Reviews
Very sturdy
The tripod came in a very well made bag that appears to be made of nylon. The bag appears to be able to take a beating. The zipper also appear to be solidly made.
When configured to its tallest height, the tripod is roughly 80 inches from the bottom to the top of the panorama head. Since I am not that tall, 80 inches is an estimate but it is advertised as 79.52 inches so 80 is close enough. I think the only time anybody will use the tripod in that configuration is if they are standing on a platform.
All knobs are well built but they might not all be metal. That is good enough as long as they last. There is a reciew that says the threads on one of their knobs stripped, i can’t say one way or another since I have not had the tripod that long.
All moving parts are smooth. There is another review that has a video of the head making screeching noises. My tripod doesn’t do that.
Compared to a ball head, the handle on the panorama head makes the head easy to move but it makes the head bigger. I do like it because of how easily the head can move. The tripod plate on the head is kind of big. I permanently keep a plate on my camera and attach a shoulder strap to it. I wouldn’t use the plate that comes with this tripod for that.
It functions as a tripod. How sturdy is it? Pretty sturdy. I out a Nikon Z8 + ftz adapter + 500mm pf onto the tripod at its tallest configuration. The camera set up is around 7 pounds. The base of the tripod is pretty stable. The top does wobble if you tap on it, but you wouldn't expect it to do otherwise since it is a 3’ center column supporting 7 pounds. Even though it wobble at the top the whole thing was not going topple over because the base is solid. That is quite good. The tripod is designed so that at its tallest, the legs are not so narrow that it would compromise stability.
In fully extended monopod configuration, when my camera is mounted onto the panorama head, the view finder is probably at around 5’5” high. That is good enough for my height to have the camera level and use the view finder. You don't want your monopod to be so short that you have to tilt the camera up.
For my usage, I’d want a tripod to provide solid support and this one does the job. I don’t see myself using this tripod fully extended to 80 inches. For traveling, I’d use my carbon fiber tripod because it is lighter. My carbon fiber is not as sturdy as this one and I wouldn’t put my 7 pound equipment on it with the legs at their most narrow spread.
It is well built.
When configured to its tallest height, the tripod is roughly 80 inches from the bottom to the top of the panorama head. Since I am not that tall, 80 inches is an estimate but it is advertised as 79.52 inches so 80 is close enough. I think the only time anybody will use the tripod in that configuration is if they are standing on a platform.
All knobs are well built but they might not all be metal. That is good enough as long as they last. There is a reciew that says the threads on one of their knobs stripped, i can’t say one way or another since I have not had the tripod that long.
All moving parts are smooth. There is another review that has a video of the head making screeching noises. My tripod doesn’t do that.
Compared to a ball head, the handle on the panorama head makes the head easy to move but it makes the head bigger. I do like it because of how easily the head can move. The tripod plate on the head is kind of big. I permanently keep a plate on my camera and attach a shoulder strap to it. I wouldn’t use the plate that comes with this tripod for that.
It functions as a tripod. How sturdy is it? Pretty sturdy. I out a Nikon Z8 + ftz adapter + 500mm pf onto the tripod at its tallest configuration. The camera set up is around 7 pounds. The base of the tripod is pretty stable. The top does wobble if you tap on it, but you wouldn't expect it to do otherwise since it is a 3’ center column supporting 7 pounds. Even though it wobble at the top the whole thing was not going topple over because the base is solid. That is quite good. The tripod is designed so that at its tallest, the legs are not so narrow that it would compromise stability.
In fully extended monopod configuration, when my camera is mounted onto the panorama head, the view finder is probably at around 5’5” high. That is good enough for my height to have the camera level and use the view finder. You don't want your monopod to be so short that you have to tilt the camera up.
For my usage, I’d want a tripod to provide solid support and this one does the job. I don’t see myself using this tripod fully extended to 80 inches. For traveling, I’d use my carbon fiber tripod because it is lighter. My carbon fiber is not as sturdy as this one and I wouldn’t put my 7 pound equipment on it with the legs at their most narrow spread.
It is well built.
31/12/2025