I have two other tripods of this design...one at about $125, the other at about $500. Price-wise this matches the other budget friendly one, as that is what I was in the market for...but it is a step ABOVE the similar priced one in terms of quality. There is a noticeable lack of quality when compared to the expensive one, but you expect that. This is a great entry point into this style of tripod if you are curious, or just know you need good stable footage but don't have a commercial budget to work with. The fluid head works pretty well, and certainly well enough for how I want to use the tripod...which is a third camera that is gimbal mounted, so I need something that can hold some weight, hold the position, but also be smooth pan & tilt when I need it...and while this isn't the best fluid head I have tried, it IS the best one at the price point I have tried. This would be my new standard budget video tripod if I were still in the market, or eyeing filling out a studio at a reasonable price. The one area of concern I have is the feet...they just feel so small and tiny compared to both my other two...but that is the only deficiency I can find. I would recommend this one for those looking to control costs.