I got this as a light weight tripod for portability and I was totally surprised at the quality. The tripod is very light weight, but good if you want to take it somewhere. It even comes in its own carry bag. I was very impressed with the head - I've bought more expensive tripods and their heads always are cheap and cheesy - they wobble and move and are a pain to adjust, so I was really pleased that this head that comes with this one is big and has the same controls and stability as a very expensive one I have for large cameras. You can put the camera on and adjust it on the ball in all directions and it stays put! Very nice. It is plastic, but it is the best head I've ever got that is included with buying a tripod, hands down - and I have a bunch of these things... The tripod extends very tall - way taller than me! So I doubt if I will use it fully extended - and I think maybe it is not as sturdy like that anyway - but there is a hook under it so you can attach a weight of some sort to provide better stability. It was good and stable enough to attach my Nikon Zf and take some pictures at 1/15s. You even get a little release button, with a battery all installed. You can pair it with your camera so you don't jiggle things to take a picture. It comes with two Arca Swiss plates to quickly put the camera on the tripod. Also, you get holder for your phone - one of the other nice features I like! - and it provides a good way to hold your phone for taking videos. You can attach the phone either vertical or horizontal and it adjusts for any size of phone. Very handy. I thought I sure got a lot for an inexpensive price and I was very impressed - looking forward to taking it out.