For starters, I'm absolutely new to photography, having only purchased my first DSLR within the last 2 weeks. I made the mistake of purchasing one of those bundles, where they give you lots of extra stuff. It all seemed great and I was very excited until the bundle actually arrived. The Nikon D7500 and 2 lenses are awesome. The other stuff, not so much - especially the tripod. It's flimsy, it's sloppy and - I'll just be honest - it plain sucks and there was no way I was going to trust it to hold my new camera. After looking at the K&F here on Amazon and reading all the reviews, I thought I would give this one a try and so I ordered it. I was so happy and relieved when it arrived and I opened it up.It's much heavier than my previous tripod but that's only a testament to it's materials and build quality. The tripod is very solid, sturdy, everything moves smooth and all the movable parts lock tight into place with no drift. The thing I really like is the swivel. I don't want to say it takes a lot of force to rotate it but you do have to TURN it. That's ok though because once you let go of it, it stays right where it is until you lock it down. For me, this is an outstanding tripod.Just wanted to say thanks to K&F for making a great tripod but also want to thank all the previous purchasers who left their reviews. I might have skipped this over otherwise.