceptionally heavy items or on oddly shaped terrain. The convertible monopod feature is an added bonus, being very useful for kids soccer games. The ball head is quite nice with dual bubble levels integrated into the ball head. It also features a butter smooth 360 degree rotation, to allow smooth panning across a plane. The degrees are marked on the green trim ring at the base of the ball mount. An additional two degrees of adjustment come from the integrated ball which travels smoothly, unlike cheaper tripods I have used. The upper part of the mount screwed into my Canon DSLR easily via a tool-less thumbscrew without need for an adapter. When mounted on top, my camera was perfectly secure and did not wobble in the least (unlike my older cheaper tripod). I have to say that I am incredibly happy with this tripod.

This is my second tripod, and the reason to have gone for it's due to versatility and ease of travel with, as this tripod has both.The first feature I would like to pinpoint is its pouch; It is small but once you unfold this beauty, it seems like you won't be able to fit it back in, but thanks to the mechanisms that surround the tripod, folding it back and fitting it back in the pouch is a breeze.Second, I want to mention its legs.....Oh wow, I had never seen a tripod go tot low thanks to the 90 degree fan like spread that allows you to use the tripod for lower shots. And speaking of low shots, you can easily work your way even lower and hooking up the camera upside down for your most creative photo work.Last, I want to mention how good the materials used on this tripod feel. It's well built with high quality materials, the legs lock into place and does not unlock easily. The non-slip feet make a great addition for slippery or wet surfaces, and it gets super tall as well.I started recommending this tripod to friends and relatives.

The biggest advantage of this tripod is that it's compact. I was surprised by how lightweight it is and slim when all folded up. This definitely helps when you're traveling and don't want to carry around heavy equipment.Besides the compactness and the weight, the actual tripod is fairly study. There is a locking latch for each leg that prevents the tripod from collapsing. The legs can be angled at 3 positions which is more then most tripods. Though the tallest position where the legs are closest together is not enough to keep the tripod steady in high winds. If you spread the legs out, the next position gets angled at 45 deg which may be hard to fit in tight areas.The inclusion of the tilt ball head and the quick disconnect (cleaning mechanism) is also nice to have though it's not as robust as what you'll find on a manfrotto but for an inexpensive price tag, it's good enough.Overall, for the price, it's a solid tripod.

This is my main tripod for my camera now.It was delivered in a box with nice design on it. when pulling a content out, all of them were in a camouflage pouch which is looking very sturdy and protect whatever is in it.entire body is made of a metal but lightweight. only things are not a metal is the soft grip for you to grab and carry and leg extender clamps. but they are heavy duty so won't worry about that.a shoe is also a metal design with leveler built in so you can always measure your tilt level from both horizontal and vertical mount.it's 55 inch tall and with a camera mount, it levels almost nicely with my eye height (I'm 71 inch tall) which is good.all adjustment screws can be tighten with a finger grip and wont slip out. but it includes with Allen wrench to convert monopod. everything you'll need is included to do anything with this mount.

Update: March 2018:Liked it so much - bought a second one!Just got tripod in and was immediately impressed with quality. Wasn't crazy about the storage bag design. Will probably not use it. The instructions included is useless. Words so small that even with a magnifier, couldn't make out some. Forget the instructions, with a little experimenting and investigating all the functions were figured out. The conversion to a monopod was easy: one leg unscrews and screws into bottom of center rod that slips out. I really liked the camera table, easy to remove from the tripod head by loosing a screw knob and slide it out. Attachment to camera is easy with a thumb screw. Tripod pretty stable fully extended. It is s little short, could use another 6" of height. Overall, pretty satisfied with it.

Works out great for taking Panorama pictures. I have a DH 55 with the index set on 60deg. mounted on the Zecti tripod, Then on top of that is a Gimbol bracket kit. then the Sony A6000 camera with a Rokinon 8mm fisheye lense All of this sets on top of the Tripod. With all that weight I've never had any problems with the Zecti 55 tripod. I also use this setup with my Sony HX400V when shooting Panoramas With the DH55 set to 36deg. For the same coverage I have to shoot 30 pictures compared to 7 with the fisheye . I give credit for great Panoramas to the DH55 and The Zecti tripod.

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