Not the happiest with this tripod.The Good- It looks really nice- It feels really nice- it comes with a bag which is really well made- The Ball head is really nice and easy to adjust- Compact, fits nicely in a bag if you choose not to use the one that is provided.The Bad- You constantly need to re tighten everything- If you finally get annoying with it and do it too hard it's a pain in the a$$ to open it again, this goes for all of the legs.- The design to expand the legs is really cool but not very practical, it takes much longer to adjust the height or just pack it back up as it would with the regular clips.- The mono pod is dangerous to use as a hiking stick, I fell once because the screw got loose (my fault for not tightening it more but then you get into the issue I listed above).- The quick release plate is not the best, depending on how you put your camera you will have a hard time to take off your camera once you have tightened it.I asked for a refund but was asked to record a video and I don't feel like doing that at all. I will keep this tripod because I don't feel like all the hassle.