ManfrottoMK290LTA3-V, Kit 290 Light with Video Fluid Head, Aluminium, for DSLR, Compact System Camera, Mirrorless, Video, Videography, Black

I have worked as a professional videographer and camera man, but just wanted a cheaper entry level tripod for use at home with my DLSR. I pick this up on sale for under £100. I have been really impressed with the quality and performance of the tripod and head, which lives up to the quality you would expect for Manfrotto and matches and compairs well to much more exspensive tripod and heads in their product range.Build quality is standard Manfrotto, so I should give make years of service. It only has basic features like only one mounting for a control arm and no additional mounting point for extra equipment, but does include a spirt level bubble for levelling the tripod, which is useful and nice. The mounting plate on the head is a standard Manfrotto plate and interchangeable and compatible with there other video heads (I have tested this). It also includes the extra safety realease button to stop the plate sliding out of the mount if you have forgotten to do it up correctly. The head has no adjustments on it, but the locking screw knobs are smooth and progressive, so can use them to give you some control and resistance of movement when using the tripod for shooting video. I was impressed with smoothness of motion for such a cheap fluid head and found the head easy to setup and balance, which made it a joy to use. I also like the flip left/right leg angle adjustment on the top of each leg, which lets you spread the tripod legs out farther for a more stable and lower postioning of the camera. I found these easier to use than the standard ones found on more exspensive Manfrotto equipment. I found the tripod to be light weight and compact in size. This is a realitive thing and compairs to what you are used to. I have seen other reviews complaining that the tripod and head are heavy and Manfrotto themselves make a lighter tripod, but compaired to a professional camera/head/tripod setup that you would use for pro production quality footage, this tripod and head weighs in at a very low weight. I have used monopods which weigh more than this setup.As a final test I used this tripod on a professional job to see how it would compair, filming a music gig. The tripod and head were used with a professional quality Sony camera to capture the action on the stage from a riser halfway down the right-hand side of the venue. Once setup and balanced correctly the setup was a joy to use. All the video filmed was stable with smooth motion and the editor made a point of commenting how good all the footage was for that camera.All I can say is well done Manfrotto for putting together such a good quality package for such a low price.

Excellent quality as per usual from this make.Will buy a carbon fibre soon though because these are heavy.

Tired of the £20-£30 wobbly chinese offerings, I was determined to gift my partner with a 'proper' tripod to compliment her camera kit and 25-125x zoom monocular. I did my research and was very gratified to see that I'd made the right choice.The fluid head is very smooth, and a particular feature I like is the ability to splay and lock each leg independently, from the usual 30-ish degrees, all the way out to full horizontal, suiting a range of instances where it's difficult to site the feet for stability (rocky terrain, etc). This is afforded by depressing a catch at the top of each leg to release lock, moving the leg out, then progressively moving the leg back down against a ratchet for positioning.Incidentally, I mentioned to a work colleague that I was purchasing a 'proper' tripod as a gift, and without further clues he asked... "Is it a Manfrotto?". It just so happened that his friend was really into photography with some serious Canon kit, and used Manfrotto tripods himself - hence his asking.If you're serious about a decent tripod, I can heartily recommend the Manfrotto brand as it's hard to see how anyone could be disappointed.

Got this as a replacement for a much loved Velbon tripod that broke, as I am now more out in the elements I wanted something sturdy versatile and wouldn't break the bank and this ticks all the boxes, it really was a toss up between this and a tripod that converted to a mono pod,but I am glad I have got this .Its sturdy and a little more weighty than my last tripod but that's good ,tested in some very windy weather and got no movement at all very impressedand the positions this can get in to its like a transformer it can got from high to insanely low and can get places where most tripods cant venture.its quick to set up and tear down,the only grip i have is the ball head i have used better from manfrotto but for the price its a must buy

I bought the Manfrotto to replace a very old plastic tripod which has served me adequately for many years and with which I was happy until parts began to wear and it became unusable.On opening the box I was surprised at how heavy this tripod was. It was also sturdier than I expected, much more so than my old tripod, in fact, it was much, much better than I expected.It was easy to set up and with a little experimentation I was able to achieve everything described in the instructions within a matter of minutes. Mounting the camera (Nikon D5300) was fairly simple.Once fitted the head is secure and firmly held (more so than my previous tripod) and the pan and tilt easy to control. I did not buy this tripod to shoot video but I found that whilst the pan facility worked well, the tilt was a little stiffer than I would have liked, even when fully open and, unless it becomes freer with use, is not really suitable for smooth video. Possibly video enthusiasts would prefer rather longer handles than are fitted here too.Extending and fixing the legs is simple and, once again I was surprised by the height achievable. With one section of the legs extended it is stable but, obviously, at its maximum height with both sections extended and the centre section raised it is slightly less so though usable. There is a hook on which to hang a weight to stabilise the tripod if necessary.The tripod came supplied with a carrying bag with a drawstring closure.

Tripod legs seem a 4 out of 5 for build quality, tripod head is brilliantThe tripod legs seem a little bit cheap, the plastic clips don't seem the best quality (I usually use a Geekotto tripod) I'm hoping they last but only time will tell, the tripod head seems to be better quality and I can't see it breaking, seems well made and with smooth movementsI would recommend this tripod and brand, for what I paid (£103) it's a bargain

As an amateur, it checks all my boxes. Reasonably light weight, geared head, quick release levers (as opposed to the twist-style), tall (above my eye level fully extended) , and a 90° boom column. It is very big and not great for traveling. I plan on using this mainly indoors and urban environments that don't require hiking with lots of other equipment.

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Adquirido para uso em binóculo modelo telescópio e que requer muita estabilidade, o que encontrei neste produto.

Ein sehr guter Stativ für gutes Geld.

Firme, estable, cómodo, y con una rotula más que versátil. Un clásico por algo.Ah, y el peso no es ningún drama. Si por tamaño plegado te va bien, no te defraudará.